Ultimate meaning of life comes only as a gift——Independent of whatever relative meanings we can achieve.
Once you have your overall context and your purpose with your needs ,abilities and desireYour purpose tells you what you should do ,your needs (money ,shelter,clothing)dictate what you must do ,your abilites (skills,talents,education)dictate what you want to do.
Life is raw material.We are aritisans.We can sculpt out existence into something beautiful,or debase it into ugliness.It's in our hands.