…Once you realize this, life becomes a bit easier to bear. The truth is, whether you asked to exist or not doesn’t matter. Whether you have a loving family, a good circle of friends, and a boy/girlfriend doesn’t matter. If you’re poor and suffer from some physical impairment, that also doesn’t matter. Why not, you ask?
Simply because life isn’t fair. Some people are born ahead of others, whether they’re subjectively ‘good’ people or not. Some people just suffer their whole lives for no reason at all.
The universe doesn’t give a fuck about your happiness. So if you’ve been holding out and hoping things are going to get better despite trying to make things better then are you really living? Maybe you’re just trying to bide your time and survive for as long as you possibly can at that point.
My only hope is that once I leave this place my consciousness will be elsewhere. Earth can’t possibly be the only world out there…
I’m just too different and ostracized to stay here any longer.
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There is it…you hit the nail on the head. Realize the Universe is you. Not separate from you. if the universe is indifferent, then you’re indifferent. If the universe is pissed off, then you’re pissed off. If the universe doesn’t give a fuck about your happiness, then you don’t give a fuck about your happiness. If you leave Earth, you’ll be somewhere else. You = Universe.
But you don’t leave earth. If anything, you literally “become one with nature.” Your particles and substances become absorbed back into the ecosystem, whether through burial or cremation.
I think it would be kinda cool to have someone toss my ashes into the top of a hurricane… but i’d imagine that’d be expensive.
Maybe they could mix my ashes into ceramic and make me into various wares.
But yeah… i find it appealing to imagine being conscious again “elsewhere,” or even else-when. I just don’t see any indication that such a thing would actually transpire… kinda like everything else in life.
I wouldn’t bet on the whole consciousness elsewhere after death thing.
No proof so far, you know?
I think our consciousness is an amalgamation of the life force generated by the cells in our bodies. When our bodies go, it’s gone as well.
Also, Randall is technically right. Our bodies are made of chemicals made of simple elements generated billions of years ago, in the baby years of our universe.
That in fact makes us pretty much almost as old as the Universe itself.
The universe is only as indifferent as you are.
So the universe and the universe walked into a bar, which was the universe – tell me if you’ve heard this one…
@clevername: You could always do it like the Vikings of yore and have your ashes mixed into the fuel of a model rocket, then when a hurricane comes along, send it spiraling into the stratosphere. Cheap alternatives to burial – that’s what the Vikings were all about.
The vikings of yore had rockets?
Time’s Scar ,
I agree we really have no purpose but to survive just like every other living organism,
every thing we do only matters while we are alive, after we die game over, before we were born into existence we were happy and who knows how long it took for that to happen? so when we become non existent again it should take just as long to become existent again! sounds wonderful don’t it!!! no worries no pain blah blah! but! what worries me is even if it takes a billion years to be existent again when your non existent you have no concept of time? so a billion years could be a blink of a eye. and here you are back here again!!! perhaps a cock roach 🙁 that’s fucked up!!!
Bipolar American,
but read the above post!!! I wrote I hope I’m not right!! 🙁
If you’re speaking of reincarnation or somesuch, what a horrible thought.
There shouldn’t be any sort of existence after this life, this is plenty.
🙂
Bipolar American,
not really reincarnation more like are remains eventually mingle with other stuff? and produces something? of course you will not no anything about it, kind of like recycling, I believe it’s important what you do with your remains to try to prevent this!!:) after all cock roaches don’t have I pods, dirty movies or vodka!!!!:( existing like that would really suck!!! 🙂
@Bipolar American: According to Anchorman 2, the vikings committed suicide when dishonored by hanging themselves from a florescent light fixture.
Yes, I opt for endless sleep. The eternal black oblivion. No responsibilities, no disappointments and no idea of any of it even taking place!
🙂
@rocketman1000: Before I was born, I was definitely happy. I didn’t have to worry about clipping my toenails because I didn’t have any yet. Then I was born and like, what the hell, reality? Really? Toe nails?
lorax ,
that’s right! and it just gets worse from there! then comb your hair brush your teeth get a job, get divorced lose all your shit, start losing teeth, going to the dentist, going to the doctor, taking pills, getting a colonoscopy, losing your hair, losing you erection! and on and on!! getting screwed, paying taxes, shit the list of bad things is longer and taller than the empire state building!!! but what about the good list? I bet is isn’t as long as our yankers!!! ha ha! 🙂
All kinds of things on the good list. Like breathing and feeling the warmth of the sun.
🙂
I dunno, there’s some stuff on the good list that make up for it, for me at least. But dammit, I wish there were no toenails or hair – I hate getting my hair cut almost as much as clipping my toenails. But the difference is I can get away with not cutting my hair for like four years. OCD makes me clip my toenails every freaking Tuesday at 8pm. I hate Tuesdays.
Bipolar American ,
please! not the old “Like breathing and feeling the warmth of the sun.” bit, smelling the flowers! when was the last time you took time smell the flowers? sounds like existing to me, I’m on your side were in this together, but I can’t seem to following that way of thinking it’s almost like well it could be worse, what good is it could be worse, the trade off just sucks. well make the best of it, what kind of deal is that? the scale tips way to the other side, and we grow a immune to it, to I hope people put nice smelling flowers on my grave! but who wants flowers when there dead!!! 🙂 ha ha! the vodka is working so well at the moment!
lorax,
wait till they have to trim the hairs on yours ears like a chimpanzee that’s coming next!!!
Don’t forget the healing satisfaction of walking along a beach or seeing a bird fly over head.
And love! How can you forget love?
Can’t see why anyone would want to leave this wonderful place….
Bipolar American,
I must say your making me feel all fuzzy inside? but I was young once and love is a delusion a four letter word, reminds me of that coke commercial “I like to teach the world to sin in perfect harmony!” yes we learn about love it means something different to everyone, it’s a feeling we manufacture in our minds usually bigger than life, how deep is your love? would you take the bullet? ha ha! and that last time I saw a bird flying over me it took a dump! pretty good aim he got me!!! ha ha! yes I can’t argue with you there are some nice things to look at and feel, a lot of bad shit too! I’m not advocating killing yourself or anyone else, when the good out ways the bad it’s worth sticking around, when it’s the other way well, If you like to suffer it’s ok to, I’m a realist and just like everyone else struggling to survive. by the way I really had it bad LOVE!!!! WAS THE MY GREATEST DELUSION!!! till I found out it was just that. a big let down! and yes at one time I would have taken the bullet!
hey clevername today i ate a fish i cought, i saw him trying to escape my grasp but he couldnt, eventually he gave in and i cut him open and ate his insides, my question is what was he trying to escape me to do,, like did he want to see his family or some shit, i dont get it, like hes just a fish right lol
wtf are you on about, Tombs?
tombs, wat r u tryin to say? am I missin somethin here? reread the post. wats the connection or ur point?