Why Existentialism is the Only Philosophy That Makes Any Sense
Do our lives have any inherent meaning?
Right, nobody knows, but personally, I doubt it.
We go through our days, thinking we’re doing important things, worrying about all of our problems, and those of the rest of the world. We think we know what is going on, we’re grounded in our own little worlds, stopping rarely to consider the futility of it all.
We navigate through our lives, attending business meetings, studying for hours on end, slaving away for a paycheck, maybe trying to change the world a little. However, the reality is that we’re just bundles of flesh and bones, hurtling through the universe on a tiny rock, stressing over our insignificant problems.
I’m going to ask everyone who is reading this right now, to stop and think for a second, what gives your life meaning? Are you really living with purpose, and if so, is that purpose your own, or one you’ve been sold by someone else?
As human beings, we crave meaning in our lives. We look for meaning in many different places, some choose religion, others resort to politics, or seek meaning by trying to change the lives of others. We must acknowledge however, that all of these ideas are but ways mankind has developed in order to cope with the fundamental lack of meaning that life…
