So what Camus is basically saying is that: You can do what you want with your life because there is no certain reason how your life should be. The true nature of the universe is randomness and freedom. Those are powerful thoughts , I like that guy.
I’m not well versed in philosophy but a big fan. How do you think Camus might address people who do “bad” things? Sexual predators, murdering innocents, stealing from the poor, etc.
Серый Светлый Район One is just rebelling against meaninglessness, which is meaningless, cos it doesn’t care about your rebellion, it’s just to ease egos sense of powerlessness. Freedom is found in transcending ego. The real absurdity is the egos fear and reluctance to let go of itself, when it was never really real...
I read somewhere that this quote associated to Camus is actually from Zygmunt Bauman who was influenced by the philosophy of Camus but I don’t have the reference. Anyone?
He means that our ability to be happy is a state of mind and not a condition of our environment. Happiness is therefore an internal state of affairs and not attained by external forces.
You don't know 'anything'? Seriously? Is your competent use of English (a correctly spelt sentence, adequately punctuated, though given the appearance of an unattributed quotation) something other than the product of your life's experience so far? If you think your existence is aught but something else's dream, then perhaps Berkley's Idealism would merit your interest? Certainly Descartes' 'I think, therefore I am' is something you have rejected.
Meaning is defined by ones thoughts not anything else .. so something meaningful to u can be trash to others!!!.. so meaningful things can be worthless and meaningless things can be treasures...🙂
"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
Yes. For example: Dr. Seuss made up words and things that had no meaning. Yet, they are amazing and unique and will live on forever in the creative human archive.
I love how you explained it, many people think Camus was just a depressed dude that wanted to share that depression that comes with a nihilistic worldview. But he actually was really hopeful and explained the meaning of life in a different and rather beautiful way: take ahold of your life and make it fully yours even if it's not.
When I was 18-19 I had a very hard existential crisis because of reaching to these conclusions on my own. I thought that I had to give my life a meaning, but as today (5 years later) I haven't and probably will never do. People who have life goals scare me. I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, how am I going to set an objective to fulfill in 50 years? It's surely going to change. Pandemics happen. People come and go. Be kind with those who surround you, love them back, and try to make your immediate situation better. And do whatever you enjoy.
Same, I'd just sometimes think about women I fall in love with besides all that and imagine futures with them while knowing full well it probably will never happen and accepting it and not being upset about it.
same here , and I happy to see I am not thr only one with this situation , tbh vinland saga season 2 did helped me a lot , I hope everyone with these thoughts succeed this year may god bless us all
Same happened to me last year, worst period of my life, i was doubting about the worth of life itself, I had to look for professional psychological help to overcome such a crisis. Now I'm 20 and life goes on, Camus' philosophy is the one I rely on the most. Btw I want to thank you for sharing your experience
who else thinks its just super cool and great to live in an infinite, absurd, indifferent "universe " where eventually nothing really matters! It never ceases to amaze me how people take themselves and what they do so seriously! “The literal meaning of life is just whatever you're doing that prevents you from killing yourself.” - Albert Camus.
I do for sure. The fact that the entire universe will someday end and none of what we're doing right now matters at all gives me comfort. It helped me accept death as well as how insignificant I am. Like if something as incomprehensibly vast as the universe can go away, then we are basically nothing lmao. Not even a speck of dust in the grand scheme of things. It's really nice we got to pass through though. Living life is pretty cool.
Why then do we yearn for meaning and cohesion or have this ability to think about the absurdity of it all. It just seems plainly cruel to be endowed or cursed with reason and at the same time ensure yourself that life is meaningless.
I don't know why everyone finds the idea of life being meaningless so sad. I think it's cool as hell! A meaningless life is a blank train ticket to whatever you desire!
It's cool if you can think like that. But most of us are still insecure. We want someone to take our hand and help us. Learning to walk without a parent is hard as f
@@KENNETHTXMMA Sysyphus happy is a false reading of the myth. To think being Sysyphus would make us happy is the lamest philosophy imaginable. Camus was a fake.
After years of being religious, this absurdity of life has hit me hard, had past 2 years full of existential dread, but now I can see the opportunity in it to create a wonderful life on my own terms, but the idea of no one answering my prayers still haunts me to the core
Hamza Raja I’m so glad you’re seeing the opportunity to create a wonderful life on your own terms. I went through a similar phase of existential dread but have been creating life on my own terms for a while now and I feel pretty good. Be patient with yourself, it’ll take some time to feel free of the dread and some days will be better than others, but you’re on your way and I wish you the best of luck! ✨🌼
Hamza Raja I know your pain. I've been on that same search since my Mom died 2 years ago. It truly feels like we've been left behind by our creator. When my Mom passed, myself and my sisters saw silver cords of mist/smoke rise from her body. I had never heard of this phenomena before but it's common to hear hospice workers report the same. There is something after this, but I can't explain it.
Hamza Raja NEVER make a conclusion on life and then live by that conclusion. Why? Because you could be wrong! It’s best to just live your life with the best intentions possible JUST IN CASE and be smart about how you live it BECAUSE there just might be a point after all and you’ll be sorry that you treated life like it meant nothing! I’m not saying to be good because you wanna avoid consequences, that would just be inauthentic. But I’m just saying be humble by the fact that you don’t know and no one does and just DO YOUR BEST by the fact that you DO NOT KNOW. Maybe one day we will all know FOR SURE WITHOUT A DOUBT?!?? Who knows... but don’t throw your life in the trash can because you currently lack the ability to see bigger picture.
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Albert Camus is my personal hero. All of his writings are truly inspiring, and make many people want to continue living no matter how hard the burden is
@@charliehobson33 your thoughts/conscience is your karma, people still suffer whilst doing right thing, while a narcissist or sociopath may do a bad thing but still never get his or her karma, it's the conscience of both of them. If your dominant thoughts are guilt and remorse whilst doing anything, you'll attract bad karma, if you do anything and feel no remorse and guilt, you can get a way with it.
@@acecrocodile7699 interesting, yeah I get ya, but talking about the general population, how you act is how people act to you. for example I had a friend who said people were always mean to her but she was completely selfish a lot of the time. Living in a good way is not a total defense to bad occurring, but you are likely to attract some good, that is my definition of karma anyway. my neighbour got hit recently, he is a complete dick, if he wasn't a dick he wouldn't of got hit, negative karma playing out.
This is exactly my contention with Camus. Western philosophy tends to position humanity as something separate from our environment, and I think that has a lot to do with our feelings of isolation. My argument is, the universe cares about us exactly as much as we care about ourselves, because we're pieces of it. Sure, the rest of it doesn't revolve around us... But we're made of the same stuff and work through the same physical mechanisms. Meaning is inherently subjective, anyway; universal meaning is a logical impossibility, because... Meaning is whatever we attach meaning to, it comes from within. Even meaning from fulfilling the goals of some higher power is not the same as the meaning of our lives to that higher power. I don't think anything I'm saying is directly contradictory to Camus, but I think it's a more optimistic perspective.
"Living an Absurd life means indifference to the future, the rejection of hope and a lucid experience of what's happening in the moment" - they put my existence into words
I don't think Camus meant that. He doesn't talk about indifference or rejection because in one case you cheat on you and in the other you are angered. He said that it is normal to think f the future and the present but to think that it has a meaning is absurd.
I read in the 80s. It wasn't an easy book to read. But I never had expected that in my lifetime I'd see a 'plague or pestilence' sweeping across my country and many parts of the world. Camus did open my eyes to the absurdity of life.
@@rjleslee And you still have not seen it. A bunch of 80 and 90 year old people dying of a virus. It happens every year and it will continue to happen every year until there is a 100% effective vaccine for all viruses. This is a damn panic, not a pandemic.
i thought i was the only one going insane and getting suicidal thoughts out of nowhere (i am a happy person, no mental illnesses) since i realised the absurdness of life. but this calmed me down. that i am not the only one.
