Shakespeare's Macbeth soliloquy seems relevant. "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing."
A very nice and relevant passage from Shakespeare. Reminds me of Solomon's "Meaningless, meaningless, says the teacher...", (Proverbs 17:15-28, also Ecclesiastes 1-4). It goes through a series of meaningless endeavours, and ends with the only meaningful purpose in life..."love the Lord your God and [...] love your neighbor as yourself". (seems to me like the best, most important advice in any religion, philosophy, ideology, creed, country, language, ethnicity, etc.... an answer so simple, yet we humans have to complicate things and f@!ck it all up🤔)
I just love the imagery "We are like a man running downhill, who cannot keep on his legs unless he runs on, and will inevitably fall if he stops", I feel like that everyday. But I also have those moments of transcendence when the endless seeking of the mind abates, and in a divine moment it's so wonderful to ponder what it means to be human.
Reminds me of Solomon's "Meaningless, meaningless, says the teacher...", (Proverbs 17:15-28, also Ecclesiastes 1-4). It goes through a series of meaningless endeavours, and ends with the only meaningful purpose in life..."love the Lord your God and [...] love your neighbor as yourself". (seems to me like the best, most important advice in any religion, philosophy, ideology, creed, country, language, ethnicity, etc.... an answer so simple, yet we humans have to complicate things and f@!ck it all up🤔)
I think Solomon was a sex addict. 700 wives and 300 concubines. That was never intended as evidenced by Adam and Eve. Solomon went off track by listening to his foreign women and God punished him by breaking up the kingdom which never recovered and was under foreign control for most of the remaining history. Ten northern tribes carried off by Assyrians. The temple, priesthood and sacrifice were destroyed in 70 AD. as prophesied by Christ. The contemporary historian Josephus recounted how the many Christians living in Jerusalem left shortly before the Roman occupation as the jewish sects continued a three way battle even as they were surrounded.
Wonderful writing. I just love the way he expresses these profound insights with such simplicity and marvelous imagery. Still don't really understand what he sees beyond the Will. How is his notion of Will different from the Kantian noumena - and so isn't the Will essentially like the noumena, basically the deepest foundation to reality? But then, Schopenhauer seems to be saying that we can reject it too? What important point am I totally missing here?
"Becoming without ever being" is bogus (being is not contingent on any particular state); that we are finite in the face of seeming infinite reality is not a problem unless one's perspective is entirely egocentric; that one has will that is not omnipotent is more a character test than a legitimate metaphysical complaint; experience is the point of life and self-alienation is the poison that cuts us off from this truth; "poorer by the day' instead of richer by the day seems indefensible; that all inner experiences are only house guests (Rumi), i.e. that we are not static statues, just points up that life is learning school (and static is hardly learning); that one falls if he doesn't keep running is hardly a tragedy, for falling is no disaster and is a moment of profound learning; partial fulfillment of one's will and desires is actually better than utter wish fulfillment (which is itself a Pyrrhic victory, such elysianism yields only infantilism and lack of character; maybe "always expecting better" is a mistake rather than such not being realized is a vanity; to see not being omnipotent as a tragedy is bullshyt; his presumptions about boredom are more about his depression than about reality; that his father committed suicide and his mother called him a burden he seemed to take this to the grave with him and write it large across his philosophy, sense-of-self, and sense of life; if "will is futile," try forfeiting will and giving up .... then you'll see real futility.
I just had to push back on what seems gratuitous negativity to the point of irrationality. That his viewpoint and philosophy is colored by his self, not by the nature of existence.
Man’s struggle for satisfaction at first appears similar to that of animals but it is different. Animals know when they are hungry or tired but have no since of self awareness or purpose as do people. This prevents mankind from being just another animal in the pursuit of material gain or hedonistic pleasure but shows that he has an innate sense of right and wrong and the ultimate realization that he will be ultimately accountable for his actions.
This is perhaps the best video I watched in many months. Thank you infinitely. Incredible essay and wonderful commentary.
Shakespeare's Macbeth soliloquy seems relevant. "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing."
A very nice and relevant passage from Shakespeare.
Reminds me of Solomon's "Meaningless, meaningless, says the teacher...", (Proverbs 17:15-28, also Ecclesiastes 1-4). It goes through a series of meaningless endeavours, and ends with the only meaningful purpose in life..."love the Lord your God and [...] love your neighbor as yourself".
