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How do you find meaning in life? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago by possiblyaperson@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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What do you keep living for? Is there a specific person, goal, or idea that you work for? Is there no meaning to life in your opinion?

Context: I've been reading Camus and Sartre, and thinking about how their ideas interact with hard determinism.

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[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Two phrases I like for this:

There isn’t the meaning of life, there is your meaning of life. This realistic approach recognizes our constantly shifting values and how radically different it can be per person.

And of course Herbert’s

The mystery of life isn't a problem to be solved, but a reality to experience

[–] SkaraBrae@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think B.B. King has the solution:

I've got a good mind to give up on living and go shopping instead.

[–] ambientdread@toot.io 2 points 23 hours ago

@SkaraBrae @ocean

Yep. Riding With The King. He knows when the going gets tough the tough go shopping.

https://youtu.be/RYJIc9bjENk