Existance

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Originally posted here by chsh

I live, I experience, I try to help others when I can, and I try and CREATE a meaning for my life. I personally don't think that any meaning is just handed down to you making you 'special' (in a sense). I think that a meaning for my life will come from my living it, not from my believing that I'm special.

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chsh, I follow a similar course of action as you stated, and I have done so for quite a long time.. However, recently, I've been plagued by an apathy of sorts, in wondering I'm doing the things I do... and not caring that I find no meaning in it... I am daily presented with paths I can take, as we all are, from the simplest thing of getting out of bed, to what to say to the depressed person with gashes in their arm *this one isn't a daily experience, but it is a recent one*, and my attitude of late has been simply, I don't care...

Why? I'm finding existance meaningless is way too simple an answer to give I've realised...
so I'm going to switch it round, and as SecretFire spoke of, I'm going to ask Why... Why do I find my existance to be meaningless... I will not look for an answer in a god... but nor will I look for it in another person.. I might look for the answer in my shoe, but I doubt it....

I shall return..... and maybe I'll have an answer....

/me takes up the pondering pose...


'To err is human, to moo is cow'

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Do you believe.. that your existence... is meaningful?

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I'd say that my existence is meaningful to me and that is really all that matters.

If you think about it, it does make sense.

I do not think however, that we are put on this earth for some divine purpose.

existence itself is jsut a series of of randominities (is that a word?)
nothing we think or do really has any affect on what is to come... things are going to continue on the same way they have been forever. (this is on a grand scale, not individualistic lives)

weather it be god or non god, scientific or speculative, it will continue this way for all eternity.

I think of my cat because my cat does not care about her existence, yet she continues to get up in the morning like she has an eternity to live. The only meaning that matters to her is when's dinner and shut up so I can nap. We just happen to have the knowledge of our own death and over contemplate it.

History will repeat itself.

I think we have a purpose. As a matter of fact I now I have a pupose in my life. I know if I wasnt born the whole world would be different. There is a reason for everything happening.
We are put through trials and tribulations to make us stronger. So we can share our knowledge with others. So we can share what we have learned. To help others.

We are here to be kind to one another. To help each other behappy. After all, "The Persuit of Happiness" is our Human right. However I think Humans take happiness and confuse it. We confuse it with Joy. Happiness is the temporary good feeling we get when things seem to be going good. When we are content. Joy is a "happiness" in your heart, when life around you falls apart. The Joy I have in my heart will never leave me. It's a choice you have to make every day. You have to wake up, roll outta bed, and say " I choose to be happy, no matter what."

Me? I get my Joy from knowing that God is watching over us all. I am joyfull that I will never have to be alone because God is always here for me. I am joyfull because when life kicks me in the teeth I can trust God to take care of me.And he does.

This is my life, not yours...in no way am I shoving God in your face. I am simply stating the Joy that seeps from heart as a direct result of Gods hand on my life.

Existence? Its over rated.

Sarin, I beg to differ with you there. Not to get into a debate over the existence of God, but I'd like to make a clarification about part of what you said: "Whether it be [God] or [non-God], scientific or speculative it will continue this way for all eternity." From a Christian point of view, it will not continue on in the same way. The present world is heading for a terminus-- the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. At the point it will matter distinctly whether we have lived or not. And it will matter what we have done with our lives. If we have served God we will receive a reward. What we have done with the gifts God has given us will come under His scrutiny. Looking for this day and preparing for it gives life some of its meaning.

You must spread your AntiPoints around before giving it to preacherman481 again


You rawk man

Hmm, I would say I get my satisfaction in existing from a small circle of family and friends. I know absolutely I make a difference everyday in the life of my husband and my son. I have friends that make a difference in my life regularly and hopefully I do in theirs. I think that is all we really can ask for in a normal everyday existence. Yes it would be nice to think that I made some huge improvement in the world, and changed life for the whole planet....but I have serious doubts about that!! ;)
It may not seem like much, but if you can make the world a better place for one person, just by smiling and making them happy, you have done your job in my opinion. I feel like our purpose in existence is to be here together, helping one another in whatever way we can, until we die. We are here to take care of each other. :D

*going off to join a group hug somewhere now....I feel all warm and fuzzy inside*lol

preacherman->>

basically what im trying to say, is that no matter what anyone believes in, its basically the same thing, jsut interperated differentally. so long as we remember to take care of each other, and make sure we arent selfish, everything should be fine in the end.

Existance has a purpose. You just have to find it. Keep going matty, but it's not in your shoe, I already looked ;)