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Struggle to find meaning (sh.itjust.works)

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Throughout my life I've struggled to find meaning. I've wondered, am I alone in this? I'd like to hear what others have to say. Particularly others that are more knowledgeable in philosophy.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Nop, you're not alone. Meaning is made up, it doesn't exist outside of our minds. You're going to have to create your own.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The most logical explanation is to strive to be as selfless as possible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Self is the only thing we can be sure of, being selfless is possibly altruistic but could also be putting the only thing you can be sure of behind things that may not be important to ones being.

Not to say that being selfish is the way to be but giving all yourself away or keeping all for yourself are very unbalanced ways to get through the world, balancing the give and take of life is the path to living a peaceable life.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago

I think to make life about peace for the sake of myself would to only confine all the potential that the opposite would have to offer otherwise—to myself, like most people. Vanity for the sake of everything else is the only desire worth seeking, because it's the only one that doesn't end in inevitable disappointment, due to all desire for oneself being temporary, and selflessness the only one that holds the potential of even lasting forever.