What It Means to Be Alive: Life Is Not Supposed to Be Easy, It's Supposed to Be Fulfilling

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[–]StillLessons 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Didn't click through. Just looking at the title.

The concept that life is "supposed to be" anything is our mind playing monkey games. Life is what we do and what we see around us. There is no other way that it can be. Develop a code we believe in (a lifelong process) and get busy each for ourself. Forget about "life". Live the moments in which each of us find ourselves in a way that is consistent with our values. To the extent that we achieve harmony with our ideals, we will sense greater purpose and meaning. Even when we sense this, however, the objective "meaning" doesn't actually exist; it's just a sensation we have. Life isn't "supposed to be" anything other than exactly what it is. Otherwise life ceases to be life; it becomes just a hypothetical ideal, as empty as the words used to describe it.

[–]salvia_d[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

SS: Just a quick short reminder for those that haven't figured it out yet, comfort is the chain that bind you as a slave.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That is true, but being uncomfortable can also cause problems. We are all slaves mate, unless you live in a cave with no interactions at all, and even then, you become a slave to your mind eventually.

We need to evolve, the time is now.