When Life is Meaningless (And Why We Feel Worthless)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2020
- Why are we thrown into this world? What are we here to do? Could it be that we’re here for no particular reason and that life on Earth is nothing more than a beautiful yet meaningless coincidence?
In times of religious decline, mankind is faced with the possibility that its existence is inherently meaningless. For many, this is frightening. The idea that our lives don’t matter, can be difficult to accept.
To give our lives at least some significance, even if it’s just on a terrestrial level, we started to create our own meaning. So, as the humans we are, we began to define what it means to live a meaningful life. What’s worth living for, and what isn’t? What are the requirements?
When we have decided what a meaningful life entails, we continue grasping for it in an almost pathological manner. Because if we fail to give our lives meaning, our lives truly don’t matter.
As a consequence, many people feel that their lives are worthless. They wake up, eat, engage in their daily activities, eat, go to sleep, repeat, repeat, and repeat, as opposed to those ‘lucky few’ who have found meaning in their lives, albeit because of raising children, a so-called ‘meaningful’ job, and other activities that make their existence on this desolate tiny dot surrounded by a suffocating blackness, a bit more bearable.
This video explores why we feel worthless, and the beauty and ugliness of a meaningless life (inspired by philosopher Albert Camus).
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Funny, when I was a kid, I was happy seemingly without ascribing life any meaning at all. Kool Aid and popcorn had meaning. They were good to drink and eat.
IKR? I like to joke that we were all zen masters as kids. Giving very little thought to the past or future, always finding a way to have fun, to just play, with little to no outcomes in mind. Playing was the point. And then slowly but surely, reality sets in and everything becomes so serious. We have forgotten how to play.
This.
@@sterix_gg You nailed it ! Just the other day I thought : WOW, als children we could be w h a t e v e r w e w a n t t o b e :
One day an architect (with LEGO :D) another day a locomotove engineer, and the next a driving big playtrucks or facing a hefty race with "sportscars" (in scale 1:43) before switching to a clown or a comedian. Never having to decide for only o n e job . . .
@@sterix_gg the more we learn, the more we regret it.
Society is really good at fucking that up for everyone.
Acceptance is not the hard part for me
The hard part is to suffer here every day
It's not so much the suffering that gets me, it's the fact that it's pointless suffering.
@@TheFracturedfuture we all are chasing an illusion and living a pointless suffering just to die so nothing matters in long-term.
@@FactsCountdown *I am chasing an illusion and living a pointless suffering just to die so nothing matters in long-term.
Corrected.
@@louisj2256today I was playing video games. And while I do have other hobbies and like to go out and try new things, my dad couldn’t help but say I have no life and tell me that I’m sitting around all day when I’m not. Because of him I realized that everything I’ve ever done in this life doesn’t matter. Every single thing is meaningless in this life. The only thing that matters is what you believe what matters to you.
“The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.”
― Alan Watts, 1915-1973.
Wait was he an atheist ?
@@TheDoomFan2004 No. He was both a catholic priest and Buddhist disciple.
Watts sure likes to say a lot of words that mean nothing at all. He’s a master at it.
@@sophiafake-virus2456 you can own your suffering though, and through it, find meaning. It might be as simple as helping others who too are suffering, who find it harder to bear than you do, or simply just to be kind to others, to give something back even if it’s something tiny to this universe we live in. Some people get lucky, others don’t, but our attitude affects how we feel, if we hate life and complain, we will suffer much worse, but if we own our suffering, and don’t add to it, we can make something out of it.
Watts was paid a lot of money to go around and say anything.
i genuinely cant understand why we do this everyday, would rather unalive myself
Firstly, nice profile picture lol I love CSM too! Second, yes I feel crazy because I question why and how the fuck everyone around me lives this life, happily too like wtf is the point in taking all of this crap life stays throwing? Everyday that I drive to work I think about just breaking into the water tower nearby and jumping off of it cause I can't see myself staying in college n clocking into these shitty jobs until I die 🤢🤮
I hope a asteroid blows this planet to dust and that god gets super frustrated lolol
its carp and expensive and wer very controleld glad im dying @@Power106Fan
@@Putokii wow I felt that so well. That’s why we need to find a job after college that we actually like and can enjoy forever. Mine personally is psychologist and man oh man, It just gets more and more fascinating to learn about every day
@@StudMacher96what if we dont find a job? Can a poor person like us create it? What is the solution
Watching this I completely feel empty and unmotivated to even do simple activities at home
That's where I am now. How are you doing now?
I’m guessing he’s not ok but it’s ok to not be ok
@StudMacher96 I am not okay, and it is not okay to be this way.
I feel like Dr Seuss now, weird...
@@briansinger4313 relatable
Even before watching this i feel so.
Happiness is a direction, not a place.
- Sydney J. Harris
Love (and the obstacle) is the way.
And direction is more important than speed.
I guess I’m going in the opposite direction
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
― Søren Kierkegaard
Sounds like Steve Jobs quote.
