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Originally Posted by Gus1234U
having nothing but the intellect to rely upon can be very hazardous to your health, as i found out when i lost mine.
i would seriously recommend meditation instead of intellectual contemplation... disengage from this nihilism, lest it disengage you~
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Nihilism? Where?
Those are good, healthy questions. It's a very good thing to engage your intellect from time to time, for goodness sake. I'm far more suspicious of those with one-word answers for every question. Meditate rather than think? Really? Do you honestly believe that answers the questions common to an 18 year old?
That's insulting him/her.
Your answer fits perfectly with the "you're going to hell" responses that he/she is getting. Instead of telling him that he'll lose his soul if he doesn't stop thinking, you're telling him that he'll lose his health.
Life is a hell of a lot more complex when you don't have all the answers, I'll agree. But I've only recently realized what made the first 31-39 years bearable, no,
happy and full of
joy.Giving the gift of self to others and hoping, but not expecting, that it will be reciprocated.
It's corny, even mawkish, but loving and being loved – in all manner of shapes and size; if you're looking for a single answer, I'll tell you everything I've learned: love.
My world is pure and strange.