Nefir
I sound bitter?
Granted, it is a pessamistic way of looking at things, but at the same time, it's pretty realistic. My primary argument is that our lives are terribly over-complicated, and while it's possible to find a bit of happiness (perhaps in a better job, or a hobby), the system as a whole seems so excessively trite. The infinite strides we've made in medicine, science, and technology have allowed us to lead more comfortable lives, but at the same time, we live more frantic lives, always doing something that ultimately makes no difference in our
lives, just in the way we live. And my comparisons are not to the 1800's, but to the hunter-gatherer days of yore (waaaaay yore
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Cynthetiq
I don't doubt that there are others before me who've felt this way; in fact, I'd be even more disappointed in humanity if there weren't.
The passion in my life is the arts: music, poetry, literature, and visual arts. And while they provide me with some serenity, it doesn't quite offset my perceptions of everything else. When everything as a whole seems meaningless, no one thing will change that.
Prince
Heh. Until recently, that was what I thought, too. My one drive in this world was to find true love. I believed that was our purpose in life, and if I were to achieve that, I could deal with everything else. But after ending up heartbroken after thinking I'd found it, I became pretty disillusioned. Part of me still likes to believe that, but the most positive outlook I can have towards it is that right now is just not my time to find it.
(Sigh) I guess I'm just the square peg to the world's proverbial round hole, and I'm trying so desperately to find my place, but I keep ending up lost, which makes me bitter and pessimistic.
Itchy93