people have entire systems of belief, ways to explain everything that happens in the entire universe, all set up so everything revolves around "this is what happens to you, yes, you, after you die" and beyond that, everything is structured in this exact same way, like, everyone is just obsessed with this end-ness. we are living in an almost entirely unquestioned species-wide death cult.
people have entire systems of belief, ways to explain everything that happens in the entire universe, all set up so everything revolves around "this is what happens to you, yes, you, after you die" and beyond that, everything is structured in this exact same way, like, everyone is just obsessed with this end-ness. we are living in an almost entirely unquestioned species-wide death cult.
people have entire systems of belief, ways to explain everything that happens in the entire universe, all set up so everything revolves around "this is what happens to you, yes, you, after you die" and beyond that, everything is structured in this exact same way, like, everyone is just obsessed with this end-ness. we are living in an almost entirely unquestioned species-wide death cult.
He's in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory but i can't remember if he's in the movie im thinking of (unless the movie im thinking of is in fact Under Siege 2: Dark Territory)
see like, it could be that im thinking of Mission: Impossible staring Tom Cruise, because apparently that has a train bit towards the end, but i distinctly remember the train bit being a substantial portion of the film
it has occurred to me that my intense desire for abnegation could itself be neurotic, but i think that the world makes a lot more sense if it's actually the sensible thing to desire and its everyone else who is a nutbar. plus it dovetails well with my other quirks, so the overall congruity overrides any other concerns.
people have entire systems of belief, ways to explain everything that happens in the entire universe, all set up so everything revolves around "this is what happens to you, yes, you, after you die" and beyond that, everything is structured in this exact same way, like, everyone is just obsessed with this end-ness. we are living in an almost entirely unquestioned species-wide death cult.
people have entire systems of belief, ways to explain everything that happens in the entire universe, all set up so everything revolves around "this is what happens to you, yes, you, after you die" and beyond that, everything is structured in this exact same way, like, everyone is just obsessed with this end-ness. we are living in an almost entirely unquestioned species-wide death cult.
i guess i should clarify, its not as though im against doing things, that would be goofy
i just feel like they should be done for themselves
live for living, don't live for dying/not dying/whatever your post-dying plans are
I mean, what constitutes doing a thing for itself?
I can track down my reasoning for doing anything down to about a million other pressures and motivations. I don't see any purpose to acting as if I've done anything without motivations external to what the action itself would entail, because I haven't.
im not saying that you should try and act without *motivation*, that would be inherently nonsensical
but there is a completeness, a sensuality that can be found in everything that is done. and when that is found, the action or experience transcends the intent that you explain to others in a way that the original intent, which is transient, cannot even hope to aspire to.
all art is inevitably destroyed, all knowledge is lost, all work is undone, but the immense joy of learning, the exuberance of labor, and the vibrancy of creation is forever etched into the intangible record of the world
I guess the difference is that I don't see any singular point where an action ends. There is to me no difference between acting for a result and acting for its own sake.
I guess the difference is that I don't see any singular point where an action ends. There is to me no difference between acting for a result and acting for its own sake.
I think part of what he's saying is that a lot of people do "good" things or shun "bad" things out of the promise of Heaven or the threat of Hell rather than assessing things on the basis of how they affect this world, and this constant pretence of looking to the afterlife winds up being remarkably myopic and self-destructive.
I guess the difference is that I don't see any singular point where an action ends. There is to me no difference between acting for a result and acting for its own sake.
I think part of what he's saying is that a lot of people do "good" things or shun "bad" things out of the promise of Heaven or the threat of Hell rather than assessing things on the basis of how they affect this world, and this constant pretence of looking to the afterlife winds up being remarkably myopic and self-destructive.
I guess the difference is that I don't see any singular point where an action ends. There is to me no difference between acting for a result and acting for its own sake.
I think part of what he's saying is that a lot of people do "good" things or shun "bad" things out of the promise of Heaven or the threat of Hell rather than assessing things on the basis of how they affect this world, and this constant pretence of looking to the afterlife winds up being remarkably myopic and self-destructive.
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also it has given me a good grasp of the subtle and crucial distinction between being a good person and being a person with good intentions
im sorry if this is Insight Wanky but like
people have entire systems of belief, ways to explain everything that happens in the entire universe, all set up so everything revolves around "this is what happens to you, yes, you, after you die" and beyond that, everything is structured in this exact same way, like, everyone is just obsessed with this end-ness. we are living in an almost entirely unquestioned species-wide death cult.
they try to "live on through their work" or their kids, or whatever
And?
You can call that a neurosis but if that's the bar that's being set, virtually anything other than doing nothing is a neurosis.
dumb action flick about a train hijacking?
apparently there are five billion of this exact movie that came out in the 90s and they all look the same
i just feel like they should be done for themselves
live for living, don't live for dying/not dying/whatever your post-dying plans are
I can track down my reasoning for doing anything down to about a million other pressures and motivations. I don't see any purpose to acting as if I've done anything without motivations external to what the action itself would entail, because I haven't.
but there is a completeness, a sensuality that can be found in everything that is done. and when that is found, the action or experience transcends the intent that you explain to others in a way that the original intent, which is transient, cannot even hope to aspire to.
all art is inevitably destroyed, all knowledge is lost, all work is undone, but the immense joy of learning, the exuberance of labor, and the vibrancy of creation is forever etched into the intangible record of the world