world has meaning and the world has no meaning. Meaning is not inherent,but constructed by human beings. No single interpretationas theonly legitimate one. Past events give meaning to the present,and the present also inflects and modifies one's interpretationofthe past. world has meaning and the world has no meaning. Meaning is not inherent, but constructed by human beings. No single interpretation as the only legitimate one. Past events give meaning to the present, and the present also inflects and modifies one’s interpretation of the past