Is there any point to being alive?

[Bruces]

I'm struggling to see one?

 

[Wandering Infinity]

You create your own meaning. And if you can't do that then I'd recommend you go inward with meditation, psychedelics, or even a life coach.

Edit: I'm not pro-life I'm pro-choice. At the end of the day do whatever you want.

 

[Soulless_Angel]

I'm struggling to see one?

I think it does depend on your existence and what you are doing with life, and how life has been for you, right now personally I see no point to it at all
But everyones experiences are different

 

[Bct]

I'm struggling to see one?

You're not the only one, because life has no meaning. Some may find it through what they experienced, the rest may not find it meaningful at all even after long searches.

 

[Bruces]

I just don't need to be here

 

[KibblesNBits]

If I were normal, I'd make the best of life but under my specific set of circumstances, I don't want to be here. I don't want to cope, I just want to rest.

 

[SpottedPanda]

Life, or living, doesn't come with any predetermined meaning or points. It's up to the individual to find the meaning, and point, in what they pursue, and what they choose to do.

 

[Bruces]

I just don't know if I need to be here

 

[profoundexperience]

All this is my conclusion, my humble opinion, based on decades of contemplation. I could always be wrong and do please correct me if I'm wrong.

Life does have an inherent point/meaning/purpose from a biochemical/evolutionary perspective... and that is survival/reproduction. But, this is in no way a good/sane/moral/rational purpose. Survival/reproduction of course includes all the emotions and urges built-in to our physiology and psychology. The emotion of "love" (in all it's forms) exists for very specific evolutionary reasons/pay-offs... just as hunger and thirst and sexual lust do.

When it comes to the purpose of an individual human being, we came into being and also exist for a definite purpose... and that is to service the needs of other people (as others exist to service our needs). But again, imho, this is in no way a good/sane/moral purpose (in-and-of itself = a gigantic web of mutual need, with no higher benefits, a galactic multi-level-marketing scheme is the epitome of evil, imho).

People often say "Life has no purpose... so you need make up your own." To me, that's absolutely unacceptable... reprehensible even. To me, that means that I should allow myself to be forced by society/family/the economy to perpetuate my life/suffering for a made-up purpose.

Beyond those, I can find no other purposes (unless and until one starts imagining gods existing)... and that means no other good purposes whatsoever.

 

[MeriDeath]

Good question. I don't wanna get all philosophical as I tend to do this sometimes here but let's just say once parents want to bring life to this world and call it fruit of their love, there's nothing that can stop that. They expect you to live your life and they (well most of them) want you to be happy and see what life has to offer because well it's a "miracle" but well, sometimes life just gets complicated on its own you know? And sometimes it's not even our parents fault (again, some parents are to blame) so some people won't think about death and others will, depending on their life path. Sometimes it's just written from above. Sometimes not. But for the people who can make the most of it and don't give in, well I envy. Some people just have it all, have fun fun fun for decades and then they die. We? We just suffer, suffer suffer and then we will die. But if you don't like life and feel like there is no point to be a slave for a couple of decades and then die, it's also fine to just finish it knowing you didn't really miss out on anything because you never had it. It's a matter of perspective, luck, your personality, etc.