# Being Being is the state of existing. ## Meaning Being points to the fact that something is. In this ontology, [[Being]] branches into [[Being Well]] and [[Being Unwell]]. ## Source Of Meaning This note is grounded in the Joe-Codex ontology conversation from 2026-06-19, where Joe chose the simple root definition "Being is the state of existing." ## Relationship Over Time This note should stay extremely stable unless a clearer root definition appears. ## Links - [[Being Well]] - [[Being Unwell]] - [[Well-being]] - [[Good]] - [[Bad]] - [[Source Of Meaning]] ## Tensions Being can point to existence itself or to felt presence; this ontology currently uses it as the state of existing. ## Question Are you using being as the fact of existence, or as a felt state of presence?