For a person who can't translate the language of emotion, then you would think that it does make it difficult to answer this question.Before I knew I was Alexithymic, I struggled with this question for a long time.You have to realise that for the majority of people, the meaning they have in their lives comes from the emotions they experience and how they(their emotions) then add value to their lives. You could also say that the emotions ARE the meanings in their lives.It's a little different for us, because emotions are chaotic at the best of times.. at least for me anyway.And when I say chaotic, I don't mean painful but rather unstructured. And somatic. I derive no meaning from my emotions because I have never in my life been able to interpret them with any type of verbal construct.This may be strange for someone without the condition to understand as people are so used to using their emotions on a daily basis, that to not have it would seem unnatural.A possible analogy to help you understand is to think of whatever you're feeling before translation, as a buzzing sensation around different parts of your body. Now instinctively, you automatically translate a body arousal or emotion into words because that's what you did in the first 5 years of your life.. it's automatic.But for us.. that arousal was never translated.. and the reason mainly was trauma.So to recap. No Emotions... so you would think... no Meaning in life?However for me, it's the complete opposite.Having this sort of perspective does make you see the world in a different way. You are, as the pschye community define - superadjusted to reality.But what does that mean? A very favourable trait of being super adjusted means you have a keener sense of awareness than most. I've said in other posts that we don't have mental representations going through our heads, so what we see, is literally what we see.And with this awareness, you become acutely aware over a period of time that the real issue is not so much the answer, but rather the question.The question should NOT be.. What is the meaning of life.The question MUST be.. What is the meaning of MY life.And the simple answer to this is:The meaning I give it.The meaning of my life is the meaning I give it.This sentence flashed into my mind many years ago(before I realised I had Alexithymia), and from that day I have taken solace that I can choose to give "meaning" to anything.This can be very powerful, because most people on this earth are forced to give meaning to lots of things, mainly to their detriment.However, I can choose who and what to give meaning to at any time.But how can I do this without the emotional component?The simple answer is that it is not required.For example.. My son is the most important person in my life. His life, by virtue of his very presence, adds value and gives meaning to my life. I may not feel that in a literal way as most people would, but it is simply there as a function of my awareness.The same could be said of my wife, my family and my work.However, what's important is that these things don't and never can define me.I put it to you that meaning in its most basic sense, is simply a prolonged awareness of something. A giving of your time to something.M Scott Peck put this quite nicely when he said "You show the things in your life love, but giving them your time. That's how they know they are valuable".Think about it.. anything that you like to spend time doing is something that has a meaning for you. Whether it's painting, video games or playing with your children.. but primarily what you are really doing is giving attention and awareness to those things because you derive whatever sense of peace, happiness or tranquility from these experiences.For us, they may not be their in the way of the other 95% of the population, but it is there non the less.. What is simply missing is the verbal translation of the feeling in my body. Don't ever think that there is no arousal, rather an issue with the translation.So the big point I am trying to put across here is that what is more important than anything else is to be aware of things in your environment. Those things that you want to spend more time with or continue doing, then that's the meaning. If you choose not, then don't.And if you think that there is nothing in your life that gives you meaning, then my answer to that question is this:You are reading this post.So.. the search for meaning.. has meaning to you. And you may not realise how large a meaning that is. The search for self awareness is a great thing to have, and I commend you for it.