12-06-2005, 11:35 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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I have always wondered this since I was young
Why do I exist? to become more
What is the purpose of my being? see above Does everyone else have a mind like mine? No...highly unlikely Is everyone else just a simple entity like me? there is nothing simple about it Or am I the only one that thinks or matters? everything matters....to an extent Perhaps this existence is meant solely for me...Nope...sorry And I’m in some kind of experiment....Damn Right...one you get to define Where everyone else is just some kind of insignificant, non-rational being...nope, thats ego talking With the one purpose of testing me....though this is one way to look at it To see how long it takes me to realize what is actually going on.Bingo Now that you realize your insignificant nature of existance....whatcha gonna do with it? therein lies the secret of life Last edited by tecoyah; 12-27-2005 at 12:42 PM.. |
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12-06-2005, 03:55 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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Well longbough, I actually do have many close, intimate, open relationships with a lot of people so I don't think that's my problem.
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12-07-2005, 11:45 PM | #8 (permalink) |
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At least for me, I imagine my purpose for living is to better the lives of the people around me. Not being a deep theologian, I don't know if you'd call it carma or anything else; I just think that the purpose of life is for self improvement and charity.
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When I hear a question like that I always think of Douglas Adams. 42 says it all. (...how many roads must a man walk down?...what is 6 x 7?...)
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12-08-2005, 06:03 AM | #10 (permalink) |
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if it is true and exists in your mind... that it is in fac true.
I have never been to antarctica... i am convinced that it doesnt exist. I have seen pictures sure... but how do i know that it is there. I have never seen it so it does not exist. I exist... i know what im thinking and feeling, therefore your statement is true... Everyone has their own world and they are the only ones in it. The others around them are simply supporting players. |
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12-11-2005, 06:41 AM | #13 (permalink) | |
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You exist to become more than you are right now. If you indeed accomplish this....in time you may very well answer the other questions for yourself. I recommend you read up a bit on Buddah.....might shed some light on your lifes meaning. *note- Buddhism is not a religion, it is philosophy*
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12-16-2005, 05:00 AM | #14 (permalink) |
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omg jonnyg i had EXACTLY the same questions as you did when i was young. When i was about 10 years old. I wondered is this world revolving around me. Are they trying to test me or something. At one point i thought my whole family was some sort of people that wanted to test me and they are evil. Once when i was looking down from a high cliff, in the back of my head i was thinking i dont trust my sister because she will push me down. But then i snap out of it and say thats impossible i should trust my family.
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