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In a way I see experiences as a distraction, escapism, something that helps to postpone the search for meaning.

• aloner 5y ago
  You could also make an argument that search for meaning is an escapism from experiencing life.
  • 101011 5y ago
    It's almost like there's no clear answer here.
    • leoxv 5y ago
      “The purpose of life is not to be [superficially] happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” - R.W. Emerson “Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.” – Helen Keller “Through love alone can man find the kingdom of heaven for which he has sought since his beginnings. Only through living love as a principle can he find the happiness, peace and prosperity which lie in his heart as the greatest of his desires.” - Walter Russell