My personal thoughts and feelings about what it's all about. :)
That is, life itself (not 'Similar Worlds'). I'm in the middle of having a discussion with someone here on SW who actually likes talking about the things that actually matter and who, like me, despises "small talk". We were on the topic of meaning and purpose, and this was one of my responses.
I think this basically sums up what I believe to be true at this point in time. If I'm actually wrong, about any or all of this, that won't be a catastrophe, because I don't allow my beliefs to define who I am. That's a mistake that far too many people make, and it's really annoying, so don't do it!
What many don't seem capable of comprehending is the fact that the very question of meaning and purpose is itself largely incoherent; it's nonsensical to begin with, on a par with asking what the sky tastes like. It's been said by many, many who should know better one would think, that this quest, this "quest for meaning" is inherently human, but it could be reasonably pointed out that this is yet more evidence that this particular way of thinking has become far too ingrained, at least in the West, with its Judeo-Christian roots, where an external source ("God") is what apparently bestows meaning, and that this is something we should even bother with.
Our minds have become far too cluttered with irrelevant nonsense, our world far too noisy with pointless chatter. I was just before sitting outside, enjoying the peace and quiet with my cat beside me, and she seems to be happy not knowing about any of this. Such thoughts don't trouble her, and there have been times when I would envy those who are simply not capable of worrying about all of this, and who just get on with life each day as it comes.
I won't write that book, mainly because I just don't need to. Others have touched on these topics countless times before, and now as I sit here I have one of those books on my desk: 'Zen Flesh, Zen Bones', by Paul Reps. I'm in no way a Zen Buddhist, but for those who are searching for answers to life's "Big Questions", this book offers the advice (among many, many other things) to just relax, be quiet, stop this endless searching, and just observe. Actually LIVE.
That, I believe, is what it's all about; life's purpose is to live, to experience, to gain experiences to learn from, and to evolve. Life is change, constant change, and we need to accept that and not become too attached to anything at all, but especially our beliefs about how the world is or should be.
Our minds have become far too cluttered with irrelevant nonsense, our world far too noisy with pointless chatter. I was just before sitting outside, enjoying the peace and quiet with my cat beside me, and she seems to be happy not knowing about any of this. Such thoughts don't trouble her, and there have been times when I would envy those who are simply not capable of worrying about all of this, and who just get on with life each day as it comes.
I won't write that book, mainly because I just don't need to. Others have touched on these topics countless times before, and now as I sit here I have one of those books on my desk: 'Zen Flesh, Zen Bones', by Paul Reps. I'm in no way a Zen Buddhist, but for those who are searching for answers to life's "Big Questions", this book offers the advice (among many, many other things) to just relax, be quiet, stop this endless searching, and just observe. Actually LIVE.
That, I believe, is what it's all about; life's purpose is to live, to experience, to gain experiences to learn from, and to evolve. Life is change, constant change, and we need to accept that and not become too attached to anything at all, but especially our beliefs about how the world is or should be.
I think this basically sums up what I believe to be true at this point in time. If I'm actually wrong, about any or all of this, that won't be a catastrophe, because I don't allow my beliefs to define who I am. That's a mistake that far too many people make, and it's really annoying, so don't do it!
