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To my philosophically inclined friends like Mayank Singhal or those feeling a temporary existential angst:-) Cut n Paste follows:-) One of the best answers ever that summarizes a lot of points that otherwise takes a dozen books to read. ---- How to get out of existential angst? There are a lot of answers. I think Heidegger would say to become an authentic self - do that which is true your self. Nietzsche would say to live your life aesthetically, not worrying about tradition, but instead seeing your life as an artwork. Buddhism says to recognize that the idea of a self separated from the world and others is a dangerous illusion, an illusion which causes existential angst. Me personally, not that i have resolved the meaning of my own existence, I would say to find a community which shares your values and interests because humans get personal value from social interaction and meaning from tradition. Also to recognize that having a meaning prescribed to you (as most people seem to want) is actually a worse option than choosing your own meaning. Every moment that you spend worrying about your existence is one less moment to be enjoying that existence, so act.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 08:14:36 +0000

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