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Question: With so much meaningless death and destruction, have you ever thought to yourself, "Is my life worth it!?"!?
This is probably the stupidest question I've ever asked, and I have no clue how to ask it without sounding sentimental!.
Lately, whenever I think about casualty figures pertaining to anything, (whether it be 80 civilians dead in a senseless terrorist attack in India, or thousands dead in recent wars) it just seems like the individual life is so valueless nowadays!.
And for some strange reason, it makes me feel sad because I feel that when I die, it'll be the end of everything!. Total darkness and no more existence!. Ever!.
But in the grand scheme of things, my life itself won't even be worth a single footnote in anything!.
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Yes, I have thought that to myself!. I have been there!. And, I am sure we are not alone!.
Meaningless deaths do happen in this world of random events, nature and man driven!. No design!. No reason!. Whatever happens just simply happens!. The more you try to find meanings on these, the more vulnerable you are to absurd cosmic concepts like "life is unfair", "there must be a reason to this", "why do bad things happen to good people!?", etc!. It is irrational!.
You are correct that when you die, it'll be the end of everything!.!.!. EXCEPT your legacy!. Sure, it could be in the form of contribution to mankind, society, or loved ones!. But, even if you think you don't contribute much, think again!. Just by doing good things to others, you already make a dent towards a better mankind!.
There is NO meaning to life, my friend!. But, you are free to define your very own purpose in this one and only life!. And a simple purpose of doing good things to others is often more than enough, in my opinion!. I always say "it is not who we are but it is what we do that defines us!."
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so what, you won't exist in 1000 years!. But either will anyone who cared, the people who cared about them, and on and on and on!. It's not even a cycle!. You live, you die, you end!. You exist here for maybe 110 years, and then time's up!. Use it while you can!. Feel, taste, touch, see everything you can, and don't worry about what you can't control!. Achieve a dream, and maybe someday someone will remember you (shakespeare, aristotle, roman writers!.!.!.!.) Www@QuestionHome@Com
Hi
It's about the value of life!.
If you think that life will end after death, then yes -- it's so valueless!.
But if you think that this short life is only one transit place to where ourselves get examined to have a better place, then it's so valuable!.
Being sentimental is only one proof that we are only human, having plenty of weaknesses!.
Collect all the reasons to make us stronger, so when arrive the time for our "execution", we'll be ready anytime!.
It maybe sounds pecimistic, but we are all in the waiting list!.!.!. for the eternity!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
To live a minute is worth life! You will always find tragedy in the news
but you must look at all the wonderful people out there that makes a
difference because they have lived!! Death is always a must but sometimes it comes too early!. Have faith in God and look at each day
as a blessing! God Bless YouWww@QuestionHome@Com
your life MUST be worth it!. Whatever makes you YOU must have felt you were worth it, otherwise, the job would have gone to someone else!.
Every individual person is an experiment!. "in what!?" In whether or not you can wake up!. Www@QuestionHome@Com
"The night always gets darkest before the dawn!."
-Two Face
lol but seriously!. You are right!. Our individual lives mean nothing in the grand scheme of things!. The memory of us will get lost in space somewhere!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
so i suggest that whilst you live you do something good!. with a legacy your life wouldn't be so worthless!. there is evil yes but there is hope!. stay focused now!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Hi Samian,
I think you need to look at this from another perspective!.
If you look at your life from the big picture, you're going to be depressed!. Okay, so you're probably not going to discover the cure for AIDS or win the Nobel Prize in Literature!. People get blown up every day, crowds walk past corpses laying on the street!. If you look at life in this kind of detached, objective way it's bound to leave feeling empty and cold!. So, change your point of view!.
The only meaningful measure of life is subjective!. If you look at it in the abstract it will drive you to depression -- don't do it!. Instead, examine your own personal life!. What difference have you made in the lives of those around you!?
This is who you really are!. And if you haven't made a difference, then it's time you did!. Pain is nature's way of telling us that something's wrong -- this is your wake-up call!.
Get out there and make a difference!. Right now you're thinking, "What does it matter; we're all going to die anyway!." That's why you can't afford to think like a lemming, and act like the other lemmings!. You have to take charge of your own existence, define it HERE and NOW -- not worrying about (or even caring about) hypothetical hereafter scenarios, and CREATE the meaning for yourself!. This is your way out -- define your own meaning and make a difference in your own way
This is the difference between "Self Possession" and "Self Obsession!." Be the latter, not the former!.
Cheers, mate!. (stars for you -- interesting question)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com