Only be understood backwards. Some understand while living forward.
Great quote man
Hmm and what if backwards leave more questions than forwards? What if when questioning the own life starts at 0? (My English is not so good. Hope you understand what I mean)
@@janhu3551 I understand your english just fine. But can’t figure out why you even bother with this nonsense in the first place.
This video is too positive for where I'm at right now.
You'll be where you're supposed to be when you arrive there...Right now is where you're supposed to be
Maybe I should wrote, we are always where supposed to be...
I hope you get the strength and mighty Spirit to get through this.
@@Ropewatch Thanks, I'm good.I've been watching this movie for 73 years. Although I don't know it all, I know a little sumthim sumthim...Namaste"
Patience, young Grasshopper. Life is meant to be lived ❤
"Optimistic Nihilism: You only get one shot at life, which is scary, but it also sets you free. If the universe ends in heat death, every humiliation you suffer in your life will be forgotten. Every mistake you made will not matter in the end. Every bad thing you did will be voided. If our life is all we get to experience, then it's the only thing that matters. If the universe has no principles, the only principles relevant are the ones we decide on. If the universe has no purpose, then we get to dictate what its purpose is. ... We are truly free in a universe-sized playground, so we might as well aim to be happy and to build some kind of utopia in the stars." - Kurzgesagt
That quote sums up my point of view towards life so beautifully
Why be happy? It has no meaning. Why build utopia? That has no meaning. Ridiculous philosophy by men trying to cope with fate.
@@Ruhan885 what a man suppose to do then? be sad and miserable?
i dont know who i am first, understand heat death is not inevitable. If you need to learn physics to do so, then do such. Then understand that their is indeed purpose. Whether you want to assign it to God or to evolution, both are ‘programs’ that are marching towards some goal of some sort.
@@Ruhan885 your argument goes both ways ya' know,
why build utopia? no meaning, why build dystopia? no meaning. why live? no meaning, why die? no meaning.
all i'm saying is that 'if life is inherently meaningless, then *try* to create meaning from that meaninglessness'
if living happily is meaningless, then so is dying miserably.
so yeah do whatever you want i guess, it doesn't really matter in the end.
We will all be forgotten one day
Unless you're a Austrian Guy who didn't get into Artschool
@@sshvdow6894 gold
Knut Hamsun
thank god
@@yaboyrlf why?
8:25 "Meaning is not to found elsewhere, than in our own imagination"
I really like that bit, it seems that every opinion we hold is just our projection, and not reality
That's right friend, literally EVERYTHING you experience is your projection of reality, no one sees reality as it actually is, but as we believe it to be, that's why "the kingdom of heaven is within you" and also hell, if you are happy is because you gave a positive meaning to the events happening in your reality at the moment, you accept it as is, so you have harmony with the present moment; on the other hand, if you are suffering is because you want the present moment to be different that it is, so you fall in the illusion of control and suffer because you want to change the things around you, all because of the illusion of "I'll be happy when...".
You choose where to be internally every present moment, which is the only thing that exists (the present).
Peace of mind/heaven/nirvana are all a state of mind you reach once you realize that the present moment is PERFECT as it is, and that is only yourself, with your judgements of what you say is good or bad, that trully creates the suffering inside you, that's why the process to become enlightened is about letting go of my judgements about the present moment and literally observe the natural evolution of the universe as it is.
It's our ego that thinks that we know what is better or worst for the world, my "good" may be someone else's "bad", and both are nothing more that ilussions in my mind that makes me just want to impose my ego's will to others and the events of the world, thinking that the reality will become a better place because of it, so in other words, you want to impose your will because you think reality should be different than it is, and that you know better.
Reality is Perfect as it is, let go of your judgements, thinking you know how anyone else or anything else should be, have the perspective to realize that we are all just humans, living on a planet that is the size of a particule of dust compared to the universe, and we are a particule of dust compared to that same planet, that should be enough to realize that we are ignorant as hell about what is trully better for the evolution of the universe, and that is only our ego, and our desperation for meaning that makes us try to take control of how reality should be, which is impossible because nothing outside of yourself is in your true control, so if you put your sense of wellbeing and meaning on ANYTHING outside of you (family,friends,money,events,animals,materialistic things,etc) you are literally setting yourself up to suffer, once you see behind the ego, and literally realize how all of your suffering comes from it, then you can reach peace of mind, which at the end of the day is what let's you trully enjoy the perfect moment for what it is, and not for what our ego wishes it would be
@@ji1603 if i don't judge things as Bad or good i'm not going to react if i see someone stealing or hurting someone i think it's passivity and WE need our ego to protect because we live in the physical world
@@lifefan9790 hello friend, you are confusing accepting the present moment as is, with pasitivity and doing nothing, it's not the same principle behind it, I recommend studing taoism, specially the "tao te ching", that will explain what I mean far better than what I can do via a youtube comment haha, but in a few words, to not judge things as good or bad doesn't mean inaction towards a situation, really recommend the 2 eckhart tolle books as well: the power of now, and a new earth; they will both expand your counciousness, hope it helps✌️
"projection, and not reality".....sounds similar to social media.....the reality most people want others to see are just projections
@@ji1603 i read the power of now and see some videos about tawism but the question i ask still how Can i not to see pain as Bad and act on it if so i think we have our instinct and WE feel what's good and what's Bad (sorry for my english)
"To live is to suffer,To survive is to find some meaning in the suffering"
roydamanna
Everything we do is meaningless. You can only pretend that activities give meaning to your life, but it is a lie. If you weren't born, there would be no difference in the universe. After you die, you are incredibly quickly forgotten.