That was exactly me 2 months ago. I was saying suicidal thoughts but only because I was accepting life how it is. Only few people understood me. It’s nice to see that Im not alone haha ✨
Same haha 😂 but now that i see it, im happy. If there's no meaning, there's no need to fulfill to standards made by people, standards that i don't like i can not follow. I don't have to be ladylike and have children or whatever 😂 it doesn't matter
It's so awesome to see the congruence between Camus, stoicism and secular contemplatives, all advocating a return to and satisfaction with the present moment, liberating oneself from negative thought about the future. In essence, it's admitting that the real purpose of life is fulfilled within ourselves (our brains) and external dependencies are by and large BS.
Of all the philosophers and philosophies that have ever been, I believe Camus' philosophy is the one closest to reality and one which gives man the greatest chance to live a fair life. Great video.👍
@Edward Burgess I add Taoism and the practice of Qigong and meditation to Camus's philosophy and realize that within my mediations I become aware of my own moral laws based on the fact that we are all connected. This way I do not become Solipsisitic or Hedonistic, and my morality and ethics are based on my own experience and understanding, not on some written law.
@Edward Burgess But being an hedonist (or a masochist) goes against what Camus is saying when he speaks about 'rebellion' because living in the moment means you have to deal with the tensions and contradictions of a social existence. When he repeats "nothing is true, everything is permitted", he asks us to think about what we can do while observing what others can do as well.
"the meaning lies in the act itself", "Is there anything more rebellious than to actually find joy in what's supposed to be our punishment?" Fabulous reflections and anallysis. Thanks for the video!
Nice summary. Thanks. I think there's one extension of this: If life is meaningless and we are all in this together, then it follows that we can create some meaning for ourselves by helping to alleviate some of the pain in others. In other words, help push the rock uphill and thus, get joy from it.
Paraphrasing a Stoic philosopher about how his student should look at all the advice that this Stoic philosopher was giving him. I believe Seneca said this, but I might be wrong. He said something along the lines of (again, paraphrasing): "Think of my advice to you as follows: we are both lying sick in hospital beds besides one another. Think of my advice as simply passing on some remedies that have been of help to me". I rather enjoyed the quote. Nobody has all the answers to this life (a life that can be compared to lying in a hospital bed, waiting for an inevitable end). But at least we can share some remedies among each other while we're here.
Interesting. I came to this conclusion a short while back after leaving a very controlling religion. It dawned on me that I actually don’t need to have any answers to those big questions and that real happiness dwells in the present moment. This dissolved all the truly meaningless garbage that I had bought into over the years. It is simply ok not to know... and say when asked “I don’t know”. Why is it that we feel that we have to give some sort of wise answer when asked a deep question? It’s probably the ego.
I too came from religion but through the years, very organically moved away from it and I’ve realized that I was questioning religious beliefs even as a child. I’m often asked to label myself as something so I suppose if I had to I would call myself an agnostic. But even though my split from religion wasn’t a traumatic one I remember the exact moment when I’ve admitted to myself that I do not believe and I’m letting it go. It was freeing but it was also very scary and lonely for a moment. Religion gives people answers to existential questions, support when you have none, hope, uplifts fear and desperation, and I suppose it tickles human’s ego a little bit. Tells us that we came from gods, higher power ect. A lot of people are incapable of living without that, can’t see past it. To me it just never felt true. It all clicked into place in my mind when I focused on gratitude. I’m not working to get into heaven, I don’t want to exist forever ( it’s a very long time) I just am here and now and I’m grateful for it and that’s all I know. And I am at peace with it and quite happy actually.
@@KASIAMISHIMA thanks for that comment… I feel the same way. Being bound by the past or transfixed on some golden future event is an absolutely task. We have this very moment to enjoy and that sums it all up… the now. I don’t have any answers and don’t fell any need for them. I am the happiest I have ever been in that regard. All the best
Existentialism is a philosophy that says “Man can only be free through full consciousness of his illogical position in a meaningless universe”. Jean-Paul Sartre, Alber Camus, Martin Heidegger are some of the Existentialist Philosophers.
I believe you (and many scholars) would be misclassifying Camus as an Existentialist - his works and his philosophy were evolving and sadly we will never really know we’re one of the great thinkers of our time would have landed as his life ended way too soon
I used to dwell on the thought that nothing matters and it's sad. But after understanding that it shouldn't be, with the help of Albert Camus' philosophy, I'm actually relatively happy. I don't mind that where all just going to die someday. It's a freedom that we're given and we need to understand how to use that. I adore Albert because he helped me overcome my frequent existential crises. I wish I could thank him for all the good he has impacted on me. I'm forever grateful for his influence on the world. Meaning is futile in a world where is doesn't exist.
I really don't know why people find existentialism pessimistic approach towards life. I find it so peaceful and freedom in it that at least I'm not bounded by any rules created by humans some ofc we do have to follow to go on living but not everything and it sets my mind free. Everytime I have an existential thought I feel happy and calm.
I think that part of it is that many do not understand it - they understand the words, yet do not fully comprehend the meaning behind them. That was the case for myself when I was younger. I think also, that without a deep understanding of it, it is difficult to feel at peace with it - either that, or some people's minds are simply more Existential than others. Using myself as an example again, today I understand Existentialism much better than I did years ago, but I still do not feel particularly at peace within it. When I was ignorant, my opinion of it was negative; now that I know more about it, my opinion of it is neutral. I suppose that this statement cannot answer your query in full, but I hope, at least, that it gave you another piece of the puzzle.
For me it is a burden knowing there is no meaning of life or that i am free from human rules and ideas. When you know that there is not much purpose to anything or any dreams or aspirations you may have had because you know that it is all ultimately meaningless.
@@zhangzongchang1057 For me the meaninglessness of life makes it beautiful. We get to define our own meaning and purpose out of dogmas we humans have created. It's all about perspective though mate. :)
How would you react to people who live with that mindset and decide that it's alright to steal from you and/or abuse you. Since, they're not bound to any rules anyway
The end reminds me of this Rumi quote: "Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you're perfectly free.”
"There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succession of moment after moment. There will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment."- Yamamoto Tsunemoto
Speachless!One of my favourite videos! it was like somebody put together all my unexpressed thoughts and questions in a dense and right order.I will definitely read Camus.
After reading some of the absurd play and novel, the nothingness seriously disrupted my peace. I searched for Camus lessons and existential theories and thanks to this video, it numbs my pain a little bit and I can finally be little happy with whatever I have. Whoever is down right now with the nothingness of life, should certainly seek for what the existential critics have for them. Thanks again.
Life is neither meaningful nor meaningless, Life is just a life. If we think its meaningless then life become meaningless, if we think it is meaningful it becomes meaningful. Life is beyond these categories.
The good news about a random universe, which is devoid of intrinsic meaning, is that it is not actually malicious, as it may sometimes seem. It does not have a moral code and does not supernaturally punish you in any way for violating some imaginary moral code. You just have to live with fellow human beings and deal with social or pragmatic consequences of your decisions. Other than that, you are free free to pursue your personal values.
This is a shoutout to Dr. Harpeet Vohra, Assitant Professor at Panjab University Regional Center who taught me "The Outisder" during my English Majors course. Nothing so absurd would have made so much sense to me if I hadn't been privileged of being her student. Thankyou maam.
I love watching these videos on different philosophers and their ways of thinking. It's like getting little life tips along the journey to help tailor it to YOUR preferred existence.
Bravo in encapsulating this great man's philosophy in a 10-min video. A terrific job! (Camus is the only person whose works make sense in a senseless world. I've read them all, and although I don't completely understand his philosophical writings, the main message is crystal clear. Be honest with yourself, rebel against your fate, and learn to live.)
Hope is the feeling that people cultivate when they cannot or don't want to face the reasons of their despair. Sometimes the hope of someone is the cause of someone else's despair. Comedic or tragic... Or both?
