Originally posted by amannionWhat comes to mind is that you are dead already. To my way of thinking you have placed yourself into a box with only a finite number of options.
Not fatalistic, just realistic.
When I die, I'm gone. I will cease to exist. My memory will remain in those people who I've had some influence on.
Knowing this, I try to make my life as useful and interesting and fun as possible.
Originally posted by amannionthen they will die and their memory of you will die and your life is meaningless cuz nobody even remembers it, and the world keeps turning.
Not fatalistic, just realistic.
When I die, I'm gone. I will cease to exist. My memory will remain in those people who I've had some influence on.
Knowing this, I try to make my life as useful and interesting and fun as possible.
Originally posted by EcstremeVenomThat's true.
then they will die and their memory of you will die and your life is meaningless cuz nobody even remembers it, and the world keeps turning.
All the more reason to get as much out of what time I have. As for meaning - what is that? What does it mean to live a meaningful life?
My life has meaning to me, to my wife, my kids, my family and friends, the students I teach.
Isn't that enough?
It's more than enough meaning for me ...
Originally posted by josephwAm I?
What comes to mind is that you are dead already. To my way of thinking you have placed yourself into a box with only a finite number of options.
I don't feel dead.
I'm still interacting with the world around me, so I must still be alive.
I haven't placed myself into any box. I am what I am. I'm a human being. I will die. What box is that, other than reality?
Originally posted by amannionno
That's true.
All the more reason to get as much out of what time I have. As for meaning - what is that? What does it mean to live a meaningful life?
My life has meaning to me, to my wife, my kids, my family and friends, the students I teach.
Isn't that enough?
It's more than enough meaning for me ...
