Enjoy life by seeing it for what it is. If it really is all just by chance, a cosmic accident- then we have to take solace in the fact that we are all, together, brothers and sisters on this journey through the cosmos on board spaceship Earth. Blessed to, at this very moment in time- some 14 billion years after the formation of the cosmos, be experiencing this universe of ours together.

Friends, Family, and personal fulfillment. The third will often come with a focus on the first two- as well as speaking honestly to ones' self about what one desires out of life. If you seek to change your life, and your world- start by finding how you fit into your local community and work outwards from there.

No snowflake thinks it is responsible for the avalanche, but they all are. Same goes for good things in life too. As Tolkien said:

It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay.

Together we work everyday to make a better world. Stay strong out there friend.

Well said

My husband and I just enjoyed your reply over delicious beers, looking at a badass sunset. Thanks for being out there, friend.

You enjoy life by unplugging from the system. Go drive in the middle of nowhere and Star gaze. Go buy a six pack and chill by a fire. Go to Vegas and get a hooker. Read a book

All very great suggestions!

Well, let's just say many great suggestions.

I was about to suggest go to Blackpool, get pissed and and get into a pub brawl (likely getting glassed in the process) but yes. Six pack and Vegas hookers sound more appealing.

Ditch materialism

Unless that material is the atoms that make up your family and friends. In which case I say embrace it ;)

Agreed. Rejecting materialism is the biggest F YOU to the “elite.”

Cannot purchase joy.

Get in touch with nature, go on adventures anywhere, drive your car less when you don't need to really use it, help others and truly listen to what they say, listen to music and dance like a weirdo haha, pursue things you're passionate about, speak your mind, say hi to people you pass by in public, exercise, drink and get high in moderation, sex, or find someone to love, get off sites like this and read a book or something. I don't know, everyone is different. But that's a good thing. As long as murdering people for fun or something like that isn't what makes you happy, then by all means just do what you feel.

Your mistake is thinking that life was meant to be enjoyed.

Life is what we make of it. It wasn't meant to be enjoyed or to be suffered. It wasn't even "meant" to be, let alone to develop conscious understanding of itself.

We've moved outside of the paradigm. We are the masters of our own perception because of the tools granted us by our Consciousness. This divide between Conscious and Instinct is the very thing that leads to what we call the "Human Condition" imo...

How close are we to the "Great Filter?"

Depends. I'm not sure if we can honestly know. Was the filter the emergence of life itself? The emergence of Consciousness? Or some threshold yet to be crossed? We won't know we've passed it until we become an interplanetary species, imo.

Where do you think we are in the quest to become interplanetary? I k ow mars isn't far off, but is that the end game?

Mars is just a trifle in the grand scheme, if we play our cards right. That would be merely a first step. TPTB don't seem to me to particularly care about Space- they want to squabble over this tiny spec of dust we already have, and reduce the population on it to boot!

EM Drive, Alcubierre Drive etc; is the future. We must get off of Earth and we must get out of our own Solar system. Whether this is possible is entirely within our hands- I believe that, technologically, it is possible (even if not possible today). But I also believe that our folly as a species has all the capabilities to destroy us and any hope of reaching the stars long before then.

Have you heard about (I think it's called) zero point propulsion? Like a small manufactured black hole in front of the vehicle to make it move at the speed if the event horizon. I have no source only a vague memory of hearing about it somehwere.

I'm vaguely familiar with it, but I would say that falls under my "etc" listing ;P

One way or the other we need to find our way off this beautiful rock we call home- and we can't let our pathetic tribalist Elite's derail us from this.

Is that the end game, though? Why not make this place better. I'm not against space exploration, but no think it should be more of a good will mission that colonizing a new planet.

It needs to be both. We need to ensure our species genetic code is spread out across the cosmos- one planet is simply not enough to ensure protection against extinction brought about by our own folly or natures lack of caring.