I speak from experience, I have tried both sides of the argument, and was wanting and lost in absurdity as stated by Camus, but fortune was in the air for I was giving the time to try my hand at the converse side of existence ... and little by little began to find treasures of meaning every time I did something for someone else unconditionally, my soul ignited with a bit of meaning! And the continuous bits of meaning have amassed to a profound sense of accuracy and worth, value and joy, that proof of services to others are undeniably the paths to comfort and fullness in this life, thanks to Heaven! Moreno, A
I vaguely remember reading decades ago "The universe is without limits, human life /mind is limited. To pursue the unlimited with the limited is a dangerous occupation "
wow. this is your best video to date. organic, so poignant. bravo! maybe camus would be the only man i would be able to actually discuss existence in this universe.
About a week ago I had a spiritual insight or experience that everything we perceive is an illusion but also that all is one - eg. there is no 'me' nor 'you' or even duality and death. This insight blew my mind and it somewhat liberated me. At one point I even felt love for unkown people on the streets, as I felt that we're all one. I never experienced this before and it felt great. But nowadays I feel an overwhelming anxiety which I think is just resistance against the inner change I undergo. The nature of ego is to resist change. This insight is a blessing but also a very painful one, at least for now I hope.
I think a lot of us have had that feeling. I think it's correct and not a 'delusion.' I am writing a paper on the subject. You are the universe becoming self-aware, when that happens. That's my theory. We are made of stardust, a scientific fact. Humans are not separate from the universe, we are just the latest expression of it, inside of it. Anything humans do, the universe is doing. So, if we can embrace that fact. That we as life form systems (not merely as individuals or humans) across time, are on a trajectory. Towards intelligence. Harnessing more energy. Expanding. General themes.
@@evil_twit Did you read Biocentrism by Lanza? Very interesting book! According to him consiousness created the universe and not the other way around. His ideas are primarly based on the bizar world of quantum mechanics.
I have this feelings that this "spiritual insight" was ignited by DMT or strong LSD :). I had a very similar one. Shout out for you profile pic also, one of the greatest voices in music history. Glad you're out of the hole.
Favorited. I always found Camus, Sisyphus, and the absurd interesting. As an Atheist, it stands out to me, as life often seems absurd to me. However, I realize that even if there's no objective meaning, that doesn't mean I can't enjoy life while I have it and make my own meaning
I was struggling for a whole year with a sadness (don't want to say depression since it sounds like I have an illness) I am 15 now and thought about life too often and even thought what the meaning of my existence. I thought about suicide a lot. But I realized that we create our own purpose.
@@lockheedmartincomapny Depends on how you see it. If Camus would have advocated for the absolute rejection of the concept of meaning, then he would have rejected the concepts of ''goals, dreams, ambitions, commitment, relationships, fun, and happiness'', because they're based in meaning. But he did not; he actually encouraged them. Camus worked as a manager for a rebellion journal in Paris and was also responsible for hiring journalists at the journal. If the concept of meaning truly didn't matter in its entirety to him, he wouldn't have had that job, because, why? and why bother? Since he was that high up in the administration of the journal, it surely meant something to him. Also, he had a long-lasting and loving relationship for 20 years (yes, 20 years!), if relationships didn't mean anything to him because they were meaningless, then why would he even bother with them? The common denominator of all these pieces of the puzzle of the relationship between Camus and meaning lead to one thought: Camus was against considering the universe as a meaningful entity, be he was for creating meaning for your own life. Nuance needs to be held; Camus was an absurdist, not an existential nihilist. The latter would have rejected any notion of meaning, whilst Camus was for the empowerment of the individual through the creation of meaning for the individual in his OWN life and not in regards to the universe. Because rejecting meaning on the macro AND the human-scale would have made Camus be a nihilist, which, would just be doomed for despair or to live with no future ambitions, which he harshly rejected.
As i understood him just from this video. He doesnt say there is no objective meaning but that it is impossible for Humans to understand of find the meaning that may exist or not exist. PRactically that means for us that there is no meaning, but it leaves the door open for a meaning that is there but simply not comprehensible to the human mind. I tend to agree with that. Our minds are great but they can just grasp what our faculties are able to register. There are many things we cannot perceive so without being able to perceive the Whole picture and everything that there is, we cannot come to a conclusion. And since we will never be able to perceive all, as we are just an animal that learnt how to act and create, we will forever be "punsihed" to create our own meanings.
I've read a lot of Camus' work and I think he's a genius with fascinating ideas. That being said, I don't fully accept all of them. As you suggested, I believe a person can react to the absurdity of life (the chaos) with his rational mind (brining order to it). He can find subjective meaning in what could be called meaningless in an objective sense, because ultimately we are subjective, not objective, and there's nothing wrong with that. Your unique experience of the universe matters to you, and your perspective should be the most important one to you, because it is yours. It doesn't matter whether it grasps some grand, objective truth of the universe or not. Such things are beyond our ability to perceive or fully understand. I don't think we should respond to absurdity by embracing it and giving up the challenge of finding our own meaning. Sure, that is one option, but I think it is an attempt to avoid a potentially scary part of life. It reminds me of people who are overly afraid of death. Sure, death is a bit scary, but ultimately to conquer your fear of death you have to accept that it is just a part of life and yet you can live your life without being paralyzed by your fear of it. The same can apply to the challenge of meaning. Sure, the challenge is a bit scary, but ultimately to conquer the despair you have to accept that life is absurd and yet you can find your own meaning in it without being paralyzed by that absurdity. Here's an example: I believe that this video, this topic, this discussion, and the writings of Camus have value. Not only do I believe this, but I FEEL it, even now as I reflect upon it, think about it, and share my own thoughts, I find great meaning in it. Why? Is there objective value in it ordained by gods? Not that I know of, no, but who cares? I may not be a god, but I shall ordain these things with subjective value myself, because I want to. That's good enough for me. I find value in them, therefore they matter to me. THAT is how we should live imo. I am very curious to hear your thoughts on the matter though!
I really think that life is not meaningless. I truly believe that goal of life itself is finding meaning of it... for yourself. I know that you mean the same thing as I do, but sentence "life is meaningless" just sounds too dark and brutal for me. There is no such thing like unequivocal purpose of life for everyone. The beauty of its absurd revolves around searching something directed for certain individual. Good luck on your life journey everyone!
Ahh I was wondering today about nihilism.. It was kinda making me indifferent and hopeless then this comes..!! Just when I needed it.. Thanks buddy.. U r one of the few people I actually click the vedio when the notification comes
@@ryanjames4168 Nothing directly. It's a statement made in the form of a joke. I'm attempting to point out that people preoccupied with trying to make life fit how they think life should be, they are missing the point of life altogether. Using the terms, 'God is a comedian' and humanity is his audience implies a hierarchy that imposes a structure that is beyond the ability of the audience to change.
"I don't want to start any blasphemous rumours, but I think that God's got a sick sense of humor . And when I die I expect to find Him laughing" Depeche mode
I always wondered why I was forced to follow rules in school, have school-spirit, be a patriot, or have others’ comfort and my “career aspirations” or my “future” at the forefront of my life. Then I read Camus, Heidegger, Nietzsche, and Foucault. Now I’m an unhappy cynic and I couldn’t be happier.
@@wordwarrior2350 I grew up Jewish and renounced my faith as a teenager. Not a believer in any religion. I appreciate your passion mate, but I'm doing great. Reading philosophy and writing essays and am in University.
Eckhart Tolle says to live in the present moment. If we're not thinking about the past or worrying about the future, we can focus on this moment and realize that all is well in my world.