Not everybody who is alive is suffering, disproving the quote, which is why I never liked it.
@@nihilism6226 "after you die..." what is with all the great (dead) artists? What is with the persons you loved (family, friends,...) Do you forget one of these people? I’m sure you not! It’s not important that many people remind you after your death. It’s okay when only one person remember you as a good person! That is what matters.
I like how everyone thinks they’re a philosopher
Thats why the death exists to end sufering
I’m 40, married and have a child, but it doesn’t seem to change the fact that life is simply meaningless in the end. Dreading everyday but pushing on for the sake of my child. Just hoping life will be kind and work out somehow for everyone here, for as long as we are still here in this world…
Are you happy to bring another life into this world to experience the same meaninglessness?
Then why did you reproduce if you feel life is meaningless? Why did you do that to your child?
@@gem1nox877 I also want to know that
@@leahcimolrac1477 maybe she rralized that after having a child
So many smart arses under this comment.
I am too early for something that I don't want to feel.
Me too....even stupidly wrote something. Too lazy to even put my thoughts in order....
Feeling is the key
Ugh yeah me too! :/
>Life has no meaning.
>Has children to give life meaning.
>Children's life has no meaning.
>Surprisedpikachuface.jpeg
>eats bread
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Kids don't have to do anything, to make this work. It's just about HAVING kids. Our hormones are wired to reward us for multiplying. 😁
Don't overthink it. 😉
perfectly understandable viewpoint had by those who don't yet know really what's being talked about in this regard. And only those.
@@Zett76 lol
“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”
― Albert Camus👍
So the key to the thing you want is to not give it attention?
If I interpret this correctly, he's describing the idea that the stoics called "amor fati" or love of fate. My view of it is loving what happens AS it happens.
Sometimes, moments of happiness occur and not so much in others just as much as meaningful life moments occur out of nowhere and sometimes won't for long stretches of time.
For me, the latter happens when I try to force life to give me those things.
It's when you give yourself the permission to let life flow as it will rather than forcibly directing it will bring (and in my experience, has brought) more happiness and meaning than one would EVER need.
@@user-qe7bt9dz1l Yes
Which is a very important reminder, thank you
Earl Hernando Jr. Why does it work like that though??!?
I think the meaning of life embodies every single good deed. It's not about having a job, family...etc. it's just about being positive to your and your surroundings. What makes lose our meaning of life is usually caused by bullying, undergoing too much pressure...etc. That's why people should be tactful, tolerate and respect each other.
The fact that most of us must work most of our time to survive has the greatest impact on our lives
This is so bloody true. "Who has to earn his living himself should immediately think about how he can do it in an i n t e r e s t i n g way" (Katy Hepburn)
Yeah that’s a big part of it for me
I used to fear and feel sad about not having meaning in life because my upbringing is a very religious one so entertaining the idea of not having meaning is unimaginable.
Now, I am a non believer and when I accepted that life is meaningless, for some reason it liberated me so much. I don't mind living a meaningless life at all and not achieving a sort of great contribution. I found the simple things of life really engaging. Now when I do things (like simple activities as eating and cleaning) I feel so present.
That my friend, is the key. Enjoy and savour the little things. Tasty food, refreshing drink, a nice hot shower, a new song or movie that provokes emotions, the feeling of satisfaction after some exercise or finishing a good (or bad) book, and think how few will ever know those simple pleasures.
0 poo
I've been working in a hospital for over 18 years. Covid has brought me a complete lack of meaning to my life. The Longer this pandemic goes on, the more worthless and meaningless I feel. Even when I try to give myself purpose, I can't. I'm at a point now where I don't feel like taking care of myself, and I could care less if Death comes sooner than later. Maybe things will get better, but I'm not counting on it.
I'm sorry
It is symptom of heaving a heart, a passion, to do good for others. When people leave your care thy know that you care, for those who did not leave you was the last person who cared. May u blessed
The work that you do for others gives them life and hope. You are making a difference in people’s lives even if it feels like it’s a losing battle because it has been going on for so long. Don’t lose heart as it is people like you that are in the front lines every day that give the rest of us hope. I hope you can see how meaningful your life is - for everyone that comes into the hospital that you work at. Thank you for all that you do! I hope you will soon have the time to reflect and realize what a great purpose your life is serving! Don’t give up…we need more people like you.
