The meaning of life and stuff.

[phee]

At this point in your life, what do you think it all means? What do you think the universe is all about? How have your views changed over time? If you have learned one thing over the years about existing, what do you think it is?

[Troy Spiral (13)]

I long held that there was a "point" designed into the universe, I just wasn't sure what it was.  I spent over a decade just trying to find what I assume existed(s) "the right religion" or "the right spiritual path".   Never found it, especially never found anything provable.  Although I do still find Religion / Mysticism / Occult interesting as a subject. 

 

I think the universe is indifferent.  We are essentially the end result of a long line of universal happenings and we've evolved into beings that can look, contemplate , think.  So we are the universe experiencing itself so to speak.  What the "meaning" is,  I think is up to each of us to decide for ourselves.

 

Currently my meaning or thrust in life is to try to be  Kind and Honesty.    The being kind and being honest are often at odds with each other as there is such a thing as being TOO honest.  Telling grandma on her deathbed that shes probably not going to heaven would be an example.  Also truth as in "The Search For Truth" and how do we go about finding out the real truth about things?  

[sekhmet2002]

I grew up interested in magick from a very young age. I never had Christianity shoved down my throat as my mom thought it best to find my own belief system for which I am very grateful.

I believe that our lives are what we make of them. We can't sit back and expect the universe to give us what we want or even need in life. It's all about what you put into it.

I don't really think there is a "meaning" to life but that could change someday. I stick mostly to occult studies, mainly left hand path stuff,  but am open to discussion on other things along these lines.

[Class-Punk]

It has something to do with food.

[phee]

I tend to lean towards cosmicism these days... the universe does not really give a fuck about anyone.

[Troy Spiral (13)]

22 hours ago, phee said:

I tend to lean towards cosmicism these days... the universe does not really give a fuck about anyone.

Hey, how dare you summarize my detailed post into one easy to understand sentence.  lol

[Troy Spiral (13)]

On 1/20/2016 at 5:15 AM, Class-Punk said:

It has something to do with food.

I think i should have a hotkey for that.   Pretty much everything ever said could have an addendum of  also "I think it has something to do with food".  

[kat (1)]

This started when I was very young, but basically, I believe heaven and hell is a metaphor for the life we live. If we feel we are suffering and in anguish we are living in our own personal hell, if we try and change what we can for the better we can slowly make it better and perhaps reach the "light" in life, perhaps through genuine love and compassion, unfortunately, when we are born into something dark and painful we sometimes have no clue that there is a place that bares light and if we don't know that light and love exists how do we know what it is and what that we are attempting to find even feels like?  It's, imo, the reason people stay in bad situations, they don't know that something better exists. 

 

Edited January 24, 2016 by kat

[Troy Spiral (13)]

On 1/24/2016 at 9:49 PM, kat said:

This started when I was very young, but basically, I believe heaven and hell is a metaphor for the life we live. If we feel we are suffering and in anguish we are living in our own personal hell, if we try and change what we can for the better we can slowly make it better and perhaps reach the "light" in life, perhaps through genuine love and compassion, unfortunately, when we are born into something dark and painful we sometimes have no clue that there is a place that bares light and if we don't know that light and love exists how do we know what it is and what that we are attempting to find even feels like?  It's, imo, the reason people stay in bad situations, they don't know that something better exists. 

 

 

I based my life around Snoop Dog and Ice T songs, this is very disturbing what I'm reading.   No one has said  "BJs, Wads of Cash,  wearing your underwear OUTSIDE your pants, and huge piles of weed".   This is making me trip out.

 

[Troy Spiral (13)]

I think first we have to define "the meaning of life" a little bit.   I THINK it means "What is the POINT of life"   or "What does the fact that there is life at all... mean."

Why is there life at all?

What is the point of life? 

Other?

[kat (1)]

18 minutes ago, Troy Spiral said:

 

I based my life around Snoop Dog and Ice T songs, this is very disturbing what I'm reading.   No one has said  "BJs, Wads of Cash,  wearing your underwear OUTSIDE your pants, and huge piles of weed".   This is making me trip out.

 

You mean that post specifically is tripping you out or the topic at hand? 

 

 

Edited January 29, 2016 by kat

[kat (1)]

I think it's a matter of perspective. I interpreted the topic of the thread to mean, basically, based on our own personal life experiences, what have we learned and how has it impacted who we are at this point in our lives and how have our views or interpretation of life's event's changed over time. What is important to us as we have aged, what is priority to us now verses what was in the past.

Edited January 29, 2016 by kat

[Troy Spiral (13)]

On 1/29/2016 at 9:10 PM, kat said:

You mean that post specifically is tripping you out or the topic at hand? 

 

 

I was just teasing with the Snoop Dog comment.  Like "most people are just dumbasses that wouldn't even give this sort of subject a second thought" its funny in the context I put it in, sad that no one cares to think about such things as this topic in general though.

 

I really didn't base my life around Snoop Dog and Ice-T.     (was actualy Sir Mix-a-lot  that I modeled myself after duh) lol

[Troy Spiral (13)]

On 1/29/2016 at 9:18 PM, kat said:

I think it's a matter of perspective. I interpreted the topic of the thread to mean, basically, based on our own personal life experiences, what have we learned and how has it impacted who we are at this point in our lives and how have our views or interpretation of life's event's changed over time. What is important to us as we have aged, what is priority to us now verses what was in the past.

I think thats a huge part of it, at least in how you decide what the question/answer is.   But when someone says "What is the meaning of life"  I think its implied they are saying at least in part  "what is the meaning of life as a whole, like "what is the point of mankind (or maybe even what is the point of all living creatures" not say  what is the meaning "Troy's or Kat's or Phee's life." just as example.   

[kat (1)]

14 hours ago, Troy Spiral said:

I was just teasing with the Snoop Dog comment.  Like "most people are just dumbasses that wouldn't even give this sort of subject a second thought" its funny in the context I put it in, sad that no one cares to think about such things as this topic in general though.

 

I really didn't base my life around Snoop Dog and Ice-T.     (was actualy Sir Mix-a-lot  that I modeled myself after duh) lol

You forgot Tupac! Lol

[Troy Spiral (13)]

 

On 1/30/2016 at 5:45 PM, kat said:

You forgot Tupac! Lol

Too much thinking and stuff.  When I'm duckin the 5.0 pac lyrics don help me none. How to best be  jumpin a fence with a TV set in hand?   NWA will help with that "meaning of life" type question. 

[Scary Guy]

I think the meaning of life is a moot point.  Why does it need meaning in the first place?

Really, the only point from a scientific standpoint is to generate offspring.  I'm quite happy not doing that.

[Destroit]

On 1/28/2016 at 9:00 PM, Troy Spiral said:

 

I based my life around Snoop Dog and Ice T songs, this is very disturbing what I'm reading.   No one has said  "BJs, Wads of Cash,  wearing your underwear OUTSIDE your pants, and huge piles of weed".   This is making me trip out.

 

Damn...you stole my fucking answer.  Why do I bother?

[Destroit]

10 hours ago, Scary Guy said:

I think the meaning of life is a moot point.  Why does it need meaning in the first place?

Really, the only point from a scientific standpoint is to generate offspring.  I'm quite happy not doing that.

Welp, another case of "I win" */smug*

[kat (1)]

51 minutes ago, Chernobyl said:

Damn...you stole my fucking answer.  Why do I bother?

Lol:)

Right.