That is faith in yourself, your fellow man, and the structure of existence itself: the belief that there is enough to you to contend with existence and transform your life into the best it could be.
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The right attitude to the horror of existence— the alternative to resentment, deceit, and arrogance— is the assumption that there is enough of you, society, and the world to justify existence.pic.twitter.com/wTZ0lzPnyX
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Perhaps you could live in a manner whose nobility, grandeur, and intrinsic meaning would be of sufficient import that you could tolerate the negative elements of existence without becoming so bitter as to transform everything around you into something resembling hell.
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The answer to David Benatar and the antinatalist philosophy.
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Wow you’re a genius.
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Those are 3 rules.
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Disagree. A little bit of resentment goes a long way. Lying is fun when done in jest. Arrogance is often just too much confidence. Which I find too much confidence is better than not enough. Each of these are just tools, understanding how to use them is important.
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This very well might be the absolute worst - or rather, most difficult - part of turning around my bouts with depression when they come. To become convinced at that moment of temporary blindness that there is something worth fighting for, within myself, and within others.
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