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The thing I find about this quote is, barring the existence of a deity or secular equivalent, all work is, in the end, lost, everything comes down to nothing as
by apocalypstyx 6y ago
The thing I find about this quote is, barring the existence of a deity or secular equivalent, all work is, in the end, lost, everything comes down to nothing as the universe is overcome by entropy and heat death or the big crunch. As the song goes: It all returns to nothing, it all comes tumbling down. Which, of course, leads right back to the foundational existential question: free of the perceived delusion of eternity, why do anything? Or why not do everything? Or why, just, why?
- pasquinelli 6y agoGotta do something
- pdimitar 6y agoIMO only most of the things come to nothing. A good way to deal with existential crises in my life has been to ask myself this question: "If somebody were to objectively reduce my life to several deeds only and say that those were my most important actions, which ones would they be?" This question also helps me put my energy expenditures in perspective. Is what I'm doing really important to me? So yes, probably 99% of what we'll ever do will amount to nothing. Makes it all the more crucial to focus on that important 1%.