I saw a old guy wearing a shirt that said “ life sucks, then you get old”.
F
“The meaning of life, is to find meaning in life”
Sounds like something an existencecialist would say
-Donald Trump
Nonsense
@@Paul-mu9oz why
But what is meaningful if it’s a matter of perspective
The day of your funeral is the only day your life has any meaning. Before that everyone carried on without you, and the day after they carry on without you, once again.
"...we can travel around"
2020: lol
Reality comment right here 👍
VR Added to chat..😅
As the world burns.
Coughs in corona
🤣
Recognizing the meaninglessness of it all is only the first step towards understanding and consciously existing. Step two is knowing that you are not a meaningless entity. You are the creator of meaning whom miraculously fashions substance out of meaninglessness. Your will power is a driving force of infinite possibilities and outcomes.
Some famillies can be toxic too..famillies are so dysfunctional at the best of time
Life feels meaningless when you are discouraged from doing what you love.
Good explanation.
True
"And finally, the most important thing in life is to find what's important to you."
this what's makes me down :( bcs i don't know what it is
@@yeaesthetics3195 You're not fighting alone
@@robo-roger7815 thankyou, u too 💗
what's important to me is spending time with my daughter, but what if she's getting busy and not having time for me? it's starting to be a soul-crushing feeling...
Everything that has ever happened since the creation of the universe was necessary for you to read this sentence right now.
Mind=Blown
Nicola Palla: quite a thought!
Edgi
And it made me smile. I didn't plan for it, and yet it happened. Isn't it just beautiful?
@@sterix_gg unplanned surprises are always beautiful :)
I think we should stop asking What's the meaning of life? Coz this is an unanswerable question. Rather we should ask what makes our life meaningful?, what are the things that add meaning to my life? Coz we can find many things.
It's liberating ✨️
You have a channel with 230k subs pretty sure you life has a meaning
@@diywithreza lol
@@agirlwithagolden5238 You have a golden heart as well, so your life has a meaning
@@diywithreza lol , how?
Btw thanks for replying :)
"Happiness is a virtue, not its reward."
Baruch Spinoza
Happiness *is* the result or reward of virtue. Read Aristotle.
Hey, never found anybody who knew t h i s wonderful guy ! Did you already know, that Spinoza indeed influenced GOETHE very much ?
Life is meaningless because we are not free.
Exactly. Deep down we know that we have shackles and they bring us down.
Exactly we all were better off not existing than being punished for nothing
@@DCMultiverseFan no it f***king isn’t, life is a curse and torture.
@@DCMultiverseFan plus i only have 1 arm and 1 eye you really think I’m gonna enjoy life when I’ve only got 1 arm but 90%ish of people have 2 arms, it’s never fun
@@DCMultiverseFan it’s all good man, I’m just unhappy sad and depressed that’s all 😑😑 i just lose my mind sometimes sorry if I sounded agressive
"Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence." Alan Wilson Watts
I remember while growing up, I worked hard to achieve my dream of having a big family of my own. This goal pushed me all the way through college and the challenging first few years of my career. Now that I have a house, car, solid job, etc, I see that getting married and having a family is no longer viable. The destruction of the family unit and the disposability of modern relationships pretty well shattered my dream. Finding a new purpose is hard because it is, in a sense, grieving the death of your former self. Creating something new from the ashes of the old you is challenging to say the least (but do able).
This video sums how I felt/feel when I hit the finish of my long journey only to find it to be a hollow victory. Pushing forward with hobbies helps fill the void, but without genuine purpose, life loses it’s lustre. Not to say it’s not worth living, just that at times one can feel as useful as a blunt spear. I think we need purpose because it gives meaning to the sacrifices and hardships we endure. Without a destination, there is no journey to be savoured. My 2 cents.
Great video, sorry for my ramblings lol.
Your ramblings are just as valid as this video. The evidence you bring forth with the effort of your life is indisputable. I experience my own struggle with finding meaning and feeling meaningless, alone, and ultimately against most of the world.
aye u just sum up my feelings mate. but still hate it (not u, but life)
Yeah, I kinda feel the similar. And that is the reason I cannot understand people who say life is meaningless so we should create some meaning for ourselves. If my thoughts which are not proven facts (proven fact is there is no meaning/purpose) are just illusions. Then I know any subjective meaning that I made up is an illusion, I cannot stick to it. And I do not feel life worth it (depends on people's situations).
Seek Christ
@@dorismahoney1440 “seek Christ” lol…a man made invention to distract from the pointlessness of existence
Might as well seek marijuana or wine and Dull your senses. At least those things are real
The questions that frustrates me is " Everything is meaningless, so why should someone choose to do good instead of evil ?"
@@jerronames6156 personal gain and pleasure.
Doing good produces love. Love is a drug no sane person would say no to
Because of repercussions. If i could steal a bank without being caught by police I would do it now
cause doing g o o d will bring in fact substantial m e a n i n g into your life !!!
