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Is it normal to think that all will die anyways why care about others?
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Is it normal to think that all will die anyways why care about others?
This has been my motto for this year. I mean Im not suicidal but thinking that all of us will die makes me enjoy the present. Am I normal?
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Re: Is it normal to think that all will die anyways why care about others?
The first part “we will die anyways” is right thinking - absolutely no value in worrying.
The second part “why care about others” is wrong thinking - there is great value in caring about others... it’s probably the one thing that provides the most fulfillment in life.
The second part “why care about others” is wrong thinking - there is great value in caring about others... it’s probably the one thing that provides the most fulfillment in life.
It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters ~ Epictetus
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Re: Is it normal to think that all will die anyways why care about others?
Good point, everyone needs some “me time” - to get away and have some solitude... reflect on the past, evaluate the now and contemplate the future.
It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters ~ Epictetus
Re: Is it normal to think that all will die anyways why care about others?
It sounds like Hedonism. Not a great path to go down as it usually ends with you dying in a gutter with a needle in your arm.
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Re: Is it normal to think that all will die anyways why care about others?
Stoicism beats Hedonism every time.
It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters ~ Epictetus
Re: Is it normal to think that all will die anyways why care about others?
Nihilism will just make you disappear into a never ending loop.
I not lawyer/teacher/CPA.
You've been arrested? Law Society of Singapore can provide referrals.
You want an International School job? School website or http://www.ISS.edu
Your rugrat needs a School? Avoid for profit schools
You need Tax advice? Ask a CPA
You ran away without doing NS? Shame on you!
You've been arrested? Law Society of Singapore can provide referrals.
You want an International School job? School website or http://www.ISS.edu
Your rugrat needs a School? Avoid for profit schools
You need Tax advice? Ask a CPA
You ran away without doing NS? Shame on you!
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Re: Is it normal to think that all will die anyways why care about others?
While it is true that we will all die eventually, the idea that we have no reason to care for others is a pretty bad attitude to adopt. Like malcontent wrote, there is great value in caring for others. It is the relationships we foster with others that make our lives worth living.
Re: Is it normal to think that all will die anyways why care about others?
Agreed Lisa. Material possessions are nothing in the long run. To an agnostic or atheist their only immortality is what people remember of them once they are dead.
I not lawyer/teacher/CPA.
You've been arrested? Law Society of Singapore can provide referrals.
You want an International School job? School website or http://www.ISS.edu
Your rugrat needs a School? Avoid for profit schools
You need Tax advice? Ask a CPA
You ran away without doing NS? Shame on you!
You've been arrested? Law Society of Singapore can provide referrals.
You want an International School job? School website or http://www.ISS.edu
Your rugrat needs a School? Avoid for profit schools
You need Tax advice? Ask a CPA
You ran away without doing NS? Shame on you!
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