life

Der Sinn des Lebens. Schlaflose Nächte und eine neue Idee.

In our beloved western societies we are very much goal oriented. Things are achieved mostly by communicating goals and commandments, together with a demand of fulfillment.

Since goal-orientation is everywhere it can be a challenge to even notice that it is constantly going on, and differentiate “normal” advice with advice that is actually helpful.

Identity can be a small thing. I could identify with my home country, my line of work, my monthly salary or my family name. It could be my hometown, the brand of clothes I wear or a degree I achieved. Actually, identity can be a big thing. If that is so, how can the identity be picked intelligently and how can that choice be undermined by mere attention?

Which differences can we find between survival and living in today’s world? Which of the two holds that sweet sweet satisfaction we’re longing for? The meaning we attach to “survival” needs to be refreshed, as in today’s world we have everything we need, while life can seem dull and repetitive at times.

Adults in many ways do have superpowers in the eyes of a child. They have authority. They are allowed to do many of the things a child cannot do: eat candy whenever they want, stay up late, drive cars, and schedule their days at their own leisure. Despite these superpowers, they didn’t seem super to me as a child. Observing adults faszinated and irritated me, as I’m recalling in this blogpost.

Today, I gobbled down two chicken-halves and some mashed potatoes. That was a lot. The other time I was still hungry after a single half, and this time around I was stressing out over barely finishing the meal. I needed to sit down for a bit. I picked a sunny spot. Me being me I took some time to meditate and suddenly I had an epiphany: “We are afraid of ourselves, and that is what life is.". Believe me, this was not the chicken talk, but I had finally figured something out. Let me elaborate…

It is pretty important for each of us to be the person we want to be. For survival, for society, for integrity. But what do we know then about who we want to be?

TL;DR:

• The skill to change your habits, so you could start trying new ones (better or worse than your current ones) to begin with.
• The skill to build the desire of trying things truly out of your comfort zone, so you could expand your horizon and thereby change more of your habits.
• The skill of writing, so you could articulate what it is that you want. Also writing can be a great tool for changing your habits.

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