7:00 Wow אין בחיים משמעות תמקסם את חייך. אין blueprint תלחם למען חיים ועקרונותייך כי גם ככה זה יגמר מתישהו, עדיף שתלחם על מה ששלך 9:35 Wow. המשמעות נעשת במעשה שאנחנו עושים ואיך אנחנו אוהבים את מה שאנחנו עושים הטוב והרע והגישה לחיים תמונה בידינו
@@xhominidae i am somehow on the same boat with them. i guess what they meant was to live with your own values, knowing that it is not objective and it has no meaning, while not worrying on things that you cant control
Yeah... You know, this all sounds like overthinking and only helps us to sprain our brain 😏 life should be perceived more through feeling the things, even feeling vibrations and that is why I prefer daoism, which also states that everything is changing (and we can't disapprove that)... This kind of overthinking makes people unhappy and depressed. I went through that for decades believing that our THINKING allows us to find the right way... I was so wrong. I realised it only when I stopped thinking and started meditation, qigong and switched my perception more to feeling and less thinking, that is the only thing that we can rely to - our own understanding, not listening to others or learning from books. 🦋🌺☘️
I totally agree with you. I "turn off" the overthinking philosophing button, and turn on intuitive feeling and perception through Qigong, Tai Chi and Meditation. I'm also daoist.
I think these two concepts can coexist in a way - maybe not so much the vibrations, which require a leap of faith. When you abandon the attachments and desires associated with seeking outside meaning through religion, you are more free to just be. Even to, as you say feel more. You are no longer living to satisfy the expectations of society or some higher being, which is the ultimate depressing thing. This philosophy seems very simple viewed this way actually, and a valuable one in a world of very complicated and dogmatic belief systems. We cannot allow ourselves to become too passive and live in willful ignorance of reason. Like any philosophy, I think Taoism has its shortcomings, but it does still encourage deep introspection and reflection on the nature of the world.
It reminds me of the movie groundhog day where the protagonist sets himself free by accepting the absurdity and embracing it. Thank you for your inspiration always.
In the Inferno the sign to the entrance to Hell reads: "Abandon hope all ye who enter here." I can't help but believe that the sign tells how to make a heaven out of hell. No disappointment no regret, just here and now.
But aren’t you forgetting that you’re entering Hell? A place of torture, pain, torment. What gets people through hard times is hope that it’ll get better, that it will not be forever, that you can learn from it, get stronger, hope helps you find silver linings in most desperate moments. Now imagine you don’t have that, that whatever torment, physical and mental you going through will never ease, stop or change. Forever. That’s hell. There’s no peace in it, there can’t be by definition. Btw I’m obviously not trying to state facts , I’m not a religious person, that’s just how I understand your quote.
Very thought provoking and convincing. I'm agnostic, but still remain hopeful for a deity. So I hope Camus is looking down upon us now with relief and a well deserved smile.
FFS, I've got an ear infection and am avoiding watching anything that will make me laugh cos it's agony when I do. Thought I'd be safe in the comment section full of Albert Camus quotes.......but this is one (Ouch!!FFS) is still making me laugh. It's so wrong it's right, PMSL!!
So what Camus is basically saying is that: You can do what you want with your life because there is no certain reason how your life should be. The true nature of the universe is randomness and freedom. Those are powerful thoughts , I like that guy.
He's a charlatan.
@@outofoblivionproductions4015 Good arguments mate.
No fate but what you make.
@@Cryptonymicus Rule of the egotist.
I’m not well versed in philosophy but a big fan. How do you think Camus might address people who do “bad” things? Sexual predators, murdering innocents, stealing from the poor, etc.
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion." - Albert Camus
Серый Светлый Район One is just rebelling against meaninglessness, which is meaningless, cos it doesn’t care about your rebellion, it’s just to ease egos sense of powerlessness. Freedom is found in transcending ego. The real absurdity is the egos fear and reluctance to let go of itself, when it was never really real...
Серый Светлый Район so homeless...at will with no shame in it in America
Conrad Ambrossi true wisdom
I read somewhere that this quote associated to Camus is actually from Zygmunt Bauman who was influenced by the philosophy of Camus but I don’t have the reference. Anyone?
Conrad Ambrossi This is incredibly profound. Thank you sir.
"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me, there lay an invincible summer"...Albert Camus.
"invincible", 'till everything goes dark.
What did he mean by this?
He means that our ability to be happy is a state of mind and not a condition of our environment. Happiness is therefore an internal state of affairs and not attained by external forces.
That's like people with Day and Night:" You sleep better in a very Dark Room, like Nature Is."
Nietzche
“All I know about life is that I don’t know anything about life, and that’s all I really need to know about life”
You don't know 'anything'? Seriously? Is your competent use of English (a correctly spelt sentence, adequately punctuated, though given the appearance of an unattributed quotation) something other than the product of your life's experience so far? If you think your existence is aught but something else's dream, then perhaps Berkley's Idealism would merit your interest? Certainly Descartes' 'I think, therefore I am' is something you have rejected.
@@trevorbailey1486 rephrase your question
@@trevorbailey1486 idiota
"reject hope, return to monke"
- Albert Camus
Lmao
Not for everyone tho
better than fake hope and faith. But "better" is just a human notion. Life is incredibly absurd.
Woosh
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"Is there anything more rebellious than to actually find joy in what is supposed to be our punishment?"
Who says? If it's meaningless ....then it's not SUPPOSED to be anything
Meaning is defined by ones thoughts not anything else .. so something meaningful to u can be trash to others!!!.. so meaningful things can be worthless and meaningless things can be treasures...🙂
Masochism
@give me Chocolate pretty much, yes. We didn't choose to live, but it's our choice to embrace it.
Very good
"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
It’s true. There’s another quote somewhere that say, seek and you will find.
Happiness cannot be pursue;
it must be ensued.
When we find the meaning of life then we will stop searching for the meaning of life.
I have.
So can you.
But we will never be happy if we never try
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What answers did you find (to meaning of life, happiness)?
Life is meaningless.
Meaningless doesn’t mean awful.
It just means that you can create your own perspective, and make the best of what your life is.
Thank you, that's really helpful. I shall keep this in mind.
And in the end, whatever perspective you take will have no meaning
Yes. For example: Dr. Seuss made up words and things that had no meaning. Yet, they are amazing and unique and will live on forever in the creative human archive.
meaningless does not guarantee "NOT awful". life is often awful, and it being meaningless makes that an even bigger problem.
Isn't it funny that something being "meaningless" is entirely a notion we humans created anyways
I love how you explained it, many people think Camus was just a depressed dude that wanted to share that depression that comes with a nihilistic worldview. But he actually was really hopeful and explained the meaning of life in a different and rather beautiful way: take ahold of your life and make it fully yours even if it's not.
Pretend? Sorry, that isn't it, friendo
i wouldn’t say he was hopeful
He was not hopeful at all. Hope is against an absurd life…
@@ilja6748 By hopeful did he meant optimism?
When I was 18-19 I had a very hard existential crisis because of reaching to these conclusions on my own. I thought that I had to give my life a meaning, but as today (5 years later) I haven't and probably will never do. People who have life goals scare me. I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, how am I going to set an objective to fulfill in 50 years? It's surely going to change. Pandemics happen. People come and go. Be kind with those who surround you, love them back, and try to make your immediate situation better. And do whatever you enjoy.
Same, I'd just sometimes think about women I fall in love with besides all that and imagine futures with them while knowing full well it probably will never happen and accepting it and not being upset about it.
Be and do good as the stoics would say
same here , and I happy to see I am not thr only one with this situation , tbh vinland saga season 2 did helped me a lot , I hope everyone with these thoughts succeed this year may god bless us all
Last Pandemic was a 100 years ago you fckin npc
Same happened to me last year, worst period of my life, i was doubting about the worth of life itself, I had to look for professional psychological help to overcome such a crisis. Now I'm 20 and life goes on, Camus' philosophy is the one I rely on the most. Btw I want to thank you for sharing your experience
who else thinks its just super cool and great to live in an infinite, absurd, indifferent "universe " where eventually nothing really matters! It never ceases to amaze me how people take themselves and what they do so seriously! “The literal meaning of life is just whatever you're doing that prevents you from killing yourself.” - Albert Camus.
Well said, it is super cool!!
