How often, if at all, do you wish you weren't born?

@SW-User Just to add, the thought of the Japanese zen master Dogen (13th century) is now becoming well known in the West. At one time he was seeking his own answers to the questions life will always pose, seeking his very own path, time and place. Other masters that he himself sought answers from would speak of the "dropping of body and mind", and during one meditation session the monk next to him slumped forward. The master struck him with his stick and cried out "how dare you sleep when you are seeking to drop body and mind!" This "awakened" Dogen.

One excellent commentator on Dogen's thought ( Hee-
Jin Kim ) has explained:-

To cast off the body-mind did not nullify historical and social existence so much as to put it into action so that it could be the self-creative and self-expressive embodiment of Buddha-nature. In being “cast off,” however, concrete human existence was fashioned in the mode of radical freedom—purposeless, goalless, objectless, and meaningless. Buddha-nature was not to be enfolded in, but was to unfold through, human activities and expressions. The meaning of existence was finally freed from and authenticated by its all-too-human conditions only if, and when, it lived co-eternally with ultimate meaninglessness.

Which may all seem a bit "deep" and over the top, and even make others ask....so what is the point...😀

Which is the point. It is not sentimentality to see a mother's love of her child as being an expression of true Reality. I think that in seeking our own path, time and place we can perhaps extend the essence of such love in ever deeper intimacy towards our world and to all others, and all things, in it.

That's all.

@SW-User Have you ever read the book Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins?

@JimboSaturn No, I'll look it up. Is it good?

@SW-User Good, we all deserve the best out of life. 🌹

@SW-User yea, sometimes I want to try new restaurants too but face the same problem.
Music research? Like what?

@iamnikki I've learned to cook the kind of restaurant food I miss, such as Thai, Indian, Chinese, Mexican, and German.

I research a wide variety of popular recorded music of just about any genre, the exceptions being recordings that are exclusively for children, religious service or holidays. I also make an exception for rap music (too much talking).

@SW-User Its definitely both, lots of action too

@SW-User it's a really popular anime right 😍

@SW-User i think so? Theres a manga, which is essentially a comic, an older anime, and a newer 3Dish one, but both animes share the same story if i recall

@SW-User The purpose of life is to live life on purpose. Make it count. God gives us the gift of life. It's up to us to fill it. If everything was handed to us, it would really be boring and no challenge at all. There would be nothing to hope for or enjoy. We wouldn't even have to use our brains and that's the fun of life, meeting challenges, creating things, helping people, reaching goals. Our brains are geared for that, to strive and succeed or at least do better. Life is exactly as we make it. The quality of it depends on our attitude. I know life is not to be wasted. It's too precious and it goes much too quickly. A lot of people that are handicapped or whatever, would give anything to trade places with us and just enjoy the little things.

@LadyGrace if only I had a brain and energy life would be much better

@SW-User I think you're very smart but I'm like you, I wish I had more energy haha