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I find the opposite true - when people seek out meaning they're often miserable :) I know i have one life to live, so i choose to experience and see what I ca
by supernovae 8y ago
I find the opposite true - when people seek out meaning they're often miserable :)
I know i have one life to live, so i choose to experience and see what I can and that brings me much happiness - but in a way, it's not all from happiness. There is lots of suffering and sacrifice. I love hiking mountains but its no walk in the park and requires lots of willpower to keep climbing when everything is telling you to turn around. Making it to the top the first time is an accomplishment but further summits are more about the experience, beauty, and wonder of being alive and being able to explore this planet by foot.
Not looking for answers as if there is a purpose, but experiencing life with purpose - to see it and live it. To me, thats vastly different than purpose through meaning.
- jeffreyrogers 8y agoI think we're trying to get at the same thing but describing it in different ways. I don't mean that people should be looking for the meaning of life. But you should be doing things that you find meaningful. That can be climbing high mountains, raising a kid, running a business that employs other people, etc. I don't think it matters very much what it is, but you should have something you're directing your efforts towards rather than just aimlessly seeking experience that make you feel happy.
- tj-teej 8y ago"I love hiking mountains but its no walk in the park" Not to be pedantic, but... :)