In life we are only giving a certain amount of time to walk the face of the earth. Sometimes it barely moves at all-almost freezing, at other times its gone before you know it- time is truly relative. Whatever your belief system, at the end of it all you will probably sit down and think about- how did i use this precious time? Most people in today's society spend it chasing money in one way, shape, or form. This is indeed an illusion and forms the basic unhappiness of our world today. As an existentialist, i ponder what would be the most interesting, valuable experience i could have at any given time. This of course must be synthesized into living within the constraints of the modern "slave" economy, where i too succumb to the wear/tear of the system. The true path lies behind man's search for meaning (Viktor Frankl)- did i take this job for the money or the experience? did i buy that car/house for practical purposes or my neighbor/social groups envy? The answers are self-evident by the way we go about our daily business. Why not make your decisions base upon meaning or experience? Gross Domestic Happiness.
If you spend your whole life within the confines of your "safe little" world, you may never truly learn anything, especially about your self. Ive found people struggling with change instead of embracing it; where in the entire universe are things static? Release the chains that bind you, do not make walls in order to climb over them. From my humble personal experience, those seemingly impossible tasks or difficulties have a solution- walk through the pain and into the light.
The trials & tribulations we experience as humans are similar, but the way we react is truly where the differences lie. When one has a once in a lifetime opportunity, they must shift through the muck and recognize it as such. The pain & pleasure experienced are the things we remember when the sun sets upon the horizon.
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