Is it normal to think that all will die anyways why care about others?

[korosensei]

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?

[malcontent]

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.

[malcontent]

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.

[PNGMK]

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.

[malcontent]

Stoicism beats Hedonism every time.

[PNGMK]

Stoicism beats Hedonism every time.

Nihilism will just make you disappear into a never ending loop.

[Lisafuller]

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.

[PNGMK]

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.