Purely philosophically, that something happens/exists doesn’t mean we have to do anything about it. I’m sure that’s not helpful, but like…there’s optimistic nihilism.
Optimistic nihilism views the belief that there is no underlying meaning to life from a perspective of hope. It’s not that we’re doomed to live in a meaningless universe–it’s that we get the chance to experience ourselves and the universe we share.
So, you hurt people. Okay. Do what you can to genuinely apologize and make amends. And if that means confronting yourself about how you perpetuate a cycle of hurting others and shaming yourself for it, then do that to break the cycle.
Because if you just so happen to be a joy to everyone around you, then why shouldn’t you just live for as long as you can to share that joy?
And there’s also existentialism that basically says that we have the ability and the need to create our own meaning and value in life.
A small dose of existentialism or nihilism has certainly helped me get through hard times, because both make me realize that the meaning of life is totally subjective. We all have the potential to decide what value life has and whether it has meaning or not.
In any case, I find that it’s enough to simply exist and survive through hard times, but life is better if I’m doing something that makes me happy. Its never too late to change yourself and start doing things that are less hurtful to yourself and others. In fact, today is a great day to turn things around.
Purely philosophically, that something happens/exists doesn’t mean we have to do anything about it. I’m sure that’s not helpful, but like…there’s optimistic nihilism.
So, you hurt people. Okay. Do what you can to genuinely apologize and make amends. And if that means confronting yourself about how you perpetuate a cycle of hurting others and shaming yourself for it, then do that to break the cycle.
Because if you just so happen to be a joy to everyone around you, then why shouldn’t you just live for as long as you can to share that joy?
And there’s also existentialism that basically says that we have the ability and the need to create our own meaning and value in life.
A small dose of existentialism or nihilism has certainly helped me get through hard times, because both make me realize that the meaning of life is totally subjective. We all have the potential to decide what value life has and whether it has meaning or not.
In any case, I find that it’s enough to simply exist and survive through hard times, but life is better if I’m doing something that makes me happy. Its never too late to change yourself and start doing things that are less hurtful to yourself and others. In fact, today is a great day to turn things around.