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Why does living have to have a point? I generally agree with your sentiment. Anything I do seems to fall so far short of my expectations that it makes me depr
by chocolatebunny 10y ago
Why does living have to have a point?
I generally agree with your sentiment. Anything I do seems to fall so far short of my expectations that it makes me depressed.
My mom used to say "when you reach for the moon, at least you'll climb a tree" but to me the image of man on a tree, reaching out to the moon fills me with hopelessness instead of inspiration.
- shopkins 10y agoYou're right it'd be sad. But if you climb a tree, you're not gonna reach out to the moon; you're going to be a little out of breath from climbing, and notice your lungs. You'll have put your arms and legs to use. You'll notice something around the tree you didn't. And maybe then you'll do something else. It's not actually about reaching the moon, but (I think) just doing something. Because purpose and meaning can also come after doing something which previously had no apparent meaning.