• Refurbished Refurbisher
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    261 year ago

    You have to make your own meaning in life, because nobody else is going to do it for you.

    • essell
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      51 year ago

      Oh there are plenty who would like to do it for you!

      Some are sincere, some are downright exploitative.

      Your advice is still the best way to go.

    • @Jackthelad@lemmy.world
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      41 year ago

      And our default state is to have no meaning. So if you feel like you haven’t found yours and then you feel lost as a result, there’s no need to be.

      The endless pursuit of meaning or purpose can actually make you more unhappy.

    • TheLemming
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      11 year ago

      Meaning comes through relationship. There’s no point for a pen to exist if there’s nothing to be written. The purpose of the pen is to write. The purpose of humans is to relate

      • Refurbished Refurbisher
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        11 year ago

        What good is a pen without ink?

        Relying on another person for happiness isn’t a healthy relationship (either plutonic or romantic). There’s a reason that “you have to love yourself before you can love anyone else” is such a common phrase.