(seems to me like the best, most important advice in any religion, philosophy, ideology, creed, country, language, ethnicity, etc....
an answer so simple, yet we humans have to complicate things and f@!ck it all up🤔)
Schopenhauer reminds me of the Book of Ecclesiastes. My favorite book of the bible.
I just love the imagery "We are like a man running downhill, who cannot keep on his legs unless he runs on, and will inevitably fall if he stops", I feel like that everyday. But I also have those moments of transcendence when the endless seeking of the mind abates, and in a divine moment it's so wonderful to ponder what it means to be human.
Agree with Schopenhauer, but you shouldn't let it get you down.
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The truth is always bitter, but better than the sweet poison of ignorance
@@naturelover1284 If you read about his lifestyle, it didn't seem to get him down too much. He lived well.
Schopenhaurs pessimism makes me feel at peace and gives me closure
@@dragonskinavi Nah, if I could reset myself to ignorance I think I`d go for it.
Thank you for all the time and energy you have put into bringing these ideas to light
Reminds me of Solomon's "Meaningless, meaningless, says the teacher...", (Proverbs 17:15-28, also Ecclesiastes 1-4). It goes through a series of meaningless endeavours, and ends with the only meaningful purpose in life..."love the Lord your God and [...] love your neighbor as yourself".
(seems to me like the best, most important advice in any religion, philosophy, ideology, creed, country, language, ethnicity, etc....
an answer so simple, yet we humans have to complicate things and f@!ck it all up🤔)
I think Solomon was a sex addict. 700 wives and 300 concubines. That was never intended as evidenced by Adam and Eve. Solomon went off track by listening to his foreign women and God punished him by breaking up the kingdom which never recovered and was under foreign control for most of the remaining history. Ten northern tribes carried off by Assyrians. The temple, priesthood and sacrifice were destroyed in 70 AD. as prophesied by Christ. The contemporary historian Josephus recounted how the many Christians living in Jerusalem left shortly before the Roman occupation as the jewish sects continued a three way battle even as they were surrounded.
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Unfucking believable!
Wonderful writing. I just love the way he expresses these profound insights with such simplicity and marvelous imagery. Still don't really understand what he sees beyond the Will. How is his notion of Will different from the Kantian noumena - and so isn't the Will essentially like the noumena, basically the deepest foundation to reality? But then, Schopenhauer seems to be saying that we can reject it too? What important point am I totally missing here?
"Becoming without ever being" is bogus (being is not contingent on any particular state); that we are finite in the face of seeming infinite reality is not a problem unless one's perspective is entirely egocentric; that one has will that is not omnipotent is more a character test than a legitimate metaphysical complaint; experience is the point of life and self-alienation is the poison that cuts us off from this truth; "poorer by the day' instead of richer by the day seems indefensible; that all inner experiences are only house guests (Rumi), i.e. that we are not static statues, just points up that life is learning school (and static is hardly learning); that one falls if he doesn't keep running is hardly a tragedy, for falling is no disaster and is a moment of profound learning; partial fulfillment of one's will and desires is actually better than utter wish fulfillment (which is itself a Pyrrhic victory, such elysianism yields only infantilism and lack of character; maybe "always expecting better" is a mistake rather than such not being realized is a vanity; to see not being omnipotent as a tragedy is bullshyt; his presumptions about boredom are more about his depression than about reality; that his father committed suicide and his mother called him a burden he seemed to take this to the grave with him and write it large across his philosophy, sense-of-self, and sense of life; if "will is futile," try forfeiting will and giving up .... then you'll see real futility.
I just had to push back on what seems gratuitous negativity to the point of irrationality. That his viewpoint and philosophy is colored by his self, not by the nature of existence.
when the traaaaain left the station, it had two lights on behind…
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Man’s struggle for satisfaction at first appears similar to that of animals but it is different. Animals know when they are hungry or tired but have no since of self awareness or purpose as do people. This prevents mankind from being just another animal in the pursuit of material gain or hedonistic pleasure but shows that he has an innate sense of right and wrong and the ultimate realization that he will be ultimately accountable for his actions.
Another needless comment about an obvious resemblance to the book of Ecclesiastes.
What is the intrinsic purpose in leaving a fleeting Comment?