Life most things ,life is pointless with out context and who you are, what truths you know and your past, is your context... and your future should be your hope, and your drive. We are very temporal creatures. For example human reactions are reactions to a change in the potential of the future, they are not reactions to the present.
So Always consider what you do and say, within your context and the context of the situation.
And remember that the context/point that u attach to life will define your life , and your behavior, Search for an honest and objective point to life, maybe even to intergreat with the truth as much as possible may be a good point (you can have as many as you like, and remember 'Perfection is like the horizon, you may never reach it, But atleast you get some where). But remember meaning cant exist with out contex.
Remeber that goals need sub goals tho, and that when in limbo, you should still set goals as a reminder that limbo isn't infinite.
Another example of how contextual we are is how we form emotions. We can assess and process the potential of the future, given the context, values and experiences we have gleamed in the past to come up with an emotion in the now.
So try to not be so emotionally controled, always keep the greater context of the objective totality of your life, and life in general in mind when experiencing things (ie. asking your self things like "will i appreaciate this memory/action when i'm 90? or when i have nothing left but my death bed?")
Rare = valuable, but everything should be valuable to you, as it is rare enough to be within your field of context, it's part of you (as there is no seperation between you and the world, as it is your only source of input)... There may be 8 million people around the place, but a very few of those can you turn and talk to personally (this is the link from general facts, to your specific (contextual) facts, and a piece of understanding that is vital to empathy... others specifics are just as important, and real as yours but some general facts may be miss-conceptions)