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I don't hate my life, but I no longer find any impetus for trying to "maximize" it. What is there to maximize, anyhow? I'm in a crappy position in life and I have very limited abilities. At best, I could spend 10 hard years of trying to improve myself, and maybe then I'd have a decent life. But by then I'd also be 35 and past my prime years of really being able to enjoy life. I can almost understand the mindset of people who just want to cruise through life partying until they die an early death. Anyone else have these feelings?
I think your fears have to do with society's paradigm about aging. You can enjoy life at 35, 43, 65, and 80.
What, exactly, are your limited abilities?
You do sound depressed, it's okay we all get into a major blue funk in our lives.
I had a crappy job (and life) till I was 30 and then I met my wife, got a better job and started living. 25 is a bad age, on your own, no direction, etc. The best you can do at 25 is realize that your are only 25. The true value of a person is how they handle being down and then pick themselves up and continue down the road.
I have had bad times, but it always got better every time. Hang in there!
Young man, slow your roll, you should ratchet down and man up and stop your worrying and do some more to make yourself and others around you feel good about themselves instead of feeling overwhelmed, nothing in this world is easy or free nor should it be, stay in your lane and think positive about your future, seek out everything you enjoy in life, class up the gym, class up a good woman, go out and get yourself a **** hot muscle car, work hard, it helps your mind, body and soul greatly feel better about things and drive on living your life, looking at your glass half empty all the time is nonsense, be a man and stand tall proudly. Take charge of your life and find your way, it's a part of life. Only cupcakes give up and give in and you sound smarter.
Leadership skills are made over time, and you have plenty of time.
I don't hate my life, but I no longer find any impetus for trying to "maximize" it. What is there to maximize, anyhow? I'm in a crappy position in life and I have very limited abilities. At best, I could spend 10 hard years of trying to improve myself, and maybe then I'd have a decent life. But by then I'd also be 35 and past my prime years of really being able to enjoy life. I can almost understand the mindset of people who just want to cruise through life partying until they die an early death. Anyone else have these feelings?
This post brings me back to college days when the Punkers used to sing about these ponderings all the time. "go to school go to work got to hell you F...ing jerk this is life there's little more, so what the hell you working for?"
Those were truly the "salad days"
No offense but Honestly, It seems like you can't handle the simple task of life. I understand you though, you see a lot of people walking around with this non-substance demeanor.
Good luck my friend, try taking life in to your own hands, allow for yourself to live, test your limits and take more risk. Be free!
I think your fears have to do with society's paradigm about aging. You can enjoy life at 35, 43, 65, and 80.
I think you've nailed it. Society has rendered aging as a horror, and the elderly as people who shouldn't be seen and should be stored away.
I believe a lot of the sadness people are feeling nowadays has to do with how materialistic, isolated (from other humans), shallow, and unrealistic life has become. Not saying some people don't have a propensity to get sad and depressed. They do. However, this society isn't conducive to socializing, a feeling of security, comfort and joy. When those things are missing, those who have a propensity to get depressed, are the first ones to get depressed. Just my view.
You should try nihilism on for size. I've become a nihilist. The philosophy states that existence has no intrinsic meaning, value or purpose. Also that all morality is externally contrived, and does not exist outside of a cultural or societal context.
We're all just here waiting to die, and after that, it's just blackness. Your consciousness is gone and it may as well have never existed.
I don't hate my life, but I no longer find any impetus for trying to "maximize" it. What is there to maximize, anyhow? I'm in a crappy position in life and I have very limited abilities. At best, I could spend 10 hard years of trying to improve myself, and maybe then I'd have a decent life. But by then I'd also be 35 and past my prime years of really being able to enjoy life. I can almost understand the mindset of people who just want to cruise through life partying until they die an early death. Anyone else have these feelings?
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Originally Posted by VinceShamWow
You should try nihilism on for size. I've become a nihilist. The philosophy states that existence has no intrinsic meaning, value or purpose. Also that all morality is externally contrived, and does not exist outside of a cultural or societal context.
We're all just here waiting to die, and after that, it's just blackness. Your consciousness is gone and it may as well have never existed.
What a sad existence the two of you have. Perhaps a meetup is in order...you know, misery loves company.
You should try nihilism on for size. I've become a nihilist. The philosophy states that existence has no intrinsic meaning, value or purpose. Also that all morality is externally contrived, and does not exist outside of a cultural or societal context.
We're all just here waiting to die, and after that, it's just blackness. Your consciousness is gone and it may as well have never existed.
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What a sad existence the two of you have. Perhaps a meetup is in order...you know, misery loves company.
Why do you assume this poster lives a sad existence? He may be perfectly satisfied with his philosophy about life.
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