#existetialism

[theloudestthoughts2]

I have lost count of how many times I have to remind myself that I am alive, every night.-H

-staring at the ceiling doesn’t help

[christinemonk]

A Guide To Escape From Existential Crisis

Is it possible to live with both deep sorrow and newfound hope?Are you stumbling over the vainest existential question: What Is My Purpose?Existentialism is a philosophical idea that defines how people think about the big concerns in life. We begin our search for meaning and purpose in life by asking questions like "Who am I?"It's not exactly sadness, and it's not quite nihilism, but it's a way of facing the emptiness and realising that in a world where we may be anything we choose, we all too frequently end up being nothing.

If you’re between the ages of 20 and 100, you’ve probably dealt with existential dread in some manner. It’s woven into the fabric of time and space in some way. However, because existentialist dread is so pervasive, distinguishing between a gloomy mood and a full-fledged crisis can be difficult.

Even in the midst of a generally pleasant, mainly fulfilled life, it’s inevitable to have periods when we doubt our meaning, value, and purpose. This “existential fear” can lead to an “existential crisis” in some circumstances.

The profound concerns of existence generate a dynamic dualism, which interacts to form the operatic framework in which we must function. Is it possible for the flesh and the spirit to coexist?

Is it possible to live with both deep sorrow and newfound hope?

Is it possible to harness humanity’s misery in order to bring about its salvation? Should everyone strive for perfection or struggle to accept their own frailty? Should I avoid hardship or embrace it? Should I give in to the meaninglessness of my life or do I actively resist humanity’s obvious absurdity?

Today, we’ll talk about how to approach these fundamental concerns with acceptance and curiosity, and discover the meaning and purpose that can help us live better lives.

[vanityensues-blog]

Ridiculous declarations of meaninglessness

This poem was written for me on the spot by a poet named Alex:

It is a conversation killer

- No message you say, no true way!

Did Thomas not doubt Christ?

Was the promise not long enough?

- But I hear dawns luminous laugh

Filling the air like sand in hourglass

I did not think the labyrinth's pass

Would be so hard to find and open

Yet still shrines Love's name

do bloom

In the garde s of grateful doom

- No message, yes! But many seas

To sail despite their troubled dreams

So raise your colours, shine your light

To seek the pearl's secret delight.

[skeletonsinzeeclost]

E is for Existentialism

Why do we exist if not for the sake of existing?

[revfitz]

Existential Terror and Breakfast: Nostalgia - revfitz.com

Malcolm Steadman will dial the suicide hotline in 90 days. A man drowning in his own mind. Also pancakes. Malcolm Steadman is a completely average everyman whose life goal is to fit in. This, of course, is too much to ask for. Especially considering that he is also prone to paralyzing panic attacks triggered by...

[j-lhia]

All that have gone mad are those who once had questioned every belief they had.

[atomicmonkey1122]

Where did life come from? Creationalism, for those that believe in it, kinda explains everything but i want the.... opposite viewpoint. I understand that everything being in the right place at the right time formed the solar system and put water on earth but how did bacteria and other life forms get TO earth? Also how crazy is it that Earth is the only place in the whole universe that is KNOWN to have life. Why are we so special? why didnt other planets form in the way earth did? also Do other suns have as many planets and other stuff as ours does? Our sun is tiny compared to other suns but you dont hear of other suns having 8-9 planets(viva la pluto) a couple dwarf planets, and 2 asteroid belts orbiting it?

[theparisiantraveler]

We never realize we are living in history until it becomes history in books children read. We never understand how everything we grew up with becomes vintage to a generation that will think of us too old to understand them. It is amazing how to us it feel like a lifetime before everything shifts into a new era, but in the stagnant journey of our lives, suddenly in a blink of an eye everything has changed, and we can't recognize the world we were used to living in. What once did not exist in your conscious mind - the people, the music, films, the momentary obsessions - now take up space in the streaming sparks of neurons inside your head. In this precise moment of time there is infinite expressions of possibilities; Footprints on fresh sand that you can create, and it is all yours - your art, your mark on Earth. Everything has a start and everything has an end. Take pause, and breathe in, and remember, what a time to be alive.

VivianwithanA