I do for sure. The fact that the entire universe will someday end and none of what we're doing right now matters at all gives me comfort. It helped me accept death as well as how insignificant I am. Like if something as incomprehensibly vast as the universe can go away, then we are basically nothing lmao. Not even a speck of dust in the grand scheme of things. It's really nice we got to pass through though. Living life is pretty cool.
Awesome reflection 💯 🏴☠️ 🤩
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Why then do we yearn for meaning and cohesion or have this ability to think about the absurdity of it all. It just seems plainly cruel to be endowed or cursed with reason and at the same time ensure yourself that life is meaningless.
I don't know why everyone finds the idea of life being meaningless so sad. I think it's cool as hell! A meaningless life is a blank train ticket to whatever you desire!
It's cool if you can think like that. But most of us are still insecure. We want someone to take our hand and help us. Learning to walk without a parent is hard as f
Viewbob But the problem is, YOU DON’T KNOW IF LIFE IS MEANINGLESS. YOU ASSUME IT IS!
@@teamakesgames yyup, but isn't that hardship makes it even more exhilarating to overcome it, to thrive against all odds?
@@Mr.Honest247 outside of our little bubble life is meaningless, but inside in that little bubble its up to you how you wanna live your life
Unfortunately, wherever you desire sounds like Do what thou whilst...Crowley
Dude finally my profile pic will be noticed somewhere.
"One must imagine Sysyphus happy"
Salim Benamara yeah because no one knew who Camus was outside of this small fringe and extremely intellectual gods like yourself
@@quintenbruggink1595 Camus's face isn't widely recognized even if his works are
I thought it was Jack Dempsey the boxer. I gotta study up.
lame
@@KENNETHTXMMA Sysyphus happy is a false reading of the myth. To think being Sysyphus would make us happy is the lamest philosophy imaginable. Camus was a fake.
Can't believe TH-cam gives a pop up trigger warning before playing this video!! Viewer discretion advised on a video about Camus. How absurd!
And we rebelled
I'm going to download a hacked client of youtube that gives me free premium and removes ads as a form od rebellion.
@@Generic_Phantom you can rebel against the absurd nature of youtube by just getting an adblocker extension that is also absurd
Don't tell anybody🎉😊
Yes, how dare any non capitalist dare suggest that.
"Is there anything more rebelious than to actually find joy in what's supposed to be our punishment" Most powerful line I've heard in a long time.
After years of being religious, this absurdity of life has hit me hard, had past 2 years full of existential dread, but now I can see the opportunity in it to create a wonderful life on my own terms, but the idea of no one answering my prayers still haunts me to the core
Hamza Raja I’m so glad you’re seeing the opportunity to create a wonderful life on your own terms. I went through a similar phase of existential dread but have been creating life on my own terms for a while now and I feel pretty good. Be patient with yourself, it’ll take some time to feel free of the dread and some days will be better than others, but you’re on your way and I wish you the best of luck! ✨🌼
Hamza Raja I know your pain. I've been on that same search since my Mom died 2 years ago. It truly feels like we've been left behind by our creator. When my Mom passed, myself and my sisters saw silver cords of mist/smoke rise from her body. I had never heard of this phenomena before but it's common to hear hospice workers report the same. There is something after this, but I can't explain it.
Very well said
Maybe this new realization is the answer to your prayers.
Hamza Raja NEVER make a conclusion on life and then live by that conclusion. Why? Because you could be wrong! It’s best to just live your life with the best intentions possible JUST IN CASE and be smart about how you live it BECAUSE there just might be a point after all and you’ll be sorry that you treated life like it meant nothing! I’m not saying to be good because you wanna avoid consequences, that would just be inauthentic. But I’m just saying be humble by the fact that you don’t know and no one does and just DO YOUR BEST by the fact that you DO NOT KNOW. Maybe one day we will all know FOR SURE WITHOUT A DOUBT?!?? Who knows... but don’t throw your life in the trash can because you currently lack the ability to see bigger picture.
You dont ask us to subscribe,like or share. You don't ask for patron support or promote sponsors but at the end all you do is thank us for watching. In reality we are the ones who are indebted to you.
Thank you Sir
“Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain.”
― William Faulkner, The Wild Palms
Quoted in Breathless by Godard too
@@vvaingro indeed :)
Love the way Camus abruptly ends *The Myth of Sisyphus* : _one must imagine Sisyphus happy_ .
Albert Camus is my personal hero. All of his writings are truly inspiring, and make many people want to continue living no matter how hard the burden is
The most ridiculous people I've ever met were the ones who forget they are animals.
I think the most are who believe in karma
@@poyasohrabi1397 what type of karma? karma is very real, if you act in a mean way people will act mean back to you, if you give love you get love.
@@charliehobson33 your thoughts/conscience is your karma, people still suffer whilst doing right thing, while a narcissist or sociopath may do a bad thing but still never get his or her karma, it's the conscience of both of them. If your dominant thoughts are guilt and remorse whilst doing anything, you'll attract bad karma, if you do anything and feel no remorse and guilt, you can get a way with it.
@@acecrocodile7699 interesting, yeah I get ya, but talking about the general population, how you act is how people act to you. for example I had a friend who said people were always mean to her but she was completely selfish a lot of the time. Living in a good way is not a total defense to bad occurring, but you are likely to attract some good, that is my definition of karma anyway. my neighbour got hit recently, he is a complete dick, if he wasn't a dick he wouldn't of got hit, negative karma playing out.
This is exactly my contention with Camus. Western philosophy tends to position humanity as something separate from our environment, and I think that has a lot to do with our feelings of isolation. My argument is, the universe cares about us exactly as much as we care about ourselves, because we're pieces of it. Sure, the rest of it doesn't revolve around us... But we're made of the same stuff and work through the same physical mechanisms. Meaning is inherently subjective, anyway; universal meaning is a logical impossibility, because... Meaning is whatever we attach meaning to, it comes from within. Even meaning from fulfilling the goals of some higher power is not the same as the meaning of our lives to that higher power. I don't think anything I'm saying is directly contradictory to Camus, but I think it's a more optimistic perspective.
So I've just finished one of Camus' books and it got me an existential crisis.
Which book?
Antonio Kranjčević the stranger
Saitama the meaning is in the meaning of his name. Camus ffs lol
@@viraatsingh1377 haha, how did you know
Fantastic book! Love it!
I love philosophy so much because when I'm in the most depressed mood it gives me joy and happiness. Thank you so much for this video. ❤
Read Dostojevski
"Is there something more rebellious than finding joy in what is supposed to be our punishment"
"Living an Absurd life means indifference to the future, the rejection of hope and a lucid experience of what's happening in the moment" - they put my existence into words
I don't think Camus meant that. He doesn't talk about indifference or rejection because in one case you cheat on you and in the other you are angered. He said that it is normal to think f the future and the present but to think that it has a meaning is absurd.
@@antoinemozart243 thank you!
Currently reading Camu’s novel “The Plague.” Couldn’t have picked a better time to read it!
Indeed I'm reading it again
Me too! After another masterpiece, related to contagion, maybe even better novel 'Rabies' by Borislav Pekić.
I read in the 80s. It wasn't an easy book to read. But I never had expected that in my lifetime I'd see a 'plague or pestilence' sweeping across my country and many parts of the world. Camus did open my eyes to the absurdity of life.
@@rjleslee And you still have not seen it. A bunch of 80 and 90 year old people dying of a virus. It happens every year and it will continue to happen every year until there is a 100% effective vaccine for all viruses. This is a damn panic, not a pandemic.
Just started as well. Already, there are parallels to our current experience
Your video saved my life. Thank you.
Now have some coffee
Day 11 of choosing coffee
This is strangely compelling - like just "Let goooo,......"
The only philosophy that I accept comes from Frozen
@@nekollama3994 .
@@nekollama3994 What?
Миљан Мирић it’s a joke
Look at you,, LOOK AT YOU,, JUST LET GO,,,,, you might have a near life experience
i thought i was the only one going insane and getting suicidal thoughts out of nowhere (i am a happy person, no mental illnesses) since i realised the absurdness of life. but this calmed me down. that i am not the only one.
