Am I a sick pessimist for not agreeing with the feel-good concept that everyone "has a purpose" on this earth?
I don't care if that's what I am, because I don't buy into that bull.
Some people are here just to live and die. I hate how our culture feeds into children's minds that they will grow up to be some great deal of a person. Society is doing them more harm than anything.
Am I saying we tell the kids they're destined for an average life? No. But we can tell them the truth: that some people become something great-mostly due to good timing and a stroke of luck but that not everyone is going to grow up to be a famous singer/dancer/politician/millionaire. They should know that the vast majority of people are just that-people who live their normal lives and accept the luck of others surrounding them.
Furthermore, we should tell them that skill or talent is never enough. You must also be beautiful, and if not-well forget. Fame.
1 comment:
Hi,
I don't know if you'll read this so long after writing this post, but I disagree with you.
I think nobody has a purpose in life, just as life has no meaning. Everyone has to give his own life a purpose and a meaning.
And having a purpose or a meaning has no connection at all with doing something great or become famous. The purpose of a busdriver bringing children to school each day, is way bigger than the purpose of a divorce-lawyer.
And there I do agree, society lets us believe we can all be heroes and stars while of course being a hero really means getting through every average day of your average life and trying to make some sense of it all....
stephanie
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