Nihilism’s Underlying Message, and How You Can Incorporate It Into Your Life
There is no higher power. Life has no glaring purpose. Human beings were not put on Earth for a reason.
Disagree?
Stop and take a pause to think about how you felt reading those statements. You might be surprised to find that you’re being a bit defensive. The reason for this automatic defensive behavior has been proven to coincide with feeling the need to justify your beliefs or actions.
Many people feel the need to overtly to justify their beliefs when in reality they should not feel insecure about such an intimate topic.
This is where my interpretation of nihilism comes in.
As a belief, nihilism has been misinterpreted for years as an idea that should be feared and stopped from spreading to the masses. It entails the belief that we are all just living life with no larger powers at play. In other words, life is meaningless.
Let’s talk about the number of people struggling to get up every day and go to a job they completely despise. A Gallup poll stated that around 85% of the world’s full-time employees are not enjoying their work.
That means 85% of people who work are unhappy for at least 40 hours a week.