Dude this was me
That was exactly me 2 months ago. I was saying suicidal thoughts but only because I was accepting life how it is. Only few people understood me. It’s nice to see that Im not alone haha ✨
Same haha 😂 but now that i see it, im happy. If there's no meaning, there's no need to fulfill to standards made by people, standards that i don't like i can not follow. I don't have to be ladylike and have children or whatever 😂 it doesn't matter
It's so awesome to see the congruence between Camus, stoicism and secular contemplatives, all advocating a return to and satisfaction with the present moment, liberating oneself from negative thought about the future. In essence, it's admitting that the real purpose of life is fulfilled within ourselves (our brains) and external dependencies are by and large BS.
The Stoics had a grand narrative about the universe, the meaning of life and human virtue, different from but no less grand than Plato's.
@@Blue_Dun that is of course true, however i prefer it minus the metaphysics
Of all the philosophers and philosophies that have ever been, I believe Camus' philosophy is the one closest to reality and one which gives man the greatest chance to live a fair life.
Great video.👍
Ayn Rand too
@Edward Burgess I add Taoism and the practice of Qigong and meditation to Camus's philosophy and realize that within my mediations I become aware of my own moral laws based on the fact that we are all connected. This way I do not become Solipsisitic or Hedonistic, and my morality and ethics are based on my own experience and understanding, not on some written law.
@Edward Burgess lol. So what if you become a hedonist and end up hurting others? Doesnt matter in the end.
@Edward Burgess But being an hedonist (or a masochist) goes against what Camus is saying when he speaks about 'rebellion' because living in the moment means you have to deal with the tensions and contradictions of a social existence. When he repeats "nothing is true, everything is permitted", he asks us to think about what we can do while observing what others can do as well.
yes because a primate can really tell us the secrets of reality 😂
Thank you, Einzelgaenger: a rare addition to my youtube favourites.
Thanks Bill! I appreciate it.
"the meaning lies in the act itself", "Is there anything more rebellious than to actually find joy in what's supposed to be our punishment?" Fabulous reflections and anallysis. Thanks for the video!
Freedom is happiness, don't get tied down by anyone or anything
Nice summary. Thanks. I think there's one extension of this: If life is meaningless and we are all in this together, then it follows that we can create some meaning for ourselves by helping to alleviate some of the pain in others. In other words, help push the rock uphill and thus, get joy from it.
Isn't that also the viewpoint of A. Schopenhauer? That compassion is the only way to alleviate the pain of our shared existence.
@@ameliainazawa1166 Thanks for this. Never read him/her but will look into it!
Paraphrasing a Stoic philosopher about how his student should look at all the advice that this Stoic philosopher was giving him. I believe Seneca said this, but I might be wrong.
He said something along the lines of (again, paraphrasing): "Think of my advice to you as follows: we are both lying sick in hospital beds besides one another. Think of my advice as simply passing on some remedies that have been of help to me". I rather enjoyed the quote. Nobody has all the answers to this life (a life that can be compared to lying in a hospital bed, waiting for an inevitable end). But at least we can share some remedies among each other while we're here.
“Cast aside empty hopes. Come to your own aid-if you care at all about yourself-while there’s still time.”
Interesting. I came to this conclusion a short while back after leaving a very controlling religion. It dawned on me that I actually don’t need to have any answers to those big questions and that real happiness dwells in the present moment. This dissolved all the truly meaningless garbage that I had bought into over the years. It is simply ok not to know... and say when asked “I don’t know”. Why is it that we feel that we have to give some sort of wise answer when asked a deep question? It’s probably the ego.
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Very true really liked your comment
Dude I can relate 100% to your experience.
I too came from religion but through the years, very organically moved away from it and I’ve realized that I was questioning religious beliefs even as a child. I’m often asked to label myself as something so I suppose if I had to I would call myself an agnostic. But even though my split from religion wasn’t a traumatic one I remember the exact moment when I’ve admitted to myself that I do not believe and I’m letting it go. It was freeing but it was also very scary and lonely for a moment. Religion gives people answers to existential questions, support when you have none, hope, uplifts fear and desperation, and I suppose it tickles human’s ego a little bit. Tells us that we came from gods, higher power ect. A lot of people are incapable of living without that, can’t see past it. To me it just never felt true. It all clicked into place in my mind when I focused on gratitude. I’m not working to get into heaven, I don’t want to exist forever ( it’s a very long time) I just am here and now and I’m grateful for it and that’s all I know. And I am at peace with it and quite happy actually.
@@KASIAMISHIMA thanks for that comment… I feel the same way. Being bound by the past or transfixed on some golden future event is an absolutely task. We have this very moment to enjoy and that sums it all up… the now. I don’t have any answers and don’t fell any need for them. I am the happiest I have ever been in that regard. All the best
The hard thing about having a Camus like mindset ... it is definitely against the current of the masses, thus so often taken as a defect.
"How are you supposed to live? -- If possible, not at all. But if so, the wise lives cheerfully and without that question." (Janosch)
"Positive, uplifting , and motivational quote"
Existentialism is a philosophy that says “Man can only be free through full consciousness of his illogical position in a meaningless universe”. Jean-Paul Sartre, Alber Camus, Martin Heidegger are some of the Existentialist Philosophers.
Hinduism basically
I believe you (and many scholars) would be misclassifying Camus as an Existentialist - his works and his philosophy were evolving and sadly we will never really know we’re one of the great thinkers of our time would have landed as his life ended way too soon
I used to dwell on the thought that nothing matters and it's sad. But after understanding that it shouldn't be, with the help of Albert Camus' philosophy, I'm actually relatively happy. I don't mind that where all just going to die someday. It's a freedom that we're given and we need to understand how to use that. I adore Albert because he helped me overcome my frequent existential crises. I wish I could thank him for all the good he has impacted on me. I'm forever grateful for his influence on the world.
Meaning is futile in a world where is doesn't exist.
I really don't know why people find existentialism pessimistic approach towards life. I find it so peaceful and freedom in it that at least I'm not bounded by any rules created by humans some ofc we do have to follow to go on living but not everything and it sets my mind free. Everytime I have an existential thought I feel happy and calm.
I think that part of it is that many do not understand it - they understand the words, yet do not fully comprehend the meaning behind them. That was the case for myself when I was younger. I think also, that without a deep understanding of it, it is difficult to feel at peace with it - either that, or some people's minds are simply more Existential than others. Using myself as an example again, today I understand Existentialism much better than I did years ago, but I still do not feel particularly at peace within it. When I was ignorant, my opinion of it was negative; now that I know more about it, my opinion of it is neutral.
I suppose that this statement cannot answer your query in full, but I hope, at least, that it gave you another piece of the puzzle.
Same. It makes me happy in a way and relaxes me as well
For me it is a burden knowing there is no meaning of life or that i am free from human rules and ideas. When you know that there is not much purpose to anything or any dreams or aspirations you may have had because you know that it is all ultimately meaningless.
@@zhangzongchang1057 For me the meaninglessness of life makes it beautiful. We get to define our own meaning and purpose out of dogmas we humans have created. It's all about perspective though mate. :)
How would you react to people who live with that mindset and decide that it's alright to steal from you and/or abuse you. Since, they're not bound to any rules anyway
The action is the meaning, not the result. Good stuff!
The end reminds me of this Rumi quote:
"Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you're perfectly free.”
when i sought the earth i got nothing = when i sought spirtuality i got heaven and earth = rumi
“Life is a ride, just a ride” Bill Hicks.
Alex Jones?
Thanks a lot making this video in a tough time.
"There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succession of moment after moment. There will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment."- Yamamoto Tsunemoto
Grazie.
Thank you, Giacomo!
Speachless!One of my favourite videos! it was like somebody put together all my unexpressed thoughts and questions in a dense and right order.I will definitely read Camus.
