Philosophical Questions: Meaning in Life
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ysabetwordsmithPeople have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.
Where do you find meaning in your life?
Everywhere, although my priorities and observations aren't often typical of humans.
The largest share of meaning comes from life purpose. I'm a bard; I tell stories, mock the dreadful leaders, remember the past, teach people, and when a problem hasn't got a local solution I go looking for ideas in other dimensions.
I find close relationships meaningful, but not being around other people just for the sake of having primates in the room.
My main loyalty is to the biosphere of the Earth. This puts me at odds with most humans, but well, I'm smart enough not to saw off the branch I'm standing on, even if they aren't. So I manage my yard for mutual human-wildlife benefit. It looks like a tangled mess, but bald eagles consider it good enough for a Pepsi and a piss in the sand. I care far more about their opinion than I do human opinion.
We are all star stuff. To me, that's a magical and awe-inspiring thing. Stars are balls of glorious fire, but they are very far apart. When they die, their bones become ash that spreads across the universe, coalescing into new stars and planets. On a planet, everything is dense and close. You can reach right out and touch it. For this is the heaven of stars, and we are star angels. That's why, for me, everything has meaning just because it is here. There are no meaningless miracles in heaven.
Where do you find meaning in your life?
Everywhere, although my priorities and observations aren't often typical of humans.
The largest share of meaning comes from life purpose. I'm a bard; I tell stories, mock the dreadful leaders, remember the past, teach people, and when a problem hasn't got a local solution I go looking for ideas in other dimensions.
I find close relationships meaningful, but not being around other people just for the sake of having primates in the room.
My main loyalty is to the biosphere of the Earth. This puts me at odds with most humans, but well, I'm smart enough not to saw off the branch I'm standing on, even if they aren't. So I manage my yard for mutual human-wildlife benefit. It looks like a tangled mess, but bald eagles consider it good enough for a Pepsi and a piss in the sand. I care far more about their opinion than I do human opinion.
We are all star stuff. To me, that's a magical and awe-inspiring thing. Stars are balls of glorious fire, but they are very far apart. When they die, their bones become ash that spreads across the universe, coalescing into new stars and planets. On a planet, everything is dense and close. You can reach right out and touch it. For this is the heaven of stars, and we are star angels. That's why, for me, everything has meaning just because it is here. There are no meaningless miracles in heaven.
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Date: 2022-12-25 11:53 am (UTC)We are stardust, we are golden, we are billion-year-old carbon....