Do you ever think that life is just completely absurd?

pragmatic1

Its pointless. Not in a depressed type of way but its silly. Nothing any of us has done or will do actually matters at all in any way.

Dotrel

What? Well why I never!

humberklog

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Its pointless. Not in a depressed type of way but its silly. Nothing any of us has done or will do actually matters at all in any way.

Junior cert blues?

x in the city

when Martin Atkinson is in charge of a football game...

totally absurd.

ahyeahok

If you cant be famous, be infamous.

landsleaving

THERE ARE NO RULES. LET'S GO MENTAL. ALL CAPS MENTAL!!!

carfiosaoorl

I agree, thats why I never get worked up about anything. I watch people all the time flipping out about things and think, really!

herosa

"When I hear someone sigh "life is hard" Im always tempted to ask "compared to what"

Quote from Sydney Harris.

If you substituted the word silly for hard the same thinking might apply.

Solnskaya

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Its pointless. Not in a depressed type of way but its silly. Nothing any of us has done or will do actually matters at all in any way.

Agreed. So just enjoy the ride.

ahyeahok

Solnskaya wrote: »

Agreed. So just enjoy the ride.

As Bill Hicks said.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1RQmnSJoRg

dollyk

LOL we all feel like that sometimes.
Quote from my mother...
babies are born to show us that the world goes on regardless....:)

humbert

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Its pointless. Not in a depressed type of way but its silly. Nothing any of us has done or will do actually matters at all in any way.

humberklog wrote: »

Junior cert blues?

Not kind, but true. This vacant feeling leaves much room for freedom of expression and purpose.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Well as the man said

"When your job feels overwhelming, remember that you are going to die"

pragmatic1

dollyk wrote: »

LOL we all feel like that sometimes.
Quote from my mother...
babies are born to show us that the world goes on regardless....:)

Yeah but one day that baby will also die and nothing it ever does will actually matter.

4leto

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Its pointless. Not in a depressed type of way but its silly. Nothing any of us has done or will do actually matters at all in any way.

So what,
Your here for now so do your best to enjoy.

Burky126

Life's a piece of ****,when you look at it,something something something its true....

paky

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Its pointless. Not in a depressed type of way but its silly. Nothing any of us has done or will do actually matters at all in any way.

i think its obsurd that we take part in it involuntarily in that we were never consented on weather we wanted to be here or not. another obsurd thing is that we seek to control every aspect of our lives from careers to children and so on. and finally most people have some expectations from life. im not really sure what we are supposed to be doing here, so yes, becasue of this life is obsurd.

parrai

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Yeah but one day that baby will also die and nothing it ever does will actually matter.

Not exactly true... Maybe that baby will grow up and cure cancer, maybe another baby will grow up and save your child from an accident, be it as a nurse, a doctor, a passer by who sees them in trouble... It's random...
Because things don't make sense now, doesn't really matter, cause tomorrow (or next year) maybe it'll be better... We all get bored from time to time, and in that boredom we contemplate things... Get interested in something that'll fill up your time, who knows where it'll lead...

ahyeahok

I think 42 should really sum it all up imo.

karma_

Say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it’s an ethos.

Littlehorny

absurd yes, pointless no, have met too many wonderful, fantastic family members and friends in my time to think that although i am only a speck in the universe, i know none of us are pointless, everyone is valuable!

im invisible

ahyeahok wrote: »

I think 42 should really sum it all up imo.

just dont ask what the question is...

DrGreenthumb

life is what you make of it,
if you want something to happen then make it happen

ahyeahok

DrGreenthumb wrote: »

life is what you make of it,
if you want something to happen then make it happen

gonna buys me a lotto ticket 1st thing tammmara

DjFlin

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Its pointless. Not in a depressed type of way but its silly. Nothing any of us has done or will do actually matters at all in any way.

What matters is relevant. You could get hit by a bus tomorrow and it wouldnt matter to me, but I'm sure it'd matter a whole lot to your friends and family.

If I die knowing I've made just one persons life just a little bit happier, I'll die knowing I done something that matters.

SafeSurfer

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Its pointless. Not in a depressed type of way but its silly. Nothing any of us has done or will do actually matters at all in any way.

Surely life cannot be as pointless as being dead, as not existing. While you are alive your actions have an influence on all those who interact with you.

Of course the things that you have done and will do matter.

Think of things that happened years ago. Some random act of kindness, some random act of hatred that still affects you many years later. What yo do, how you relate to other people has a profound affect even many years after you have ceased to exist.

For instance, if you have a kid, that kid looks to you as their mother or father, no matter how ****ed up you are they learn their behaviour from you and want to be like you. So what you do does matter, your choices do have consequences.

flyboy69

A thought that has often crossed my mind is that in 200 years time no one is gonna know me, what I worried or cared about, so f*ck it, enjoy it as much as you can!

whubee

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Its pointless. Not in a depressed type of way but its silly. Nothing any of us has done or will do actually matters at all in any way.

