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Originally Posted by BlackWigger  It's just that I don't see the point of improving anymore... even if I could, it would only be temporary happiness. And I don't see how I can achieve anything other than that, like getting rid of my ego.. |
There is no point to improving. However, if you want to feel better and be more effective in the long run, and eventually be a joyous and peaceful person, then growth is all there is. If you want to experience unconditional love and endless possibilities, then growth is all there is. Even if you fail at growth, even if a million people fail at growth, that doesn't prevent growth from being the only path to peace and joy. A person might fail at growth, but nothing can replace growth in the area that growth works. *NOTHING*
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Originally Posted by BlackWigger Sorry to say, but that just seems plain dumb to me, because that doesn't matter either (as you yourself said in the beginning of the sentence). It would matter as much as anything else I would set as my own goal, like killing people. |
Exactly. It doesn't matter what you do really.
So then, what is there?
I have an opportunity to make other people's lives better, for no reason at all. There's no point to it, only the fact that another person's life got a little easier or better because of it. Another person is a little big happier or at peace because of what I did. And yet, there's still no point to it.
I choose to try and make the world a better place, because a better world allows everyone to live easier.
Life is pointless, there is no deeper meaning. There's the opportunity to look at what is actually real, and then make decisions based off that. Life being pointless isn't some great depressive problem that causes people to kill themselves. In fact, if it is then you are assigning meaning to life being pointless. If you think life being pointless MEANS that it's not worthwhile, then you've just created a point to it being pointless. There's no meaning in life, and there's no meaning in there being no meaning. It doesn't mean life is hopeless, or worthless, unless you choose to see it that way. Life just is.
I see hope and worth in life, when there is no meaning or point to it. There's worth in doing good and making people feel better. I hope for a better future for all. I also know there's no meaning to it, and no point to doing any of it, but it's worthwhile and has an impact.
I also hope you haven't gotten meaning and point confused with worth. They are not the same thing.