Obstinate wrote:
I don't know if I'm the only one, but for the past few months I've been hard-pressed to find any sort of meaning to this thing called "life". Like, you live, go to work/school, then what? I live in an isolated part of town and my family I'm not very close with so it feels very strange and uncomfortable being here. And the things I used to derive a lot of pleasure out of (school, videogames) I find hard to now. I don't feel depressed or anything, just wiser. I've just been searching for a career path and really want to go back to school but there aren't any programs available anytime soon. Anyone feel similarly?
My take on it:
Life is about enjoying the attempt to survive.
Real pleasure only comes around one way: through confidence, i.e. truly believing that one can survive.
Therefore, life is about enjoying building confidence and enjoying the confidence already achieved.
For NTs confidence is a matter of group acceptance: Gaining group acceptance (girl-/boyfriend, job, sports, own house etc. etc. everything that shows that you are a "high" member of the group).
For AS people confidence is a matter of independence: Being able to make it on your own (girl-/boyfriend, job, perhaps sports, own house etc. etc. everything that shows that you can deal with life on your own).
But well, that is the superficial look at it. What would life be without other people - love for other people is likely what life is about.
02 Apr 2014, 8:58 pm
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