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existential crisis

The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning. Children, of course, begin life with an untarnished sense of wonder, a capacity to experience total joy at something as simple as the greenness of a leaf; but as they grow older, the awareness of death and decay begins to impinge on their consciousness and subtly erode their joie de vivre, their idealism and their assumption of immortality. As a child matures, he sees death and pain everywhere about him, and begins to lose faith in the ultimate goodness of man. But, if he’s reasonably strong, and lucky, he can emerge from this twilight of the soul into a rebirth of life’s elan. Both because of and in spite of his awareness of the meaninglessness of life, he can forge a fresh sense of purpose and affirmation. He may not recapture the same pure sense of wonder he was born with, but he can shape something far more enduring and sustaining. The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent; but if we can come to terms with this indifference and accept the challenges of life within the boundaries of death, however mutable man may be able to make them, our existence as a species can have genuine meaning and fulfillment. However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.


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souprat

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might i say that i love the direction you took this thought in! most people who lose hope in life spend all their time on what the meaning of it all could possibly be. in reality, there is no meaning, and as painful of a pill that can be to swallow when you’re told your entire life that it must have some inherent value; realizing the aimless nature of life is ultimately what gets you through to the end with the bare minimum of happiness. once you realize the futility of life, you’re able to start living purely and simply for yourself. you no longer need to live up to a unattainably profound life, but rather live it as it comes to you. you start enjoying the little parts of life more once you realize that there is no big picture by the end.


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m4rtini

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bro stfu


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☁︎ ︎nuno

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I always have this thought that we can all die tomorrow or this very moment by a wondering comet a rogue planet, or the sun just consuming us.


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it's out of our control, so it's a good way to go

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