Who will help us now that we are doomed to die? There is nothing we can do; fate has already decided what she will do with us. If we don't die prematurely of mortal wounds or disease we are destined to wither away like a leaf on a tree in autumn. We have been sentenced to die by the greatest judge of all, time. Time is an uncaring creature, free of emotion and empathy, unconcerned about human affairs, constantly moving, constantly changing. If all that is here now won't be here in one hundred years time, what is the point of existence here? If we are sentenced to die one day, why are we granted this reprieve of life?
Morbid, perhaps. Dreary, certainly. But falsified and without substance? Doubtful. Many think that our purpose in life is to procreate and allow our civilization to flourish as long as possible. I understand why some believe this, because in the animal world this is the only
A second theory concerning existence is purely hedonistic in approach. We are here on earth for a limited time, so surely we should make it a point while here to enjoy ourselves and make the best of this world we were unwillingly cast into. Maybe this explains why we are the only creatures that take up hobbies, or the only creatures that willingly take drugs to influence the way their body and mind co-operate. A wise man once told me " Make yourself happy; if you don't, nobody will." That's certainly true. Everyone else in the world is too busy thinking about their own problems to worry about you and your's and making things better for you. Making yourself happy is important, but like all other things, must come to an end as Apollo drives his flaming chariot accross the sky each day, signifying a new beginning, and an end to the day before.To be remembered for all days, could this be our purpose?
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