During my life I've been given the opportunity to experience indescribable happiness and the deepest sadness a human being can suffer. After years of conflicted feelings and philosophical disputes within my mind and heart I have finally come upon my inner and absolute life truth.
Life is meaningless. Any day, any hour, any minute, any second, the most important people and things in your life can be stolen away by random chance and circumstance. The ideals of true love, friendship and family do not exist within the real world, as is true of the yearning for the existence of God, justice or destiny.
We kid ourselves into believing these things because as sentient beings we know deep down at the edge of our consciousness, the universe that has created us and in which we live is a non-living, cold and unfeeling collection of random processes that will almost certainly grind us back down into dust.
It could be a sudden pulse of cosmic radiation killing every living thing on this planet, or it could be a automobile accident resulting in the death of your entire family. It could be your wife telling you they no longer love you (or they love someone else) or it could be growing old and dying alone, your name and all that you are dying with you.
Such disturbing information must be offset if we are to continue to function, otherwise the meaningless of living and the instinct to continue living can entwine, stalling our decision making and emotional facilities. That is why we force ourselves to believe in such things as God, hope, destiny or love.
I have struggled most of my life trying to grasp or deny this realization. Yet, after the events of a 48 hour period, which resulted in the loss of my girlfriend, job, ability to continue my education and the discovery that I soon will have no place to live, it has become clear to me.
I am now beyond sadness or regret, beyond depression or hope. My consciousness exists within a sea of complete apathy. I trust no one. Want nothing. Not even to continue my existence. Nor am I driven to end it. I have been liberated in the most meaningful sense of the word.
Some may say my lack of emotion is a defense mechanism to cope with indescribable loss. Instead I ask you to consider surrendering your hopes, dreams, wants and desires. Embrace the cold reality and you too might be set free from sadness, disappointment or betrayal.
Find your enlightenment, as I have.
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I certainly have felt that life is meaningless, that emotion, faith and community are all pointless because in the end, I will die and the world may or may not continue without me, but that is no way to continue living, and while you are alive you may as well enjoy it. You say you trust no one, and that in itself is a testament to the fact that you are human, you know the world as a harsh place, certainly, but your distrust is linked to emotion. You are not enlightened only shocked. I hope for your sake that you will work through your difficult time and find something to live for.
Even if all of those things really don't exist, and life is meaningless, it would be foolish to suppress your emotions. They are obviously a natural part of being a human (or possibly being an animal, or just existing). Whenever someone is apathetic, there is something wrong. Happiness feels great, and I think we should allow ourselves to feel it as often as possible. Cynicism seems like a great shield sometimes, but it's not for me, and no one's ever going to change that, so... it's too bad you feel like this.
I've made it my business (literally) to ask the 'meaning of life' question. In doing so, my pledge to those who share their heartfelt answer with me is to not judge. So, even here, I do not judge your words or your feelings. You own them.
I will, however, remind you of one thing: the meaning of life is a moving question in that what you think or feel today will change with your next breath. And that's a good thing because 'that's life'.
In the half century that I've lived, most every experience in life has danced or stomped across my heart...and I've felt every step. And that's a good thing because it reminds me that I'm alive and that I have a choice of how I respond -- not react -- to what life dishes out. Right now, you have the same choice.
I wish you well...
P.S. It would be fun (at least for me) to track your opinion as time goes by. How would you like to share your meaning of life answer with me?
take care,
Louise
Author, "No Experts Needed: The Meaning of Life According to You!"
www.noexpertsneeded.com
You have not lived enlightenment
I do understand your reasoning but it has nothing to do with enlightenment!
You only suffered or went through a mental shift of reality, a personal one.
Sorry to say, but it pushed you deeper in a place you actually don’t which to wonder around since that little flame in your heart might fade even more brining you nothing more than bitterness.
Hope you will overcome this face in your life,
All the best to you,
very profound
thank you for sharing
I'm sick of following my dreams, I'm going to hook up with them later and ask them where they are going!!