Thanx space.. i totally understand wat you mean....
On May 15, 9:50 pm, e_space <[email protected]> wrote:
> no kid, u do not sound depressed, u sound inquisitive, and that is a
> good thing. may i suggest one thing? spend more time looking inside
> yourself than outside for your information. i have learned more with
> eyes closed in idle contemplation than from all the books and lessons
> that i have read or been subjected to. imo we all have a spirit...the
> trick is to open communication with it and once u guys are buddies,
> polish it as much as u can so that it gets bright and self
> sufficient...
>
> how does one do that? i might have been spoiled because when i was a
> kid (im envious of your age ;-^), i had no TV or computer or sports
> teams that i was allowed to join, etc, and had to spend a lot of time
> alone...this gave my imagination hours upon end to wander...i started
> to have some nice little inspirations and consequently put out the
> welcome mat for anything that wanted to visit me. i went through many
> stages of spiritual growth, totally aided by (and dependant on) the
> desire for such communication.
>
> once this communication starts, u may not appreciate parts of your
> physical life as much (as they pale in comparison), but the warmth of
> your spirit will make your human hardships much easier to abide. this
> has been my experience i hope you will find some peace in these
> words...happy surfin!!!
>
> On May 15, 11:09 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Yeah! you are right i guess... sometimes i get sick too ...and
> > everything seems meaninglesss.. but the curiosity of the future .. of
> > what will happen in my life keeps me going... but i am not even 20
> > yet... wonder wat'll keep me onwards around 40... do i sound depressed
> > or wat !!! ;-)
>
> > On May 15, 7:59 pm, e_space <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > maybe they just got sick of opium and booze sandwiches for breakfast?
>
> > > to give you my opinion about your question 'is life really
> > > meaningless?"...the more one delves into their spiritual existance,
> > > the less signifigance is placed on material things. if the spirit
> > > becomes highly tuned in, passtimes such as eating and the
> > > consequential removal of waste (sorry), become more like a chore than
> > > a pleasure and can seem quite mundane. even the act of breathing,
> > > while vital, exemplifies our human reliability on such for existance.
>
> > > under these conditions, the only thing that can substantially relieve
> > > the weight of our humanity is a great soul mate to share ones spirit
> > > with...i do not have such, and am therefore looking forward to a
> > > bright future elsewhere, although not in a negative way, but full of
> > > joy and anticipation. human life is finite, spiritual life infinite
> > > and therefore human life as we know it holds less signifigance...thats
> > > my opinion and im sticking to it! ;-^)
>
> > > On May 15, 8:17 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > Arent we over with the purpose of life already...... i mean there have
> > > > been quite a number of discussions on it lately!!!shouldnt we put our
> > > > views under the corresponding topic rather than making a new topic by
> > > > the same name... and the purpose of life is to find a purpose and
> > > > stick to it..... hey why do you think all the great intense writers
> > > > committed suicide..like Hemingway and Virginia Woolf..coz they find
> > > > life meaningless... is that it... is life really meaningless...
>
> > > > On May 15, 3:33 pm, e_space <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > very well francis...but how about answering the question instead of
> > > > > bashing those who havent pleased u with their answer? u know, lead by
> > > > > example?
>
> > > > > On May 15, 4:37 am, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > This thread is a good example of a general deterioration in the
> > > > > > quality of discussion and debate on the 'Eye recently. One-line
> > > > > > assertions, unsupported by any kind of logical argument, factual
> > > > > > grounding or authoritative underpinning, do not invite to a
> > > > > > development and deepening of themes, rather to mutual
> > > > > > slogan-slinging.
>
> > > > > > This is not to say that every entry in a discussion has to be a
> > > > > > discourse; the one-liner tope can be very effective in the context
> > > > > > of
> > > > > > a good discussion - gabby frequently (not always :-)) achieves a
> > > > > > surgical precision here - but like any good rhetorical/discussive
> > > > > > device works best when used sparingly and discerningly. Otherwise,
> > > > > > we
> > > > > > could all just as well abandon Minds Eye and move to Twitter.
> > > > > > Alternatively, we could all become zen masters and talk to each
> > > > > > other
> > > > > > in koans.
>
> > > > > > paw's initial statement here begs so many questions as to become
> > > > > > almost meaningless. What do you mean by God? What is this [upper
> > > > > > case]
> > > > > > "Glorifying" you are talking about? How does this benefit us? Does
> > > > > > it
> > > > > > benefit God? What is obvious about this?
>
> > > > > > Wittgenstein ended the "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" with the
> > > > > > sentence, "Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man
> > > > > > schweigen /
> > > > > > Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent." At the
> > > > > > moment,
> > > > > > reading many posts here, I incline towards the one-liner:
>
> > > > > > If you've got nothing to say, then say nothing.
>
> > > > > > Francis
>
> > > > > > On 14 Mai, 02:28, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
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