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Originally Posted by jonnyg
Why do I exist?
What is the purpose of my being?
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I'd advise you to release yourself from the mandate of "meaning." Watch the road and not the horizon - you'll be safer and happier and won't miss the scenery.
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Originally Posted by jonnyg
Does everyone else have a mind like mine?
Is everyone else just a simple entity like me?
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Maybe everyone is different - including yourself. Or maybe they're wondering the same thing. The only way to know that is to get to know other people.
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Originally Posted by jonnyg
Or am I the only one that thinks or matters?
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I'm not sure that "others" can help you with this question - but thanks for sharing it anyway.
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Originally Posted by jonnyg
Perhaps this existence is meant solely for me and I’m in some kind of experiment
Where everyone else is just some kind of insignificant, non-rational being
With the one purpose of testing me to see how long it takes me to realize what is actually going on.
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I had similar thoughts when I was young. I later realized how those questions sprang from the egocentric perceptions of adolescence. I later realized that the universe doesn't revolve around me - and I learned to invest myself in the understanding of others - e.g. friendship and intimacy. Then it wasn't a question for me anymore.