The only reason for this are societal consequences. If there were no laws i guarantee you people would be killing and torturing each other 24/7. Everyone has a dark side and most people never unleash it because they don’t want to go to jail.
So... where do we go from here? I discovered that life really has no meaning a few years ago but since then I’ve been feeling seriously empty, almost a depression honestly.. I can’t seem to snap out of it.. I’m turning 50 soon and I feel life closing in on me. Some of the hobbies I used to feel so passionately about , I can’t physically do anymore and I’m starting to feel like life is completely pointless.. why even bother trying
Discover your true self. The hobbies you speak of are for sense gratification of this body in which the 'I' resides. May I suggest you read 'Think Like A Monk' by Jay Shetty
@@sentientpower sounds like you have found something to satisfy your search for meaning. At least temporarily.
@@unme4728 termporary? Everything is termporary, but the soul.
God is calling you, can't you hear him? He will give you strength and purpose ❤
Try meditating......try to free yourself of your mind....it might help you.
I am in my early 20s and I realised this recently. I was terrified at first but then it is liberating. Because life meaning is pretty much what you make of it, it is all you.
Yeah Jane, just DO IT !!
@DONALD Duck it’s times like that when that break a man or make a man
@DONALD Duck I am unemployed in my 20s idk what to do, Living through many anxious and sleepless nights.
Don’t you think thats an extreme weight on your shoulders to make life meaningful?
Just wait til your 40, oh it gets worse. 20s should be the best time of your life.
You have to stop the habit of being sensitive to the feeling of 'anxiety' itself. Before, when even the smallest levels of anxiety emerged, you may have instantly started to worry and overthink. That was your defense mechanism against anxiety.
However, that is the wrong way to react. Even when anxiety emerges, people who are not so sensitive are not really affected. They don’t fear more than they need to. Naturally, they don’t ‘defend’ themselves by overthinking. In other words, they are not susceptible to the vicious loop of overthinking.
So when you feel insecure, you can become stronger if you can release the compulsion of getting rid of your anxiety. Re-define what it means to be mentally strong.
You are strong not ‘because’ of something, but you are strong ‘despite’ of something.
Too big, man. Too big to be read🤣
@Icekae That will sure help with getting rid of anxiety
Wrong. As a person with trauma and depression, let me tell you that shoving away/get rid of certain feelings like anxiety is fatal. All feelings are valid. Anxiety. Anger. Sadness.
Because I shoved all this away, even the anxiety, I became emotional numb. I can't feel true happiness anymore. I can't cry anymore. I don't even feel anxiety related to my future, my life. I wish I could feel again.
Never get rid of your feelings. Because feelings aren't a weakness, they are a growing process.
Easy to say but you dont know what we all expirencing 😒
@@cimbaerly How long have you been staring into the void?
I’ve been watching this channel for as long as I can remember, and it has always provided with the best. It aids me in my pains, thank you, dear creator :) a deep, heartfelt thanks for accompanying me this long
"If it's not enough that you're here, alive, thriving & able to be consciously aware of the multitudes of surrounding miraculous marvels, you may just be missing the entire point" ~ The Void
Great post, fully agree. We are the cosmos become conscious, our minds are the mirror into which the universe looks at itself. What a privilege.
Also agreed, to be the mirror is indeed a privilege.
Oh yes, "miraculous marvels". It's indeed so marvelous to spend your entire adult life in wage slavery for your basic human needs.
@@compilationsmania451 Exactly. Spend your life fighting your urges and working for people who don’t care about you, keep consuming and keep feeding your addictions. Lovely existence
Someone who lives a good life doesn't need to search for the meaning of it; they are happy with what they have. You will stop searching for meaning when you learn to enjoy the experience you've been given.
Get it Reyna 💪
Some of us don't enjoy it at all
@@mercx007 that is a choice.
@@71degrees sure is lad, i guess people just like being miserable
@@71degrees Tell that to the folks born in abject poverty, war, famine, and orphanages. If how we felt was a choice, we'd all choose to be happy all the time
Life can only be understood backward , but must be lived forward .
-Soren Kierkegaard
Life isn't worth the suffering.
I agree. From the moment we were born, we began to feel emotion. Emotions, while you feel the good feelings, you also feel the bad feelings too. But the significance in the relevance of emotions to suffering is due to it's constant shifting to one emotion to another. Good emotions to bad emotions to good emotions to bad emotions, rinse and repeat. That is the main reason why we call it suffering. Because it feels as if you are riding a roller coaster, riding constant ups and downs. It gets exhausting in the long term. It even hurts our very own existence.
Arguably the best TH-cam channel on self development and self discovery. None of that new age claptrap that has clogged up the internet.
Only a rational and truthful examination of life and it’s ups and downs. Thanks 🙏
This is the kind of video that changes your perspective on life itself, what great content, and what an amazing thoughtful look into something so deep. Thank you, really. This is beyond amazing.
