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Ultimately, there is no purpose to life.
All animals except man realize the ultimate purpose to life is to live it. Samuel Butler in 'The Way of All Flesh'
Happiness is relative, which means if you have no relatives you are happy. :)
We are always having our perception about reality refined, and if we live long enough and continually learn, we realize we're limited and just aren't going to know for sure. So just do what you can and don't worry about it. It's much more important to live your life.
As for simulation, makes thought provoking stories, good discussions, the OP is describing a Mandella effect of sorts on the original ending. And it's all holograms being projected out the edge of a black hole. :)