We just live here without any particular meaning. If I died, nothing really would change. But I like to see how it all ends.
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Alan Watts says life is a dance. Deepak Chopra says the meaning of life is potential. Other enlightened people indicate life is just about the moment of now and nothing more other than returning to the essence which exists alive or dead.
Most people are lost in the past, and the illusion of the future and never realise the now.
Could the meaning of life be the emancipation of mental slavery? What did you think it was before you thought that life has no particular maening?
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Well yeah, it does seem kind of meaningless and pointless at times. But it’s not always that way. You personally have your life experiences and you have your bike rides and you meet people or just say hi. And you take good pictures and other stuff so you just kind of keep doing what you like and the meaning is sometimes just making it through the day. You live in a beautiful area and you will never cure cancer or explore the Amazon rain forest but hey, you live a peaceful calm life.
I have my routines too and my life seems pointless too sometimes. I’ll never be rich or famous or meet Paul McCartney and how many times can I wash the dishes and make my bed and prepare a meal without getting tired of it? But I guess I have faith that things will change for the better or at least stay fairly stable.
Hell, the eighties were all about hospitals, and group homes, working a job that drove me crazy, drug addiction and being poor. It was one crisis after another. I couldn’t stand that now, I would never survive that lifestyle at my age now. So I kinda treasure my peace and quiet and enjoy both the memories of the negative memories that I can look back and marvel at and see how lucky I was that I survived. But I have so many good memories too.
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you shouldn’t think too much about it, life.
I am glad to be living during the same era as you guys.
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daze at are age we are thank all the time. life is what we make of it.
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I’m an existential nihilist
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Ever heard of the ultimate no meaning life to be born with just a brainstem? There are parents who take joy in dressing those children for however short their lives are. The sociopath often has a favorite pet or someone they were nice too. Even children who die of cancer have a short but often meaningful life. I often thought I had a meaningless life until I saw old photos of me and my family. I am not meaningless to them.
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That’s what I was fixing to say. I’ve also heard that life is to be endured, not enjoyed. I’ve also heard that the meaning of life is to serve humanity. But you’re right. Life is what we make of it.
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I think life has the meaning you give to it.
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So what? Create your own meaning
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I agree. It pretty much has no meaning. You have to create your own. And it’s different for everyone I suppose.
I sometimes feel this way too. I try to enjoy my days and practice being kind and hope that gives me some kind of purpose.
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