This came at the right time... Thank you
The meaninglessness of life is what guides me towards meaning a lot of the time.
@@nlmtdhn9154 It makes sense to me. Since life is meaningless, there are no real stakes involved, and I feel more liberated to create my own meaning.
Funny how people think they have it figured out. You’re supposed to find your own meaning in life, whatever that means to the individual.
It sucks how people can be so close minded they feel they have to criticize others’ ideas, they can’t think for themselves but they feel a right to tell you that you can’t think for yourself.. smh
@@faust8218 That may be so...but it doesn't have to be bad. We'd obviously prefer for that meaning to be "real," but if all we truly have are delusions then we may as well make the most out of them.
@@faust8218 in the grand scheme of things, you are correct. But to the individual whos reality is their life the meaning they create is all that is needed and all that matters to them.
No one in such videos talk about sustainable earning in life. It's all travelling, hobbies, friends etc.
Show me the man who finds joy and happiness in going to bed under the bridge hungry wet and cold.
Money can't buy happiness, but it sure can help avoid misery.
You can’t search for happiness in other people, they will never satisfy you
Thats why more and more young ppl are reluctant to going to College. Working 9 to 5 for 30 years!! When u can just travel the world and witness other parts u'll never see again. What an inspirational video!!.
You need money to travel. To earn money you must work, to work you need a job and to get a job you need to go to college. It’s not complicated
@@SAMSARALIVEEEEEE You need to realize that college isn’t the only way to succeed, most people are pressured into it.
I like this guy! I own an 18-Wheeler and drive all over the country, every state, spend VAST amounts of time alone and in contact with no one or nothing but my thoughts. I have always been what i would assume one would call a deep thinker as i have been routinly told that I overthink and analyze things. I don't understand this as I'm just trying to understand the world around me, it's not a stressor in any regard, I actually enjoy it. Coming upon this channel has given alot more to "think" about and in many more different ways. Good work to the creator and look forward to more!
"Same things make us laugh, make us cry"
- Big Smoke
“Living is easy with eyes closed
Misunderstanding all you see
It's getting hard to be someone
But it all works out
It doesn't matter much to me.”
- John Lennon
RIP John 😌
Too many followers of J Lennon.
Yeah, one idea that popped into my head when I was on acid once, was that we humans are some kind of world travellers, whose only meaning is to be born, experience whatever it is we want to experience in this world, then leave again and repeat this cycle. If this is true is impossible to know, but living according to this has had a relaxing effect on me.
How about acid trip for thousands of times?
Life is just boaring like I'm not sad or happy or anything really its just the same repeated day cant wait for the day I eventually die
Accepting the meaninglessness of life is the first step into freedom. Then one must be responsible and understand that it is not because life has no purpose that we shouldn’t do anything. Once you are here, do your best and strive for growth.
This allows you to deal with life regardless its possible lack of meaning or not. More. It sets you free from any religion or any promises of a better place after death. You live independently of them. But you have to be strong to accept all that freedom and all that power.
This is exactly the thing I was thinking on today. Realizing that you are the captain of your own life and you don't have to follow anyone else's commands puts a heavy burden on you. Because from then on, you have to make every decision by yourself, for yourself. The way I see it, not everyone can take this burden; some will crumble under it.
you are right, the meaninglessness has to be accepted and will even set you free. But on a deeper level I believe there is a meaning but we ought not to know this.
The meaning of life is whatever makes sense to you. You don't have to look for it, it's already present in your mind & spirit.
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” “If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.”- Lao Tzu
Nicely said !
Life has ALWAYS been a joke and it WILL ALWAYS BE a joke!
Its funny how a society deludes itself with meaning.
If i wanted to live a life, i wanted a enternal life when nothing to lose nothing, no evil, no pain, no arguments, no fighting,just a place where everyone is actually happy.
@@selfpromoter8352 sadly a world like that doesn't exist.
@@Justanotherblackman ik and it’s sad.
@@selfpromoter8352 VERY!
Everytime you say "thank you for whatching" I instantly think "noooo, thank you for your videos".
You help me a lot.
One must imagine Sisyphus happy
No because happiness does not exist
BOJAN KRKIC I’m starting to believe that, the longer I’m alive
@@drazor116 Why can't you be your own happiness?
@@astoldbynickgerr well, we have the rest of our life to prove us wrong
@@sorin_b. agree
Your channel is one of the major inspirations behind me starting my channel this year. I appreciate the thought provoking videos. That’s what I try to focus on as well. Hopefully people who enjoy your channel will find enjoyment in mine as well. Have a meaningful day!
The problem with life is that we have no choice.
Exactly, and we forced to live like this, it’s ridiculous and depressing.
I always felt that my life had no meaning since the day I was born.
No one’s life has meaning. Find confort in the fact that we are all ultimately irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
@@SAMSARALIVEEEEEE I believe that.
"One must imagine Sisyphus happy."
