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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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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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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Hello Dr. Peterson, I just finished listening to your interview with Yeonmi Park. I was struck by the talk of Columbia and Ms. Park's experience there. I was wondering if you might be interested in speaking with a professor at a program that still fosters a love of education...
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and literature among its students. I was the product of one such program, and it changed my life.
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This has elements of Nietzsche's doctrine of eternal recurrence.
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I tend to bypass resentment, and go straight to despair. It would be interesting to deconstruct sheer hopelessness with the same vigour.
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Does this rule apply to callcenter agents? Because that job is a remedy for hope for humanity.
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And what if it's not enough?
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If we live in purgatory, then making a hell of it would be something to avoid
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Or maybe you can just become a professional comedian?
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Life is worth living & is not “horror”. Our existence is God’s Masterpiece & to understand we are loved by Our Creator ignites in ourselves the Love of God & Humanity We are then better able to transform our small portion of the world for the betterhttps://youtu.be/WK0z87WrhGo
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