Discussion Any real point in living?

[tomz323]

I mean really...we use to be hunter gatherers, the human brain is not meant for this fucked up world. Is it really worth the effort in trying?

 

[hunter_lewis]

If one reasons that way there is no point in anything. I think the point is to find a reason for living-be it family, a job, maybe just a strong survival instinct...what really did it for me a couple years back was that there was so much I still wanted to do and I just didn't want to leave

 

[Macc Lad]

I mean really...we use to be hunter gatherers, the human brain is not meant for this fucked up world. Is it really worth the effort in trying?

still a little bit of beauty..........if you really look hard enough..........understand how you feel though

 

[Chalken]

There is no intrinsic meaning to life. Some find meaning in family, others in hobbies and etc. And there are people like us who struggle to find meaning in anything. I think self-awareness was a mistake by evolution.

I agree that something is wrong with this society. I mean, you spend your life slaving away in school and jobs just to die of old age? Screw that, I'm out.

 

[Kassender]

Not if youre all alone.
Thats how i see it, personaly

 

[JustOverIt]

I mean really...we use to be hunter gatherers, the human brain is not meant for this fucked up world. Is it really worth the effort in trying?

I agree completely. We as humans have completely missed the point of our existence here. We have come so far away from our natural environment, our natural setting. We no longer thrive, are no longer content and are always at each others throats. It is worth it only if you want it to be.

 

[Final Escape]

I mean really...we use to be hunter gatherers, the human brain is not meant for this fucked up world. Is it really worth the effort in trying?

I'm not sure but for some people I think it's worth it especially if your life hasnt been thoroughly destroyed by this system we live under. I feel like there's no hope for any decent future.

 

[TAW122]

I believe that life itself has no meaning, it is that us 'humans' have assigned some value to life to make it valuable. The religious would refer to their deities for a purpose and the secularists refer to humanity as a whole to assign meaning to life. Personally, I don't think there is a true meaning to life and that it is different for everyone and any meaning is subjective and relative to each individual.

 

[Please_stop]

It doesn't have an intrinsic meaning for sure, but it certainly has one for all those that do not wish to cbt or decide to postpone it. If you find just one little thing you want to live for, go for it

 

[Deadgirl]

we are only in this world to reproduce and pass on our genes. Other than that life is pretty much pointless.

 

[housecat]

Completely agree, my mind is not suited to this hideous mess of a society that we live in. It makes me tired, angry, and miserable. it's my main problem. Sadly it is not feasible to live alone in the woods, certainly not well, and it only ignores the problems of the world rather than fixing anything, though I have still considered it many times. There's really no point to anything, no matter what, we're all just wasting time in one way or another. I wonder about obtaining a sense of purpose, and particularly dwell on the idea of having kids, as I could then at least do what nature expects of me, but I also doubt it would be fair on them because I don't know if I'm sane enough to raise kids well, and why would I bring them into such a miserable world anyway? This has been getting me down a lot recently, as time only ticks forward and the pressure to decide increases.

 

[JWL]

I mean really...we use to be hunter gatherers, the human brain is not meant for this fucked up world. Is it really worth the effort in trying?

Are ya gonna speak for all of humanity in your summing up of life?

Thankfully, not the entire world feels the ctb need.

 

[ayanonikki]

you and i are living our lives at the expense of others. i'm assuming (and i hope) you have a shelter to live under, you can eat when you need to and use your electronics and luxuries as you please. as we do this, there are other people starving, murdered and dying from disease every day. it's not our fault at all, it's just the order of life. it's how it always has been and always will be. we can't ever change that there is a balance of people who can live their lives with ease every day and people who suffer every day.

there are people who are aware of those facts and move past it, people who are unaware of them and live their lives and then there's you and me. we realise that life is not so great and we can't accept it. some of us get more than our fair share of challenges in life and some of us are just tired.

what i'm trying to say is, life is for the people who are strong (physically, mentally and emotionally) and/or ignorant. we can see this in animals too. obviously, the strong dominate, the strong survive. unfortunately i am emotionally weak so i turn to suicide. of course suicide is not just for weak people. some people have a logical reason to commit suicide, but a lot of us are emotionally weak or have given up because we've been knocked down too many times.

so you may be thinking, "oh no, i'm weak. might as well commit suicide." as humans, we are strange compared to our animal counterparts. we don't allow the weak to die, we help them. so in that case, the only way life is worth living is if you have somebody who is strong at your side to help you along. maybe it is a partner, a friend, or family. the sole purpose of life for a person is people, in my opinion. if you don't have anyone you love and who loves you in your life, if you're all alone, then yes, i think life is a waste.

but i have my family who loves me and i love them, so why aren't i happy? that's the part where it all falls apart. i hate myself. like i said, the sole purpose of life for a person is people, but with that you need to love yourself. i never thought it was true, but until i got in a relationship i realised that you need to love yourself before you love others. only you can learn to love yourself. and some people can never seem to learn that, so they can't achieve any functioning and happy relationships with others, which like i said is the purpose of living, so that's what leads to suicide.

if you can find the effort to learn to accept yourself (if you can learn that), and if you have hope that you will be able to find one or more people who can make you happy and help you in your bad times, life is definitely worth living.