There's no reason we can't make Earth better and explore the stars. TNG makes a point of this.

I don't think we NEED instead our genetic code, but I'm not against it, as long as it's peaceful.

I feel that if we are to ensure the survival of Humanity then we must spread it. And I think this can and in fact will be peaceful- space is a big place- even if ET is abundant there will still be plenty of planets void of life and perfect for colonization.

Like I said- I think TNG provides an excellent blueprint for the potential of Humanity.

I hope i get to live to see it.

You and me both my friend.

I think what they mean is that hedonism is not the way. indulging in what enjoys you, feeding your vices, developing deep cravings and thereinbye developing deep aversions; such pursuits will not lead you to your ultimate goal. if one wishes to do this, one should raise their conciousness, and attempt to develop a deep understanding of reality. if you're interested in the answer to your question, there is a path for you my friend. Pay attention to those moments in life where your heart comes alive: a fiery enthusiasm. Know that the heart is the beginning of the path; ask it a question, seek the answer. Some of the biggest questions of the heart unfold as a path, not an answer. We experience the wisdom of Truth through personal experience, always. Never forget how you experience the Truth is dictated by your Paradigm. Bigger truths, longer paths. Your first steps down this path will be as a newborn, so do not berate yourself if you stumble. Grow on this path, and you will find your answer. You won't believe what happens next.

We're spiritual beings, connect with God.

Pray right now.

Ask Jesus Christ to come into your life, ask him to put on the path he wants you to be on. I was a lost soul, i had a void in my life...Nothing felt real to me.

Matthew 7:7

Ugh.... Okay define god then with out scriptures

Stop trying so hard to find enjoyment in the system. You and every individual are born with the capability to enjoy life, and it starts with love. You have to show other people love if you don't want to become a bitter old fuck, whether or not you feel like youve received love. The barrier to this, in my opinion, is the ego. So a good starting point would be to draw the line between you and "you".(your true self, not what you identify as in this life vs. Your ego, what you identify as). When you realize it's not about "you", then the capability to give and receive love is greatly enhanced.

So, among other routes, psychadelics.

Unconditional love. It is what we were born to expect but were taught to mistrust. We must rise above the duality of human existence.

Connect with People. That is how to enjoy life.

See the beauty in small things, continue learning and just fucking live.

Take a huge bong rip and plant a garden. Get your shoes off.

Get rid of social media. Don’t listen to the fear mongering media. Socialize with people, lend a helping hand where possible.

Looking at conspiracies all day can become emotionally/mentally draining. It’s easy to get sucked into a void of darkness when you read all of this negative stuff all the time. Take a break if needed. Go out to a park with some friends and enjoy nature, humanity has pushed nature away. Life can still be full of happiness, you just have to look for it.

Just do it.

Life is what we make of it. It wasn't meant to be enjoyed or to be suffered. It wasn't even "meant" to be, let alone to develop conscious understanding of itself.

We've moved outside of the paradigm. We are the masters of our own perception because of the tools granted us by our Consciousness. This divide between Conscious and Instinct is the very thing that leads to what we call the "Human Condition" imo...

I think what they mean is that hedonism is not the way. indulging in what enjoys you, feeding your vices, developing deep cravings and thereinbye developing deep aversions; such pursuits will not lead you to your ultimate goal. if one wishes to do this, one should raise their conciousness, and attempt to develop a deep understanding of reality. if you're interested in the answer to your question, there is a path for you my friend. Pay attention to those moments in life where your heart comes alive: a fiery enthusiasm. Know that the heart is the beginning of the path; ask it a question, seek the answer. Some of the biggest questions of the heart unfold as a path, not an answer. We experience the wisdom of Truth through personal experience, always. Never forget how you experience the Truth is dictated by your Paradigm. Bigger truths, longer paths. Your first steps down this path will be as a newborn, so do not berate yourself if you stumble. Grow on this path, and you will find your answer. You won't believe what happens next.