Albert Camus
“Happy” in the sense Camus uses this word means pure hedonism. I wouldn’t take him as a role model save you are an angsty teen.
@@corvidaeetaquila2398 hedonism? What are you talking about?
Don’t you know the biography of Camus? His happiness consisted of having bacchanals and living only for pleasurable experiences. Here is another quote of him: “True debauchery is liberating because it creates no obligations.”
Sisyphus must, at a minimum be accepting of his fate. Possibly contented with his task. Continuing on despite it's accomplishment being impossible. The endlessly repeated activity becomes his purpose in existence.
Maybe he does his task happily, just to spite Zues.
So you do not like Camus?
And eould you recommend me his novel The Myth of sisyphis?
That was one of your best videos ever. In “Mans search for meaning” by Viktor Frankl he states that meaning, purpose, and hope come from within.
Thank you for the gentle way in which you can pull apart a construct and examine it, bringing me along on that journey. Your videos are an enriching and mind opening experience!
According to Buddhism, you are trapped in a never-ending cycle of rebirth, which introduces another kind of "meaninglessness" ;D
Which is why they believe everyone must transcend it and achieve nirvana.
@@jimmytimmy3680 how u do that tho
Repeat raising kundalini untill the electromagnetic field around the brain implodes like a sonoluminescence bubble
@@casperhkragh4753 wut
Casper H Kragh wtf
This is fantastic and just seriously made my day... thank you for making this video and gifting me these ideas to ponder on
I believe that attaching the meaning of life to energy may simplify the wonder. The cosmos is energy, our existence is energy, good and bad, violent and gentle. Brutal and kind. It's all about perceptions and energy that flows with that perception. The meaning changes depending on perception. Energy is always a constant entity. When the energy is gone, we are gone. You have such wise and always positive kind words. Always good food for thinking. Thanks
“Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”
― C.G. Jung
This actually made me start to think
What was meant to be deep and meaningful only turned out unnecessarily articulate
I grew up thinking so much stuff was cool, things were so fun. I even made a imaginary thing called fun and he said the thing you have to do your whole life is have fun. But now that I'm 18 it's so hard to have fun. Things I once loved to do just seems so pointless now. I loook at my body sometimes feeling weird af like I'm controlling a puppet. I see people doing there things as if they are living the life or I'm in a simulation. I grew up thinking the dream of having this cool house with a pool and bounce houses and trampolines like TH-camrs do. Just to grow up with no motivation. Life just feels pointless/meaningless
I hope you find motivation to keep going.... I feel the same but for some reason I suddenly have a view in my mind. Island. A beautiful island life is probably what I want! I hope I'll gradually get rid of anhedonia.
Just wait until you get older. It will only get worse.
Most people go through this as teens! Because that's the part of our life where we generally begin to rely on ourselves more, and craft what our own identity or existence is going to be. It can feel empty and pointless at this stage because it is like looking at a blank sheet of paper - you still need to fill it up. Still for some, they never grow out of this stage and still feel that life is meaningless even into their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and so on... don't let yourself become one of them. Their lives have been spent searching for the 'meaning' of life, rather than having engaged with life. You don't find a dinosaur fossil by standing on the surface of the desert and looking around for it. You have to dig. And be careful of the people I have mentioned, because they will try to tell you that the treasure you will find is just an illusion, even if the benefits of it are screamingly obvious - they'll say digging is a 'cope'.
In reality, their belief that meaning is a 'cope' is actually a coping mechanism for the fact that they themselves have never found this meaning and they have to project that onto you to assuage the jealousy they feel.
Only our creator can help us overcome, meanwhile I will try looking for some happiness
but i havent had proof of it since i left christianity
Is relatively easy for me to accept that my life does not have a meaning and that i am not important. I am good with It
Yep. As I am approaching my 30's (currently 27) I am starting to feel calm about that assumption that I am meaningless. Before I used to overthink so hard and to spend nights awaken, thinking why I am so useless and meaningless, while everyone around me found something that drives them forward. Now I am kinda ok with it and I am not bugging my mind so much.
@@KNDCHV how? mind teaching me?
if you teach me maybe u can save a life.. bcs I don't know why i would live anymore
“Life is like a blank canvas, it may be meaningless because there is nothing on it to look at. But if you look at the world and reality that we live in, the canvas is never blank.” -Trent Drosihn
I actually find it quite comforting that their is no intrinsic meaning or purpose to life. It means that I can't possibly live life wrong since the concept of such a thing is completely subjective from person to person. It's nice that I ultimately get to decide what's important to me. I'd imagine it be quite stressful to believe that if you don't live a perfect life you'll be damned to eternal suffering in hell. That's quite a harsh punishment to have holding over your head in a world where many thing are out of our control and everyone is ultimately trying their best, wether were concious of that fact or not.
