Desirous of meaning

But in any case unable to find it:

Nietzsche felt that man desired meaning but that religion could no longer meet his need for it. This gave a certain type of person the opportunity to create his own meaning; to become the ubermensch. Now this is can certainly lead down some dark, undemocratic paths. But what I’ve taken out of this is that the responsibility for my own meaning lies with me. It is both terrifying and liberating. That’s a lot of responsibility–if I’m unhappy with my life, my life’s work, or my station, I have only myself to blame. But conversely, it is freeing. I can do anything I want–what I accomplish is only limited by me. An instructor of mine told me that this feeling is not one of picking off a menu, but rather writing the menu yourself. Liberating responsibility indeed.