Comment by toomuchtodo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Top_Five_Regrets_of_the_Dy...

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson

“Art is the proper task of life” -- Nietzsche

"Art is to console those who are broken by life." -- Vincent van Gogh

Broadly speaking, creation is the meaning of life, not work, although some creation could be considered work. Survival is table stakes to achieve self actualization and a chance at finding meaning and contributing to the commons during a lifetime.