▲ 143 ▼ Do you have a mantra that keeps you going through tough times? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by tourist@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 149 comments fedilink hide all child comments "it do be like that sometimes" is starting to lose it's magic a little
[–] TheInsane42@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) That didn't work... Next! And when it's a real big mess: In 100 years, nobody will know or care. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] suodrazah@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yup, a big factor is realising that none of this actually matters. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Endorkend@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Depending on the OPs circumstances, that realization may actually be what is causing them their bad times. Friend of mine has had ideation for a long ass time and the frequency of them trying to step out of life increased considerably when that realization hit them. When you're already feeling worthless and without purpose, realizing nothing has purpose and this whole concept of life and living we have is utterly meaningless in the grand scale of the universe, it's not ideal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So the solution is self-delusion? Not offering solutions, but you see the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GoodbyeBlueMonday@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't see it as delusion, but being realistic. What you and I do today is meaningless in the grand scale of the universe, and likely has a tiny effect on what happens to someone living a hundred years from now. That doesn't mean that what we do doesn't have a more immediate impact. Make your neighbor's day better, because while it won't matter in a million years, it matters now. So who cares if it costs you a few extra minutes of your life, it makes theirs better, and nothing means anything in the long run anyway, right? So why not make it easier for everyone else here, now? Making other people feel better feels good, so everyone wins, and we can better enjoy what time we have. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Some good points, which don't contradict the macro-level analysis. I agree and see things this way myself. Life is absurd, so might as well laugh about it and be nice to people while you're here, basically. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It does but it won’t so just be patient permalink fedilink source parent [–] burliman@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Just imagine that one person in Europe about 30,000 years ago who found himself stuck in some hole in the ground, alone and broken, finally dying of thirst and infection, who left behind four kids and his bonded life partner. They didn’t know where he went, and in only a season she had paired with another mate in the clan. Within four years anything said about this man had wilted to almost never, and forget about anything having been written down or logged in any way. Forgotten to time. It didn’t take long then. Might take longer now. But time will still forget us all. Make your mark while you’re around, because after that no one will give a shit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] suodrazah@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yup, a big factor is realising that none of this actually matters. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Endorkend@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Depending on the OPs circumstances, that realization may actually be what is causing them their bad times. Friend of mine has had ideation for a long ass time and the frequency of them trying to step out of life increased considerably when that realization hit them. When you're already feeling worthless and without purpose, realizing nothing has purpose and this whole concept of life and living we have is utterly meaningless in the grand scale of the universe, it's not ideal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So the solution is self-delusion? Not offering solutions, but you see the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GoodbyeBlueMonday@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't see it as delusion, but being realistic. What you and I do today is meaningless in the grand scale of the universe, and likely has a tiny effect on what happens to someone living a hundred years from now. That doesn't mean that what we do doesn't have a more immediate impact. Make your neighbor's day better, because while it won't matter in a million years, it matters now. So who cares if it costs you a few extra minutes of your life, it makes theirs better, and nothing means anything in the long run anyway, right? So why not make it easier for everyone else here, now? Making other people feel better feels good, so everyone wins, and we can better enjoy what time we have. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Some good points, which don't contradict the macro-level analysis. I agree and see things this way myself. Life is absurd, so might as well laugh about it and be nice to people while you're here, basically. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It does but it won’t so just be patient permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Endorkend@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Depending on the OPs circumstances, that realization may actually be what is causing them their bad times. Friend of mine has had ideation for a long ass time and the frequency of them trying to step out of life increased considerably when that realization hit them. When you're already feeling worthless and without purpose, realizing nothing has purpose and this whole concept of life and living we have is utterly meaningless in the grand scale of the universe, it's not ideal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So the solution is self-delusion? Not offering solutions, but you see the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GoodbyeBlueMonday@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't see it as delusion, but being realistic. What you and I do today is meaningless in the grand scale of the universe, and likely has a tiny effect on what happens to someone living a hundred years from now. That doesn't mean that what we do doesn't have a more immediate impact. Make your neighbor's day better, because while it won't matter in a million years, it matters now. So who cares if it costs you a few extra minutes of your life, it makes theirs better, and nothing means anything in the long run anyway, right? So why not make it easier for everyone else here, now? Making other people feel better feels good, so everyone wins, and we can better enjoy what time we have. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Some good points, which don't contradict the macro-level analysis. I agree and see things this way myself. Life is absurd, so might as well laugh about it and be nice to people while you're here, basically. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So the solution is self-delusion? Not offering solutions, but you see the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GoodbyeBlueMonday@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't see it as delusion, but being realistic. What you and I do today is meaningless in the grand scale of the universe, and likely has a tiny effect on what happens to someone living a hundred years from now. That doesn't mean that what we do doesn't have a more immediate impact. Make your neighbor's day better, because while it won't matter in a million years, it matters now. So who cares if it costs you a few extra minutes of your life, it makes theirs better, and nothing means anything in the long run anyway, right? So why not make it easier for everyone else here, now? Making other people feel better feels good, so everyone wins, and we can better enjoy what time we have. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Some good points, which don't contradict the macro-level analysis. I agree and see things this way myself. Life is absurd, so might as well laugh about it and be nice to people while you're here, basically. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GoodbyeBlueMonday@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't see it as delusion, but being realistic. What you and I do today is meaningless in the grand scale of the universe, and likely has a tiny effect on what happens to someone living a hundred years from now. That doesn't mean that what we do doesn't have a more immediate impact. Make your neighbor's day better, because while it won't matter in a million years, it matters now. So who cares if it costs you a few extra minutes of your life, it makes theirs better, and nothing means anything in the long run anyway, right? So why not make it easier for everyone else here, now? Making other people feel better feels good, so everyone wins, and we can better enjoy what time we have. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Some good points, which don't contradict the macro-level analysis. I agree and see things this way myself. Life is absurd, so might as well laugh about it and be nice to people while you're here, basically. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Some good points, which don't contradict the macro-level analysis. I agree and see things this way myself. Life is absurd, so might as well laugh about it and be nice to people while you're here, basically. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It does but it won’t so just be patient permalink fedilink source parent
[–] burliman@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Just imagine that one person in Europe about 30,000 years ago who found himself stuck in some hole in the ground, alone and broken, finally dying of thirst and infection, who left behind four kids and his bonded life partner. They didn’t know where he went, and in only a season she had paired with another mate in the clan. Within four years anything said about this man had wilted to almost never, and forget about anything having been written down or logged in any way. Forgotten to time. It didn’t take long then. Might take longer now. But time will still forget us all. Make your mark while you’re around, because after that no one will give a shit. permalink fedilink source parent