Thread: do you ever feel like your meant for something????

Originally Posted by the real pieman

the feeling that you are different than everyone else in a better way???

You mean arrogance? All the time!

I dunno, the only such feeling I get is that I can accomplish anything I want to if I put my mind to it, but the feeling is never accompanied with an actual purpose, just kind of freedom to do anything.

Don't think I'm crazy, but have u ever felt small and big at the same time?
The Vastness of the universe and the myster of the miniscule?

Originally Posted by A dreamer168

Don't think I'm crazy, but have u ever felt small and big at the same time?
The Vastness of the universe and the myster of the miniscule?

Yea I know what you mean. Averages out to normal, I guess.

I love your avatar, by the way.

Originally Posted by A dreamer168

Don't think I'm crazy, but have u ever felt small and big at the same time?
The Vastness of the universe and the myster of the miniscule?

yeah i know what you mean too....thats sort of what i mean....u realise that your a small person in the universe but you have some sort of purpose to do something really big....i guess it does average out to normal, but with me and im guessing a few others it doesnt... the less smaller i feel the more i larger i want to get (if that even makes sense)

and by the way why do people think we're crazy when talking about these sort of things???

Originally Posted by the real pieman

and by the way why do people think we're crazy when talking about these sort of things???

Its probably a subconscious thing. If you assert that you are somehow "better" than someone else, they won't like it and its easier for them to lable you as dilusional.

I get this feeling pretty bad actually. I feel almost like a lion in a cage; like a warrior in a business office lol. A passion that can consume the world but there is no where to turn it but on myself. It's like pulling the pin out of a grenade but there is nowhere to throw it.

Sure. The "Feel like an unique little snowflake"-Gene is build into every humans DNA. I am sure it has some role in survival or something.

That doesn't make it true however. :" ( Ahwww... bummer.

I once felt I had some sort of purpose. I once lived with meaning and purpose. I once thought I had the power to make a real difference. Now? I don't know. I don't feel special anymore. I just "am". Right now, my life is just something that simply "is", a journey to who-knows-where. I have no real complaints or regrets; I only wish I had some idea where all of this is headed.

One of the most difficult things I've had to do is accept that as far as I can tell, I'm not meant for anything - not stopping there, but even that everything else also isn't meant innately for anything. Nowadays I see the universe as a giant, elaborate stage with a zillion contextless props, and it's a human being's duty to invent a context between them all and with them make a meaning for himself. Not because the universe compels him to, but because he'd die of boredom, despondency, and depression without it.

I have to invent meaning for myself and find meaningfulness in other things through that personal context, but knowing that impetus makes it almost impossible for me. I can't get wrapped up in the flow of events out there in the world because I'm constantly tearing apart their contexts and seeing a whole bunch of meaningless nothing behind it all. The only thing I find inherently meaningful is happiness, and I've learned I can't strive for happiness directly or else I'll never find it. I have to be happy involving myself with other things in my life, but can't because I don't see the point to them.

If I get too self-aware of my situation I'll get sucked into a state of anhedonia where nothing motivates me and nothing pleases me, because I'm surrounded by an aura of intense nihilism that just negates it all. Why watch a movie, it's just a bunch of arbitrary scenes. Why draw, it's just a hand making arbitrary lines on a sheet of paper. Blast every enjoyable activity into consituent parts so meaningless by themselves that I lose the enjoyment I should be getting from the gestalt of them combined.

Well, that was a rant. Long story short: no. Hell no.

Originally Posted by Moonbeam

Yea I know what you mean. Averages out to normal, I guess.

I love your avatar, by the way.

What I mean is: our universe is so big
But like our cells are composed of atoms and so on.

P.S. Thanks, it is AURYN I will explain that in further posts
kinda reminds me of infinity.

P.S.S. I do feel like i was destined for something. I could tell you why but what constitutes "personal info"?

Yeah I get this a lot. Like this feeling that nothing matters because we are so small it terms of the Universe. I have this feeling that I just can't shake. I look at myself and I dont see a future. Its really unsettling. I'm a pretty successful person. I'm smart and go to a good school, but when I take a deep look insde myself I see nothing. Maybe thats just my uncertainty for what I want to be once I get outta college. Eh, who knows.