One of my favorite videos yet, constantly getting more relatable but still erudite, thanks Einzelganger
After reading some of the absurd play and novel, the nothingness seriously disrupted my peace. I searched for Camus lessons and existential theories and thanks to this video, it numbs my pain a little bit and I can finally be little happy with whatever I have. Whoever is down right now with the nothingness of life, should certainly seek for what the existential critics have for them.
Thanks again.
Life is neither meaningful nor meaningless, Life is just a life. If we think its meaningless then life become meaningless, if we think it is meaningful it becomes meaningful. Life is beyond these categories.
The good news about a random universe, which is devoid of intrinsic meaning, is that it is not actually malicious, as it may sometimes seem. It does not have a moral code and does not supernaturally punish you in any way for violating some imaginary moral code. You just have to live with fellow human beings and deal with social or pragmatic consequences of your decisions. Other than that, you are free free to pursue your personal values.
Thanks!
This is a shoutout to Dr. Harpeet Vohra, Assitant Professor at Panjab University Regional Center who taught me "The Outisder" during my English Majors course. Nothing so absurd would have made so much sense to me if I hadn't been privileged of being her student.
Thankyou maam.
I love watching these videos on different philosophers and their ways of thinking. It's like getting little life tips along the journey to help tailor it to YOUR preferred existence.
"Is there anything more rebellious than finding joy in what suppose to be our punishment?" ....... wow
This is absolutely sheer brilliance 💭💭💭💭
Bravo in encapsulating this great man's philosophy in a 10-min video. A terrific job! (Camus is the only person whose works make sense in a senseless world. I've read them all, and although I don't completely understand his philosophical writings, the main message is crystal clear. Be honest with yourself, rebel against your fate, and learn to live.)
I'm grateful to have seen this! ♥️
Thank you!
Hope is an affirmation of doubt.
like forgiven is the slavery of the christian doctrine
Hope is the feeling that people cultivate when they cannot or don't want to face the reasons of their despair. Sometimes the hope of someone is the cause of someone else's despair. Comedic or tragic... Or both?
I speak from experience, I have tried both sides of the argument, and was wanting and lost in absurdity as stated by Camus, but fortune was in the air for I was giving the time to try my hand at the converse side of existence ... and little by little began to find treasures of meaning every time I did something for someone else unconditionally, my soul ignited with a bit of meaning! And the continuous bits of meaning have amassed to a profound sense of accuracy and worth, value and joy, that proof of services to others are undeniably the paths to comfort and fullness in this life, thanks to Heaven!
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True!
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I watch your videos multiple times and each time i get new wisdom from it. Keep up the good work mate!
I vaguely remember reading decades ago "The universe is without limits, human life /mind is limited. To pursue the unlimited with the limited is a dangerous occupation "
wow. this is your best video to date. organic, so poignant. bravo! maybe camus would be the only man i would be able to actually discuss existence in this universe.
Thanks for the compliment!
About a week ago I had a spiritual insight or experience that everything we perceive is an illusion but also that all is one - eg. there is no 'me' nor 'you' or even duality and death. This insight blew my mind and it somewhat liberated me. At one point I even felt love for unkown people on the streets, as I felt that we're all one. I never experienced this before and it felt great. But nowadays I feel an overwhelming anxiety which I think is just resistance against the inner change I undergo. The nature of ego is to resist change. This insight is a blessing but also a very painful one, at least for now I hope.
I think a lot of us have had that feeling. I think it's correct and not a 'delusion.' I am writing a paper on the subject. You are the universe becoming self-aware, when that happens. That's my theory. We are made of stardust, a scientific fact. Humans are not separate from the universe, we are just the latest expression of it, inside of it. Anything humans do, the universe is doing. So, if we can embrace that fact. That we as life form systems (not merely as individuals or humans) across time, are on a trajectory. Towards intelligence. Harnessing more energy. Expanding. General themes.
First glimpse of samadi or enlightenment. The illusion or not reality of this world.the impermanent of all things.
We are all one soul. Split into hairless apes. The soul has no gender. This universe is ours, we made it.
@@evil_twit Did you read Biocentrism by Lanza? Very interesting book! According to him consiousness created the universe and not the other way around. His ideas are primarly based on the bizar world of quantum mechanics.
I have this feelings that this "spiritual insight" was ignited by DMT or strong LSD :). I had a very similar one. Shout out for you profile pic also, one of the greatest voices in music history. Glad you're out of the hole.
Favorited. I always found Camus, Sisyphus, and the absurd interesting.
As an Atheist, it stands out to me, as life often seems absurd to me. However, I realize that even if there's no objective meaning, that doesn't mean I can't enjoy life while I have it and make my own meaning
Creating meaning as useless camus was more like accept the meaningless
I was struggling for a whole year with a sadness (don't want to say depression since it sounds like I have an illness) I am 15 now and thought about life too often and even thought what the meaning of my existence. I thought about suicide a lot. But I realized that we create our own purpose.
@@lockheedmartincomapny Depends on how you see it. If Camus would have advocated for the absolute rejection of the concept of meaning, then he would have rejected the concepts of ''goals, dreams, ambitions, commitment, relationships, fun, and happiness'', because they're based in meaning. But he did not; he actually encouraged them. Camus worked as a manager for a rebellion journal in Paris and was also responsible for hiring journalists at the journal. If the concept of meaning truly didn't matter in its entirety to him, he wouldn't have had that job, because, why? and why bother?
Since he was that high up in the administration of the journal, it surely meant something to him. Also, he had a long-lasting and loving relationship for 20 years (yes, 20 years!), if relationships didn't mean anything to him because they were meaningless, then why would he even bother with them?
The common denominator of all these pieces of the puzzle of the relationship between Camus and meaning lead to one thought: Camus was against considering the universe as a meaningful entity, be he was for creating meaning for your own life.
Nuance needs to be held; Camus was an absurdist, not an existential nihilist. The latter would have rejected any notion of meaning, whilst Camus was for the empowerment of the individual through the creation of meaning for the individual in his OWN life and not in regards to the universe. Because rejecting meaning on the macro AND the human-scale would have made Camus be a nihilist, which, would just be doomed for despair or to live with no future ambitions, which he harshly rejected.
As i understood him just from this video. He doesnt say there is no objective meaning but that it is impossible for Humans to understand of find the meaning that may exist or not exist. PRactically that means for us that there is no meaning, but it leaves the door open for a meaning that is there but simply not comprehensible to the human mind. I tend to agree with that. Our minds are great but they can just grasp what our faculties are able to register. There are many things we cannot perceive so without being able to perceive the Whole picture and everything that there is, we cannot come to a conclusion. And since we will never be able to perceive all, as we are just an animal that learnt how to act and create, we will forever be "punsihed" to create our own meanings.
I've read a lot of Camus' work and I think he's a genius with fascinating ideas. That being said, I don't fully accept all of them.
As you suggested, I believe a person can react to the absurdity of life (the chaos) with his rational mind (brining order to it). He can find subjective meaning in what could be called meaningless in an objective sense, because ultimately we are subjective, not objective, and there's nothing wrong with that.
Your unique experience of the universe matters to you, and your perspective should be the most important one to you, because it is yours. It doesn't matter whether it grasps some grand, objective truth of the universe or not. Such things are beyond our ability to perceive or fully understand. I don't think we should respond to absurdity by embracing it and giving up the challenge of finding our own meaning. Sure, that is one option, but I think it is an attempt to avoid a potentially scary part of life.
It reminds me of people who are overly afraid of death. Sure, death is a bit scary, but ultimately to conquer your fear of death you have to accept that it is just a part of life and yet you can live your life without being paralyzed by your fear of it.
The same can apply to the challenge of meaning. Sure, the challenge is a bit scary, but ultimately to conquer the despair you have to accept that life is absurd and yet you can find your own meaning in it without being paralyzed by that absurdity.
