I learned the concept that Suffering provides bliss based on the idea that it is a struggle and that the end result is what brings the joy, and that the struggle and not so much the end result of the end of the struggle is what brings joy. (Geography of Bliss, Eric Weiner) Probably explains why some people like games that wipe, like rust or minecraft since it forces a restart and allows for the "struggle phase" and you see it alot too in media like Isekais. Good post my guy. ( I am not a bot,I just got lucky and found your post while scrolling.)
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Homework Mixes
Why not share a micro-essay here where nobody would read it?
A little thing about me, I have a degree in philosophy and I continuously read and develop my thinking. I do not think there is anything special in it by itself, but it does bring meaning to my life.
Today, I have read a bit of fragments of Yang-Zhu from Li-tzi (which is a collection of ancient chinese philosophical texts. It is a branch of Daoist though (ancient Chinese thought, generally popularly known as all is flow, etc.). It moved me deeply, as it proposed a negation of some thoughts and ideas of virtue. Instead of this constant idea that you need to suffer and learn and repeat, it proposed the opposite idea - to see life as limited, and for joys of life to be valuable. And by itself, it is seen as base hedonism, not much different from popular YOLO, but in the context of Daoism, it suddenly forces me to ask important questions - do I enjoy my life? Genuinely, a real question. - one that a person has to deal with and respond to.
How would you act with full awareness, that you are defending things which are not of material existence, and are impossible to truly judge - reputation, wealth, etc. All these are vanities, to paraphrase the book of Ecclesiastes. Of course, our pleasure is also a vanity, but it is something that has value and meaning to us. Of course, Yang leaves really what is meant by pleasure of great food, great clothes, beautiful women, etc. - and I think this is more to allow the reader to reflect on their own ideas. Can one get past their rigid ideas, and see how to develop life that is both right in their own personal sense, of benefit to others, and pleasant. That is one great riddle, and I at least hope to solve it for myself.
Love you all and wish you the most joyful things in your life.
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