Our Stranger Meaning

What is meaningful to me? People are meaningful. Having people around you who care about you is very meaningful. Life is exponentially better when I'm with friends or family. They are the people that I can talk to about anything. I can tell them all the meaningless things about my life. I can enjoy the exciting parts of life with them.
If it weren't for people you'd truly be alone. Just you and your thoughts. Your thoughts would essentially not mean anything because, what are thoughts if you can't share them. Even if you think you're alone now, you really aren't because there is going to be someone trying to understand you. If there were no other people what would be the point of existence?

Did Candide's punishments fit the crimes?

Candide got into a lot of situations that ended up with him being punished. He has been kicked out, flogged, almost sacrificed, and more. I don't really think he deserved to suffer such severe punishments. The one in particular that I am going to talk about is the first one. The Baron von Thunder-ten-tronckh literally kicked Candide out of the castle. The Baron chased Candide out while kicking him. For a punishment like a person would a major crime was committed, right? That wasn't the case though. Candide was punished for getting caught "kissing" Cunégonde. The whole thing was Cunégonde's fault. She was doing what she saw Pangloss doing the other day. Candide didn't even get a chance to explain himself. He was kicked out and that's when his whole adventure began. 

How do I know what I know?

I know how to read. I was taught by teachers and my family. From a very young age I was taught to sound out words and look them up if I didn't know the definition. Before I even got that far I was taught the sounds of the alphabet. I believe I  know how to read because many people have told me to read this way and because there isn't a misunderstanding between the author and I.

It is possible that I don't know anything including how to read. At some point somebody made this      alphabet we use, created the phonic sounds, and figured out how to put them together. I might not actually know how to read because reading is made up. Everything in the world is made up so how can anyone actually be sure of anything?