Meanwhile, somewhere in the total perspective vortex

[andrewducker]

This pretty much sums up how I feel about life and meaning. And why I don't tend to take it seriously when people talk about fitting in, success, being more adult, and other things that don't sound like they'd make my life any more fun.

(Cheers to johnbobshaun)

Comments

[heron61.livejournal.com]

I completely and totally agree. Regardless of how long I'm going to live (and I hope it is very long indeed) for me, life is meant to be lived and enjoyed and anything that gets in the way in of that is any long-term fashion is nothing I want any part of.

[yalovetz]

Don't you think that when people talk about fitting in, success, being more adult, etc. they're talking about how they can make their lives seem more fun to them? If it's not going to make your life any more fun then fair enough, there's no reason you should adopt their aims as your own, but why not take their goals seriously as being their goals for a fun filled life?

[andrewducker]

they're talking about how they can make their lives seem more fun to them?

Not when they're constructing sentences of the structure with "You should X" or "why haven't you X?"

I have no problem with people constructing their own meaning - I object to them saying that their meaning is universal.

[yalovetz]

Ugh! Yeah, if they're universalising or imposing their meanings on you then absolutely they are to be ignored.

[andrewducker]

:->

Now - off the internet and onto a train! (While I go buy sausages for the barbie)

[wordofblake.livejournal.com]

maybe you doing X would be fun for them!

I blame entropy, that's what I blame.

[robhu.livejournal.com]

The question is: Are you going to eat the fairy cake?