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I cannot will myself to be tall. Nor can I will myself to be Moroccan-born. But the important stuff is mine to determine, like how exactly I want to live, what I want to do with my limited time on Earth, what I am willing to die for—the qualities that fundamentally make me an individual. All of those are up for grabs. My grabs. Introduction  Daniel Klein’s Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It is a reflective and witty exploration of life’s most profound questions. Klein, a philosopher and humorist, uses this book to traverse the philosophical landscape, blending personal anecdotes, classical philosophy, and existential musings. His goal is to address the age-old conundrum of life’s meaning while maintaining a light-hearted, yet poignant, narrative that draws readers into an intimate philosophical dialogue. As the title suggests, the book takes a humorous approach to an otherwise dense subject, illustrating how elusive the concept of life’s purpose can be in the mod...