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Originally Posted by moodyblue83
I've had these thoughts since I was about 7 years old . Wondering why ? Like was said , this question has been gone over since ancient times. It's a futile question that can't be answered. The one thing is that this way of thinking can ruin your life by consuming your thoughts and meanwhile life passes you by. The way to get through this life is to just plough through it , one day at a time. I've learned over the years that you must fight your way through it . Life will never be the way you or I want it to be.
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That's not a bad way of looking at the reality of suffering in life and what it takes to prevail, despite life's downside. I'll now share one of my favorite quotes. It happens to be from the bible, but I'm not trying to push a religious perspective. There is wisdom to be garnered from contemplating this saying, even if you have no particular faith.
"I do not concern myself with great matters or with things that are beyond me." Psalm 131:1
Some interpret that to mean that the psalmist doesn't concern himself with major worldly matters. I take the meaning to be more broad . . . that the psalmist also doesn't wrack his brain trying to figure out what the human mind simply cannot figure out. As you say, that effort is futile. It is a misdirection of effort. Better to focus on that which we have the capacity to grasp.
It's natural for these big questions to arise in our minds. But, mental maturity means eventually recognizing that some things are beyond what we can wrap our brains around, so we let go and don't frustrate ourselves to no good end.
We have enough to do focusing on the road immediately in front of us. I agree that making our way along is hard and requires struggle. That is true for every living creature. We might as well make up our minds to that and put our shoulders to the wheel, so to speak. We have to "just plough" ahead through what is immediately before us. A good analogy. Wise advice.