Ha! As I was reading it, I thought, "this sounds sort of like Henry". Although I thought it seemed a bit too unsophisticated to be you. I guess I was wrong? Partly that might be the fact that it was 8 years ago, partly just me not noticing that the tone was less that of someone who is unsophisticated in their thought, as humble about their conclusions - you seem to be pretty simply stating your position without putting any airs of certainty on what isn't certain.
I've heard this sentiment - "I don't think anything fundamentally matters, except that which we choose to care about." - described as Existentialism before, but I think Existentialists thinkers tend to be a bit more ambitious in grandiose in their choice of values (after realizing it's whatever they want to make of it) "make the experience of my life as pleasant as possible for myself".
I'd like to be more ambitious, too. But maybe that's just because my genetics and upbringing have trained me to really, really want something grandiose and 'meaningful'.
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Sounds like Henry . . .
Date: 2009-10-12 07:48 am (UTC)I've heard this sentiment - "I don't think anything fundamentally matters, except that which we choose to care about." - described as Existentialism before, but I think Existentialists thinkers tend to be a bit more ambitious in grandiose in their choice of values (after realizing it's whatever they want to make of it) "make the experience of my life as pleasant as possible for myself".
I'd like to be more ambitious, too. But maybe that's just because my genetics and upbringing have trained me to really, really want something grandiose and 'meaningful'.