I know this is 3 years late but I agree with you. Plus without an intrinsic meaning to life make everything special to me (friends,animals,video games,etc)
I can't describe how much I love your videos and it's so nice you quote Jung. I quit my shitty 9/5 job more than a year ago and recovered from trauma. All I do now is to meditate, have a walk in nature, study, visit friends and family, enjoy the simple things. Life is meaningless and it is good ❤
Better for the environment that way too.
How do you get around then?
@@thijs5931 I sell vintage clothing on- and offline, minimum effort and I can make a living with it :)
@gaiagensouki how long did it take you to get to that point (as I am looking to go self-employed at some point).
Well that certainly cleared up a lot of questions I have been dealing with and all done in 1 video. Well done!
bro i literally need this right now thank you so much
I think it would be good for us to add meaning to our own lives instead of taking the viewpoint that life is meaningless. We don't know that it's meaningless; there's lots of things we just don't know. Each of us has the power to make our experience of living more meaningful.
“If you experience life for what it is, in a moment of joy, in a moment of love, in a moment of ecstatic experiences you don't look for meaning" - Sadhguru
when you measure yourself against the external world, everyone else, and lack of standing in that world, its hard to see the point in even trying to keep up.
This is one of your best works in some time, much love!
Thank you :)
I enjoy nothing and don't feel like I matter
FINALLY ANOTHER VIDEO! I've been waiting for so long! haha
by far my favorite channel. your voice makes me feel so much better. appreciate you.
I don't think we can know the meaning of life any more than a single cog in a grand machine can understand the purpose of the machine. But by observing our role in our small communities, we may be able to discover, or rather create, the meaning of OUR lives. For where could one's own meaning come from if not from within?
John Novakovich
From the outside of course. I would prefer humanity to be war slaves bred to wage some intergalactic war on behalf of our alien overlords. A clear goal and a reason to be born.
Instead, we have "just exist for 80 years and do whatever".
Ur true! And ur description attracted me lol don't mind I'm writing whatever🤦 k byee...!
I can tell you that my life became meaningful as i started to help other people. I work for the poor on the streets every 2 weeks for a couple of hours. Being responsible for other beings is what makes happy. Also Jordan Peterson recommends this.
This is a path to happiness
Living fer others and be selfless it’s the way thru
Jordan peterson advocates for an ideology which destroys many of the social structures and safety nets that contribute to poverty.
This is a request, please make more videos. I love your content I watch them everyday. Truly, you have made my life better. Thanks a lot! Lots of love from India. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for posting this. It is insightful and radical, when viewed through the eyes of modern western culture. Where, the mindset is still largely centered around consumption and productivity. At times, I catch myself looking for meaningful "work" rather than trusting myself and following my own inclinations. Which, satisfies the ego temporarily, but saddens the spirit. So, thank you for reminding me today about the arbitrary value of meaning in a meaningless world.
What makes my life meaningful is escaping it to another life
Yeah ! D r o p o u t !
One must believe in one's self; first and foremost!
. . . more than in o t h e r people absolutely. If y o u do not believe in yourself, who else will ? And it is way better to know yourself well than "knowing" 1000 people superficial !
Einselganger... beautiful! Thank you!
Thank you!! That is exactly what I needed to hear.
"Money doesn't buy happiness it buys crazy ass happiness" -Eminem
Says the guy that constantly looks miserable and admits to selling his soul to satan
@@jasonmyers8600 you say "admits" as if it actually happened lmao, lighten up it's a fuckin joke man
@@Darthvviller.... actually
The instant happiness money brings us limited as stated in previous videos. A low always come with high. I'm searching for something beyond mass consumerism. Mindfulness meditation is one example.
I am ready to sell my soul to Satan if will be rich. Unfortunately it doesn't look like it's a choice.
When you work 12 hours a day 7 days a week. Life is pointless
Think of how the slaves felt, 4 hours of sleep every day, 20 hour work days
Being beaten and tortured, barely fed, not paid, little shelter, no learning capabilities
lovely video. We grow up, listening to media, society, etc. to define our meaning. When things don't match we find life meaningless. There is no point in judging own life based on other benchmarks.
You nail it every time. Thanks for the insight.
Hey you. Yes you...
This is a sign that you're right where you need to be. Stretch the corners of your mouth upwards. May all your worries wash away and you find pockets of peace throughout your day!
💗 #DrLizListens
aye thanks
@YourBakaSenpai :))
So often I see women say they found their purpose once they have a child, but doesn’t that just continue this cycle?
Now that baby grows up and wonders what they’re doing here and realizes they’re going to die one day as well.
The baby seems like a distraction.
Having a child is selfish. You’re bringing someone into this unfair world without their consent. Why would they want to live in this pointless reality?
Having a child is selfish, that's it. I myself promised that never getting married and never bring a child (victim) in this hell. That cycle ends with me.
This video is exactly what I needed today. Thank you
Thank you for this video!
“In a meaningless universe we are free to do what we want.” As long as you have recourses and money. If you’re poor you’re fucked. Especially if you are aware of all of this. Goddamn I can’t even escape with religion.