I don't insignificence I feel wonder and awe.

Every speck of my life matters, and think that I deliver sunshine to everyone's
life.

Originally Posted by LBT Petrie

Yeah I get this a lot. Like this feeling that nothing matters because we are so small it terms of the Universe. I have this feeling that I just can't shake. I look at myself and I dont see a future. Its really unsettling. I'm a pretty successful person. I'm smart and go to a good school, but when I take a deep look insde myself I see nothing. Maybe thats just my uncertainty for what I want to be once I get outta college. Eh, who knows.

thats the exact feeling that i have...that i have no ambitions for the future because it doesnt feel like i have one...even though i also go to a good school, am smart and get good grades....its a very scary feeling to feel that even though you have the potential to go far, you think you wont because when comtemplating the universe, its so large and your so small, so going far doesnt seem very far at all.....but with me i cant shake the feeling that something isnt right and i shouldnt discard the feeling that im 'meant for something' as simply a normal feeling that everyone gets????...

Originally Posted by the real pieman

thats the exact feeling that i have...that i have no ambitions for the future because it doesnt feel like i have one...even though i also go to a good school, am smart and get good grades....its a very scary feeling to feel that even though you have the potential to go far, you think you wont because when comtemplating the universe, its so large and your so small, so going far doesnt seem very far at all.....but with me i cant shake the feeling that something isnt right and i shouldnt discard the feeling that im 'meant for something' as simply a normal feeling that everyone gets????...

Your pretty much nailed it. I just dont see my place in the future. I dont really approve of the consumerist society. I dont really spend money. I dont have that many desires for objects. (I'm pretty much content with an xbox and an ipod) I just dont have the same urges. I would be so happy just living the way I am now. I take life one day at a time and am grateful for the friends I have. I just feel like I wont make something of myself in the future, despite all the potential I have.

its great and all that someone else understands what i mean...but that hasnt really answered my question at all......does it mean anything....could it mean anything....or is it simply just a feeling???

p.s.i doubt anyone will know the answer to this but any input of any kind (even harsh critisism) would be very much appreciated

Sure it means something. It means you can do something really important with your life. And really you have two choices you can go with the feeling and do your best to try and do something or you can just ignore it and go on with your life. Most people are kind of lazy and decide to ignore the feeling.

All the important people in history are the ones who went on to follow what they believed and made a difference. Now its really up to you. Its your life and no one can tell you how to live it. There isn't a wrong choice as long as your happy with your life in the end.

good words of wisdom and encouragement...i just might take that adivce.....

Next time u r in a lucid dream, summon a magic mirror that shows u who you truly are. (A suggestion)

I dont really approve of the consumerist society. I dont really spend money. I dont have that many desires for objects. (I'm pretty much content with an xbox and an ipod)

haha this is nonsense.

do you ever get the feeling your meant fo something???

the real pie man, I feel similar sometime, only when I am slightly manic though.

haha this is nonsense.

No reason to be an ass.

...and consumerism sucks.

I'm 20, and when I think about the future, I just want to do something important in a good way. I don't really care what right now, but as long as it benefits mankind, I can die in peace. Engineering isn't a bad way to reach that goal. So I think I've set myself up for opportunities.

These thoughts lead to eventual mid-life crisis

Hopefully I'll do something important by the time I am 40 in that case!

Originally Posted by Never

No reason to be an ass.

...and consumerism sucks.

what? I called out his hypocrisy. sorry

Are you talking about a belief in destiny? Everyone secretly has that feeling, and destiny encompasses everything from small to large, and believes they hold an integral position. But the universe, even the world, is an immense place. It's like being a single grain of sand on a vast beach. Though it's possible to make a difference in the world if you try, it won't be easy. You are what you make of yourself. Your destiny is based on what you do, and the decisions you make, good or bad.

Originally Posted by shark!

what? I called out his hypocrisy. sorry

How is it hypocrisy? Tons of Buddhists monks have achieved nirvana while playing Xbox. And what better way to rebel against consumerism than by buying something as cool and popular as the iPod?

(Sarcasm ; ) )