Let's you and I take a moment or two to examine this assertion.
We occupy ourselves (which is to say we pre-occupy ourselves)
looking for ie in search ofmeaning
in life - or colloquially, for "the
meaning
of life". And
clearly,
the
meaning
of life isn't readily apparent. So we search for it, yes? We're
convinced there's a
meaning.
Entire lifetimes are spent occupied with trying to unearth
it ie with trying to figure it all out. But what if we actually
got it right the first time? What if there
really is no
meaning
of life other than the arbitrary
meaningswe assign to life? This counter-intuitive postulate that
life really has no
meaning,
is something which can only be fully appreciated when we discard our
self-imposed insistence on searching for its (non-existent)
meaning.
What is it that
opens
up and becomes available when we live life
as it is,
without assigning
meaning?
What is it that
opens
up after we've dispensed with and discarded our
futile
insistence on assigning
meaning
when there's really none?
Consider
it's the possibility of living life
transformed.
We occupy ourselves (which is to say we pre-occupy ourselves) looking
for ie in search of what there is to
believe
in life (and about life) - which is to say, for a
truly
ordained set of
beliefs
ie for a
beliefsystem we
should
adhere to. What we
shouldbelieve
in life (and about life) isn't apparent. So we search for it. We'll
wonder
if we're required to believe in something, yes? Millions and
millions of us are convinced the survival of our very
lives depends on it - no, we're convinced the survival of our very
lives requires it. But what if we actually got it right
the first time? What if we're not required to
believe
anything? What if whatever we
believe,
doesn't make a difference? More pointedly, what if
believing
in something doesn't make it
real?Listen:
believing
in anything only gets in the
way
of living life
transformed.
A
belief
system, if not
rigorously
distinguished as just one of many possible
belief
systems, is a
distraction
to living a
transformed
life. You're not required to
believein
belief.
Meanings
we assume are (or are components of) themeaning
of life,
distract
from
authentic,
genuine, real, thrillingtransformation.
Any
belief
system, no matter how much we cherish it, no matter how much widespread
worldwide
agreement it may have garnered, when not distinguished as simply one of
the many possible valid
belief
systems, and not necessarily
"The Truth",
is a
belief
system
blind
to itself. A
belief
system
blind
to itself, by definition, doesn't distinguish itself as one of many
possible valid
belief
systems, and not necessarily
"The Truth".
A
belief
system
blind
to itself, will
distract
from
authentic,
genuine, real, thrilling
transformation.
Really!