Meaning oh my
Carrying on with a theme of sorts here is a question from Mr. J:
"Ninny, I need to know what to do with my life. I've managed to corner myself into a routine that makes me enough money to be satisfied, but I'm not happy. I've tried many other methods of discovering myself, what do you suggest for me?
Signed,
J. Bradford, Vista St."
Well Mr. J, finding meaning in this existence is a bear of a task. Each person goes about it in their own way. Many people choose religion, money, or beanie-babies. Filling the void with whatever one can find is humanity's way. The trick is to find the thing that fits for you. The old square peg in a round hole is an apt analogy in this instance. What works for one may not work for you (much like dog biscuits make a great treat for Fido, but serve them with gravy for breakfast and you may be a bit dissapointed, or thrilled, depending).
I would love to tell you that perhaps a change in occupation is what's needed. However, we are not, ar at least shouldn't be, defined by our proffessions. Meaning in existence must be something independednt of external requirements.
All I can tell you Mr. J, is what works for me. I find meaing for my life in life itself. Simply being in a world so complex and convoluted is an amazing experience in its own right.
My suggestion to you is to go out and ride the bus, train, tram, or ferry. Go out and see life happening while it's happening. So often we get locked up in our little motorized boxes going from point A to point B we forget all the reality, other realities, going on around us. Go to a park and sit for a bit. Watch the people come and go. People exercising, barbequing, swinging on the playground. Sometimes all it takes to appreciate life is to stop and see someone else living it.
Or perhaps you could collect reject sporks. You know, the ones where one of the prongs is shorter than the rest so it doesn't quite grasp the salad right. Or the one with an extra prong jutting out at an odd angle as though begging to be used as a back-scratcher. That could be totally cool and fulfilling as well. You never know.
"Ninny, I need to know what to do with my life. I've managed to corner myself into a routine that makes me enough money to be satisfied, but I'm not happy. I've tried many other methods of discovering myself, what do you suggest for me?
Signed,
J. Bradford, Vista St."
Well Mr. J, finding meaning in this existence is a bear of a task. Each person goes about it in their own way. Many people choose religion, money, or beanie-babies. Filling the void with whatever one can find is humanity's way. The trick is to find the thing that fits for you. The old square peg in a round hole is an apt analogy in this instance. What works for one may not work for you (much like dog biscuits make a great treat for Fido, but serve them with gravy for breakfast and you may be a bit dissapointed, or thrilled, depending).
I would love to tell you that perhaps a change in occupation is what's needed. However, we are not, ar at least shouldn't be, defined by our proffessions. Meaning in existence must be something independednt of external requirements.
All I can tell you Mr. J, is what works for me. I find meaing for my life in life itself. Simply being in a world so complex and convoluted is an amazing experience in its own right.
My suggestion to you is to go out and ride the bus, train, tram, or ferry. Go out and see life happening while it's happening. So often we get locked up in our little motorized boxes going from point A to point B we forget all the reality, other realities, going on around us. Go to a park and sit for a bit. Watch the people come and go. People exercising, barbequing, swinging on the playground. Sometimes all it takes to appreciate life is to stop and see someone else living it.
Or perhaps you could collect reject sporks. You know, the ones where one of the prongs is shorter than the rest so it doesn't quite grasp the salad right. Or the one with an extra prong jutting out at an odd angle as though begging to be used as a back-scratcher. That could be totally cool and fulfilling as well. You never know.
posted by Ninny at 1:17 AM
1 Question for Ninny?:
"you are here."
- john lennon
:)
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