The Real Meaning of Life

A quick look into the real meaning of life: why nothing really matters. Of course, we have a purpose to fulfill. What is it? That purpose is up to you. In the end, it doesn't even matter.

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The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham:

[roto]

2 days into no nut november and they alredy found the meaning of life

[adgye]

Just imagine, this guy thought of all of this after just ruining a pair of shoes

[thibanrawpraksash]

Life is short when ur happy but when ur depressed it looks like a eternity

[coachafella]

I've played that same dialog in my mind many times over the decades. It's kept me centered, not always at each moment, but it's always there to come back to. What does matter for us as humans while we exist is suffering. As Kurt Vonnegut famously concluded in his message to babies arriving here, "Be kind."

[carsten.]

I've been trying to tell people this for years but they just say I need a therapist.

[jangolab]

"People say life is short, but life is the longest thing you will ever experience"

[Nagi]

*Life is like a train ride.*

You hop on the train.
You meet people on it.
You make some friends.
You find someone you like.
You may have a descendant.
You see people leave the train earlier than you.
You fell sad when they leave.
You cry when you realize they might not come back.
You enter a tunnel and everything seems to go bad.
You leave the tunnel and realize it is not as bad as you thought.
You start to accept that eventually everyone is going to leave the train.
You fell like time is passing by faster than usual.
You see that your station is near.
You aren’t scared of leaving the train anymore.
You say your final goodbyes to the people you meet on the train.
You see the doors open.
You look back one more time and see the people you meet and the memories you made.
You finally see the light when you look back at the doors.
You start walking out of the train without looking back.

*And finally you reached your station.*

[willlong]

Life is so easy, we make the problems .

[vertical]

Do you ever just step in mud and then realize your entire life is worthless and meaningless?

[chrsgilesrandomness]

no one exists on purpose, no one belongs anywhere, we are all gonna die, come watch tv.

[KyleCanSuckMyBalls]

It took 12 minutes to say "Life doesn't matter coz we're all gonna die anyway". Honestly, the video was so good and taught me a lot about the universe. thank you

[gopalroy]

This is about the best video I have ever watched. It really opened my eyes. I had all these thoughts in me, but after watching this video, it has become crystal clear. Thank you very much for making such a meaningful video.

[crescentmoon]

“I tried so hard and got so far but in the end it doesn’t even matter”

[stanbrooks]

We are simultaneously everything and nothing at all.

[AndrewHall-dpil]

I’ve always said ‘look it up’, then ‘get some perspective’ and now I say it doesn’t matter, but make it matter to you. Great vid.

[SlimChico]

I'm honestly in some serious stress right now about things that I cannot control at all. I'm stuck all in my head and stuck in my past mistakes and wrong choices. I'm obsessed with perfection and I'm totally not perfect.
Now watching this video, I realize that nothing really matters at all.

[notrich]

when your shoes are ruined so you became a nihilist

[SaitamaRage]

my boss: you're late
me: makes him understand the real meaning of life
my boss: you're fired

[TrevorTheHyena]

This is so profoundly thought-provoking, it also helps to explain the meaning behind Linkin Park's song 'In the End' in my opinion; I feel like videos like this are helping me to understand the world and my place within it. Thank you so much! 💚

[theaqua]

Teacher : "Why didn't you turn in your homework???"
The student who never sent any homework for the past month: *Nothing really matters*