Essential Questions:
a. What is the purpose of your existence?
b. What is happiness and what makes you happy?
c. What does it mean to live a meaningful life?
d. To what extent can literature shape your personal philosophy on happiness and meaning?
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Throughout this project I have been given the opportunity to see the world in a new light and understand how I play a part on this random, absurd world that we call home. Looking at life in it's general and broad term is very simple and utterly terrifying. We are born, we live for an unknown amount of time, and will all eventually be consumed by death. By listening to podcasts and TedTalks on how others have found meaning, reading books, and reading stories about others, I have been able to reflect and discover how I find meaning in my own life. Listening to Mike Rowe and knowing that I can always bring my passions with me and using a growth mindset are just a few new things I have learned. I know that to feel successful and to feel that I am living a fulfilled life, I need to struggle and push myself to continuously keep growing and adapting to the world around me. I don't see any specific path that I must follow and know that sometimes there will be slippery slopes in my blind spots. One way to come successfully out of these hard or bad times is to have a close group of people who would always be there for you. By grounding yourself in the ones you love, you create more space for freedom and risks because there is always that back net to catch you when you fall. I know that one day I will die and maybe the whole point of my existence will have no point, but here in the moment of now, I am putting all my effort into pushing myself, learning, and allowing myself to create deeper, meaningful relationships in order to have what I believe is a meaningful life.
a. What is the purpose of your existence?
b. What is happiness and what makes you happy?
c. What does it mean to live a meaningful life?
d. To what extent can literature shape your personal philosophy on happiness and meaning?
Click here to see the project description
Throughout this project I have been given the opportunity to see the world in a new light and understand how I play a part on this random, absurd world that we call home. Looking at life in it's general and broad term is very simple and utterly terrifying. We are born, we live for an unknown amount of time, and will all eventually be consumed by death. By listening to podcasts and TedTalks on how others have found meaning, reading books, and reading stories about others, I have been able to reflect and discover how I find meaning in my own life. Listening to Mike Rowe and knowing that I can always bring my passions with me and using a growth mindset are just a few new things I have learned. I know that to feel successful and to feel that I am living a fulfilled life, I need to struggle and push myself to continuously keep growing and adapting to the world around me. I don't see any specific path that I must follow and know that sometimes there will be slippery slopes in my blind spots. One way to come successfully out of these hard or bad times is to have a close group of people who would always be there for you. By grounding yourself in the ones you love, you create more space for freedom and risks because there is always that back net to catch you when you fall. I know that one day I will die and maybe the whole point of my existence will have no point, but here in the moment of now, I am putting all my effort into pushing myself, learning, and allowing myself to create deeper, meaningful relationships in order to have what I believe is a meaningful life.
Questions I find myself asking:
- Should I take the paths that have been laid out for me, or should I be the final decision maker on the route that I take? Do I even need to look at life as a path?
- Should I see life as a being that is as inconsistent as I? Can I really expect anything in a world that is so random?
- Will death ever be a fear of mine? If it does when will it happen and how will I see beyond that fear?
- Will others take me away or disrupt my search for happiness? How will I know if some of the relationships I make are unhealthy and mess with my meaning?