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Purposeless life is only depressed when you notice it. A lot of people who decide to take gap years in between their higschool years and college, will agree how nice and relaxing it is. But imagine you stay like that forever. No purpose just resting and relaxing. This analogy is great because not only is there many that can relate to it but also it’s easy to imagine / understand for those who haven’t experienced such things.
My point: No life meaning or purpose is the single thing that is not attainable in our life. Us humans evolved with purpose. Our meaning became more and more major. We went from shooting rocks at bears to launching rockets to space. Purpose for society never ends; however, individuals can experience it. Without purpose life only gets worse. Purpose can truly be anything as long as you are determined and you persevere towards it.
Empty / forced purpose. I like to describe this as a purpose that was forced on someone. For example pre planned marriages , parents forcing you to go to university, being forced to live somewhere you don’t want to. Forced purpose in my opinion destroys a humans mental health and well being much worse than them being without a purpose. Yes you have something to strive towards but you are doing it with dead intentions and with no desire. You aren’t hungry for it yet you work like a hamster running on its wheel.
empty purpose takes the same amount of energy away from you like if you had a purposeful meaning/ goal. Yet you are working the same but your outcome doesn’t motivate you, it doesn’t energize you, it doesn’t help your case. Your output is just as empty as your outcome because for you it doesn’t mean anything. You are forced to do something that only deteriorates you with each step you take towards completing it.
Yes we need purpose to survive and improve as humans but if that purpose is empty / forced you are going to suffer more then had you not had any purpose.
Whats the point of life if you can’t spend it with who you love working towards the things you are eager for?
My point: No life meaning or purpose is the single thing that is not attainable in our life. Us humans evolved with purpose. Our meaning became more and more major. We went from shooting rocks at bears to launching rockets to space. Purpose for society never ends; however, individuals can experience it. Without purpose life only gets worse. Purpose can truly be anything as long as you are determined and you persevere towards it.
Empty / forced purpose. I like to describe this as a purpose that was forced on someone. For example pre planned marriages , parents forcing you to go to university, being forced to live somewhere you don’t want to. Forced purpose in my opinion destroys a humans mental health and well being much worse than them being without a purpose. Yes you have something to strive towards but you are doing it with dead intentions and with no desire. You aren’t hungry for it yet you work like a hamster running on its wheel.
empty purpose takes the same amount of energy away from you like if you had a purposeful meaning/ goal. Yet you are working the same but your outcome doesn’t motivate you, it doesn’t energize you, it doesn’t help your case. Your output is just as empty as your outcome because for you it doesn’t mean anything. You are forced to do something that only deteriorates you with each step you take towards completing it.
Yes we need purpose to survive and improve as humans but if that purpose is empty / forced you are going to suffer more then had you not had any purpose.
Whats the point of life if you can’t spend it with who you love working towards the things you are eager for?