Here's an example: I believe that this video, this topic, this discussion, and the writings of Camus have value. Not only do I believe this, but I FEEL it, even now as I reflect upon it, think about it, and share my own thoughts, I find great meaning in it. Why? Is there objective value in it ordained by gods? Not that I know of, no, but who cares? I may not be a god, but I shall ordain these things with subjective value myself, because I want to. That's good enough for me. I find value in them, therefore they matter to me. THAT is how we should live imo.
I am very curious to hear your thoughts on the matter though!
The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
~Albert Camus
I really think that life is not meaningless. I truly believe that goal of life itself is finding meaning of it... for yourself. I know that you mean the same thing as I do, but sentence "life is meaningless" just sounds too dark and brutal for me. There is no such thing like unequivocal purpose of life for everyone. The beauty of its absurd revolves around searching something directed for certain individual. Good luck on your life journey everyone!
Good luck you too on your path!
Ahh I was wondering today about nihilism.. It was kinda making me indifferent and hopeless then this comes..!! Just when I needed it.. Thanks buddy.. U r one of the few people I actually click the vedio when the notification comes
I hope you're fine!
All the best from a stranger on the internet :>
@@teamakesgames thank you.. Positive vibes back to you..
Thank you for your balanced way to present it! Good job. As a repenting existentialist you almost had me to fall back into old patterns :)
In other words, _"Life is beautiful. Live it."_
this video is probably the best summary of The Philosophy of Albert Camus.. it deserves the title
God is a comedian, playing to an audience that is afraid to laugh.
Could you elaborate? (Not tryna argue here just picking your brain)
The fact that life is absurd is not the problem. The problem is that most people are afraid to accept life as it is.
@@michael2974 what has that got to do with God tho
@@ryanjames4168 Nothing directly. It's a statement made in the form of a joke. I'm attempting to point out that people preoccupied with trying to make life fit how they think life should be, they are missing the point of life altogether. Using the terms, 'God is a comedian' and humanity is his audience implies a hierarchy that imposes a structure that is beyond the ability of the audience to change.
"I don't want to start any blasphemous rumours, but I think that God's got a sick sense of humor
. And when I die I expect to find Him laughing"
Depeche mode
I am great Camus fan since three years ever since I read the stranger.
I love Camus and Kafka ❤️ I'm from Algeria like Camus and i wanna live like him
@@primo4915 Watashi wa negaimasu
That' right!
Just Live the life!
Our only and unique life!
Gio from Brazil
I just can not express how much I love this video. Thanks you.
I always wondered why I was forced to follow rules in school, have school-spirit, be a patriot, or have others’ comfort and my “career aspirations” or my “future” at the forefront of my life.
Then I read Camus, Heidegger, Nietzsche, and Foucault.
Now I’m an unhappy cynic and I couldn’t be happier.
@@wordwarrior2350 I'm past everything you suggested.
@@wordwarrior2350 I grew up Jewish and renounced my faith as a teenager. Not a believer in any religion.
I appreciate your passion mate, but I'm doing great. Reading philosophy and writing essays and am in University.
@@wordwarrior2350 Sorry mate didn't mean to upset you.
I'm learning French and I am reading L'Étranger. After this year past year, I am ready to embrace the absurd.
I just found out that I spent most of my life to figure out how to live it.
Eckhart Tolle says to live in the present moment. If we're not thinking about the past or worrying about the future, we can focus on this moment and realize that all is well in my world.
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Wow
אין בחיים משמעות
תמקסם את חייך.
אין blueprint
תלחם למען חיים ועקרונותייך כי גם ככה זה יגמר מתישהו, עדיף שתלחם על מה ששלך
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Wow.
המשמעות נעשת במעשה שאנחנו עושים
ואיך אנחנו אוהבים את מה שאנחנו עושים הטוב והרע והגישה לחיים תמונה בידינו
i luckily found out about his ideas with 16 in 1996. still my favourite philosopher. his ideas combined with stoicism is my way to live my life.
Same, how do you go with that?
@@xhominidae i am somehow on the same boat with them. i guess what they meant was to live with your own values, knowing that it is not objective and it has no meaning, while not worrying on things that you cant control
Yeah... You know, this all sounds like overthinking and only helps us to sprain our brain 😏 life should be perceived more through feeling the things, even feeling vibrations and that is why I prefer daoism, which also states that everything is changing (and we can't disapprove that)... This kind of overthinking makes people unhappy and depressed. I went through that for decades believing that our THINKING allows us to find the right way... I was so wrong. I realised it only when I stopped thinking and started meditation, qigong and switched my perception more to feeling and less thinking, that is the only thing that we can rely to - our own understanding, not listening to others or learning from books. 🦋🌺☘️
I totally agree with you. I "turn off" the overthinking philosophing button, and turn on intuitive feeling and perception through Qigong, Tai Chi and Meditation. I'm also daoist.
I think these two concepts can coexist in a way - maybe not so much the vibrations, which require a leap of faith. When you abandon the attachments and desires associated with seeking outside meaning through religion, you are more free to just be. Even to, as you say feel more. You are no longer living to satisfy the expectations of society or some higher being, which is the ultimate depressing thing. This philosophy seems very simple viewed this way actually, and a valuable one in a world of very complicated and dogmatic belief systems. We cannot allow ourselves to become too passive and live in willful ignorance of reason. Like any philosophy, I think Taoism has its shortcomings, but it does still encourage deep introspection and reflection on the nature of the world.
@Rogersッ Everyday Tao by Deng Ming-dao states the main principles and every page of the book can be read separately, simple language. (my bible 😁)
@@veronikaturner3406 when you practice qigong vibrations become real sensations not the beliefs or imagination. You can feel them.
I am okay with what you have written. I can see your soul from where I am writing my answer. (;
Be hope-less and DECIDE for yourself. Imagine & decide, it's what humans do best✌❤⚘⚘🎶
Beautiful words from a beautiful lady 🌻🌹💐🌹🌻
Hope is another word for lay.
Thank you for making these videos my friend
It reminds me of the movie groundhog day where the protagonist sets himself free by accepting the absurdity and embracing it. Thank you for your inspiration always.
I love this philosophy. So empowering, so liberating!
The video is indeed meaningful.😊
In the Inferno the sign to the entrance to Hell reads: "Abandon hope all ye who enter here." I can't help but believe that the sign tells how to make a heaven out of hell. No disappointment no regret, just here and now.
If you don't expect anything you can't get dissapointed!
Thanks for blessing us with knowledge
But aren’t you forgetting that you’re entering Hell? A place of torture, pain, torment. What gets people through hard times is hope that it’ll get better, that it will not be forever, that you can learn from it, get stronger, hope helps you find silver linings in most desperate moments. Now imagine you don’t have that, that whatever torment, physical and mental you going through will never ease, stop or change. Forever. That’s hell. There’s no peace in it, there can’t be by definition.
Btw I’m obviously not trying to state facts , I’m not a religious person, that’s just how I understand your quote.
Very thought provoking and convincing. I'm agnostic, but still remain hopeful for a deity. So I hope Camus is looking down upon us now with relief and a well deserved smile.
One of the most underrated channel on TH-cam... Great job man.. I'm reading the myth of Sisyphus and I'm fascinated :))
Short and on point, I'd recommend the Myth of Syphiphus waaay over the Stranger. Essay > Novel.
when i see good people die and the evil ones get blessings
“If there’s grass in the pitch, we’re good to play” .. Albert Camus, on his questionably young lover
FFS, I've got an ear infection and am avoiding watching anything that will make me laugh cos it's agony when I do. Thought I'd be safe in the comment section full of Albert Camus quotes.......but this is one (Ouch!!FFS) is still making me laugh. It's so wrong it's right, PMSL!!
Great video. The meaningless world that is uninterested in answering my questions finally told me the point to doing anything at all.
Thank you . Like always very illuminating . Have a pleasant journey
The human condition is temporary. Happiness is the best revenge.
Ooooo I remember writing my Eng Lit coursework on The Outsider/The Stranger. To this day I still recommend that book to people at all times