The End Writes the Beginning: Why Meaning Comes from Knowing Your Point

Seeing the point of it all carves out the life of meaning.

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G.K. Chesterton pointed out that every sentence must end with a point.

“I think that every sentence must end with a full stop. That is why I carry a knife.”

Just like the knife he carried in his pocket ended with a point, so everything we say must end with a point. It makes no sense to start saying anything unless we know what we want to say…