Yes, quite frequently.

The 'matters' thing, I get the sense that youre meaning something you do needs to matter to somebody in the future or be of some future consequence....consequence can really only be related to other living beings.

Future humans will look upon your/mine/everyone elses memory in the way we look on some obscure reference in an old library book, with a big big 'Meh'

I say frock mr/mrs future person (to a degree). It would be a one sided relationship, like 'oh please please remember me' vs 'meh 3d porn is better'.

None of us are really going to be remembered beyond maybe 1, 2 generations.
Even if it was 100 you'd never know anything about it.

so basically - yes life is ultimately inconsequential to others in the future.

ergo - fukc them, i define my own consequence. in the now.

In the words of Fr Fintan Stack .....I had my fun, and thats all that matters.

ItsAWindUp

Morrissey said it best, life is a pigsty.

SafeSurfer

whubee wrote: »

Yes, quite frequently.

The 'matters' thing, I get the sense that youre meaning something you do needs to matter to somebody in the future or be of some future consequence....consequence can really only be related to other living beings.

Future humans will look upon your/mine/everyone elses memory in the way we look on some obscure reference in an old library book, with a big big 'Meh'

I say frock mr/mrs future person (to a degree). It would be a one sided relationship, like 'oh please please remember me' vs 'meh 3d porn is better'.

None of us are really going to be remembered beyond maybe 1, 2 generations.
Even if it was 100 you'd never know anything about it.

so basically - yes life is ultimately inconsequential to others in the future.

ergo - fukc them, i define my own consequence. in the now.

In the words of Fr Fintan Stack .....I had my fun, and thats all that matters.

Absolutely right so feck all this global warming crap let future generations grow gills.

4leto

Yeah what has posterity ever done for me.

whubee

SafeSurfer wrote: »

Absolutely right so feck all this global warming crap let future generations grow gills.

"(to a degree)"




Fail.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsHk9WC7fnQ

Pretty_Pistol

The world is progressing all the time. I'd like to know what to.

ItsAWindUp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTqo2DrMCOw

4leto

Pretty_Pistol wrote: »

The world is progressing all the time. I'd like to know what to.

"One damned thing after another" Churchill

karma_

Everett Broad Senator wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsHk9WC7fnQ

I'd never seen this previously. Just fantastic.

Pretty_Pistol

4leto wrote: »

"One damned thing after another" Churchill

I want to know what's at the finishing line!

whubee

4leto wrote: »

"One damned thing after another" Churchill

churchill Elbert Hubbard

charlemont

I strongly believe there will be a reason for it all, But sometimes life does seem pointless.

4leto

whubee wrote: »

churchill Elbert Hubbard

"The future"-is just one damned thing after another is churchils
"Life is just one damned thing after another Elbert Hubbard.

Chuck Stone

It's a difficult question fo sho.

I think about the Wright brothers who left us the legacy of powered flight. We can now visit any part of the planet within 24 hours for a reasonable price because of those guys.

Effectively they will be alive forever in people's minds.

flyboy69

There is no reason and it is pointless, but once you grasp that, it becomes easier to accept in a strange kind of way!

whubee

Filing for copyright fraud.


Yours. E.H (1856 - 1915)

looky loo

No, never thought that, its a crazy journey without a map, but maybe thats the fun of it.

I love being alive.

cocalolaman

I'm reading this thread listening to a sigur ros album, this is depressing.

PK2008

I'll tell you when I've lived it

SafeSurfer

Chuck Stone wrote: »

It's a difficult question fo sho.

I think about the Wright brothers who left us the legacy of powered flight. We can now visit any part of the planet within 24 hours for a reasonable price because of those guys.

Effectively they will be alive forever in people's minds.

The who brothers?

pragmatic1

parrai wrote: »

Not exactly true... Maybe that baby will grow up and cure cancer, maybe another baby will grow up and save your child from an accident, be it as a nurse, a doctor, a passer by who sees them in trouble... It's random...
Because things don't make sense now, doesn't really matter, cause tomorrow (or next year) maybe it'll be better... We all get bored from time to time, and in that boredom we contemplate things... Get interested in something that'll fill up your time, who knows where it'll lead...

I think I did mention that my OP was not in a depressed type of way. As for a baby growing up to cure cancer, that doesnt really matter either. If some baby grows up to be the next Hitler, it doesnt matter.

parrai

Nothing any of us has done or will do actually matters at all in any way.

pragmatic1 wrote: »

I think I did mention that my OP was not in a depressed type of way. As for a baby growing up to cure cancer, that doesnt really matter either. If some baby grows up to be the next Hitler, it doesnt matter.

Fair enough...

But this is what I was referring to.... we all matter in some way or another to someone is what I was pointing out.

Also, if some baby grew up to be the next hitler I think that would matter!!!

Matthew23

why does this matter? just shut up and get a job! who has time to think about stuff like this?