So do you really?

so i want to know, how many people here actually have the ability to let go of that which truly doesn't matter, and just let it slide.

be honest

knowing and living are two different things.

 

it depends on the day

 

that's the easy part

the hard part is letting go of what matters

 

well what really matters? love?

nothing really matters...

anyone can see...

nothing really matters, nothing really matters to me...

 

It's easy to let go, when you know what awaits..

 

not for everyone

 

I wont say I haven't had hard times myself either, like 'A-Bears-Vagina' said, it certainly can depend on the day, but once you've gotten there, it's much easier after...no matter the issues...

The hard part is getting other people you are with there, when they are in the struggle, but sometimes, there aint nothing you can do

 

Go Steelers..

 

yep. a bear's vagina is right. LOL. what a name.

the lack of ability to let go, is part of what makes us human. i had this conversation with my friend a while ago. i was saying how one should strive to transcend, while he was more of the opinion of not transcending. he convinced me that it really is great to get caught up in things every once in a while, and it is great, isn't it? maybe its not such a bad thing as long as you are aware of it.

 

everyone likes to play sometimes

 

I sure as hell don't. :\

 

Would society as we know it crumble if everybody let go? I think so. So many people would quit the tv-comedy of their lives . . . millions of marriages would end in divorce . . . millions of other people would get married . . . whole new fields of inquiry would emerge while some would face extinction . . . fascinating to think about.

 

You just did ^

 

perhaps many people are here for purposes that you see as not meaningful or superficial.

 

"are here for purposes" is way too strong, I'm talking only about the superficial "career" level of society, nothing deep like "purpose". I'm just talking jobs. I think a lot of people in the financial sector for example would quit. I think there would be a surge in natural science interest.

 

Why can't someone's purpose in life be to have a career?

 

..... I didn't say it couldn't?

 

i think it would be a good thing. imagine how different society would be.

 

'what matters' are the things we want to hold onto. The fact that nothing really matters is the reason why 'letting go' is ultimately the best decision. However the fact that things matter in the first place is the same as the fact that we hold onto things

 

As a human I find it hard to let go of everything. I know that superficial things don't matter in the end but I find it very hard to totally stop caring about them. It seems like the survival mindset that we should care about food, water and housing to survive has carried over to superficial things like computers, technology, junk made in china, money and weapons. I think it all starts with how we value things to survive. We can let go of these things but in a way it goes against our survival instinct and our conscious will to survive.

I think that if all of humanity truly let go of everything superficial and just lived our lives to the fullest there wouldn't be nearly as many of us, and we wouldn't be fucking up the world like we are now.

But who are we to judge purpose in life?
Even superficial things can have deep purposes in the span of things.
I think that all actions, even seemingly insignificant ones, can have a purpose.
It's just like the butterfly affect.
We're all connected whether we like it or not =P

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