There is a disillusionment that is always lurking beneath the surface, once we start digging. On the surface life is a pretty little ride with some bumps. however when you start inquisition, it is like quicksand. You keep sinking in and the more you try, the deeper you sink
Engaging ourselves in daily chores and the circle of happiness, we create a protective shell or facade, to forcefully give our lives a meaning. These trappings cover up the meaninglessness of existence itself
As Sartre would have said it, there is no meaning or purpose to life. There is no justification and no reason to live.
One of the key ways to deal with the real anguish of existing without reason is to keep ourselves distracted. The life which is a deep void will become unbearable if you are not distracted enough. "One of the first signs of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die" As put by Kafka
Trying to be successful, trying to be rich, trying to do charity and help others, falling in love, engaging ourselves in activities, these are all incredibly strong distractions. So much so that it almost convinces us to call these the 'purpose' itself
But you can either be unhappy or ignorant. The social construct of happiness falls on its face when you try to associate a real meaning to life, because there isn't any
If you have everything, how can you be unhappy? Because the concept of everything is a facade. When humans have everything, they start contemplating their own insignificance even more
The only advantage we have is that we are easily distracted and that keeps us away from that contemplation. And once you are past the point where your distractions won't sustain you, the only option is death
We are doomed to exist without purpose. All we are is what we do. That's all. There's nothing more, nothing deeper.And having the freedom to change what we do is a terrible responsibility.
And yet we choose the option of embracing the absurd and keep running. Because the only other option is death.
You keep running and you never look back
Engaging ourselves in daily chores and the circle of happiness, we create a protective shell or facade, to forcefully give our lives a meaning. These trappings cover up the meaninglessness of existence itself
One of the key ways to deal with the real anguish of existing without reason is to keep ourselves distracted. The life which is a deep void will become unbearable if you are not distracted enough. "One of the first signs of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die" As put by Kafka
Trying to be successful, trying to be rich, trying to do charity and help others, falling in love, engaging ourselves in activities, these are all incredibly strong distractions. So much so that it almost convinces us to call these the 'purpose' itself
But you can either be unhappy or ignorant. The social construct of happiness falls on its face when you try to associate a real meaning to life, because there isn't any
If you have everything, how can you be unhappy? Because the concept of everything is a facade. When humans have everything, they start contemplating their own insignificance even more
The only advantage we have is that we are easily distracted and that keeps us away from that contemplation. And once you are past the point where your distractions won't sustain you, the only option is death
"Existence precedes Essence"
And yet we choose the option of embracing the absurd and keep running. Because the only other option is death.
You keep running and you never look back
