Absurdities:RemovingTheBurdenofMakingSense

A.

Whydopeoplegomad?Becausemakingsensebecomesimpossibleforthem.Theyreverse
intoaworldwheretheyarerelievedoftheburdenofmakingsense.

B.

Whyarethepeoplewhomakesenseregardedasthehealthyonesandtheoneswhocantor
whorefusetoregardedastheunhealthyones?

C.

Ispreadstrawberryjamonmyfacewithanoversizedknife.

D.

Imaginethatthingsfloatfree,setloosefromthemooringsyoursaneintellecthascreatedfor
them.Canyoucontinuetofunction?Butfunctionaswhat?

E.

Iwanttogointotheforest,standagainstatree,andpressmyselfintoitsothatwebecomeone.
ThenIwillstandthere,motionless,for500yearsknowinghowitfeelstobeatree.

F.

Manylivingthings,animals,plants,livebutnotaswedo.Aretheylesserformsoflife,orjust
differentones?Aretheyfreerormorerestrained?Moreorlessalive?

G.

Thegreatertheintelligence,thegreaterthemadness.

H.

Absurdity:thetheorythatalllifeisinsane.Becausenoneofitmakessense.

I.

Thedegreetowhichthehumanpsyche,thehumanmentality,HAStomakesenseofthingsin
ordertofunction.Thisdoesnothavetoberight.Itjusthastoworkwithinitsownframeof

referenceandexperienceoflife.Itisanabsurditythatthereisnoright.Itisanotherabsurditythat
weimaginetheretobeone.

J.

Qohelethisunequivocal:itisthegreatestofabsurdities:everythingisabsurd.

K.

Howwouldyoudefinethatformoflifethat,aspartofitsverymakeup,isfatedtomakesenseof
thingsthatmakenosense,isfatedtomakesenseofthingsthatarebindingonlyforeach
individualselfandthatcannotbeprovedordemonstratedbeyondthatexceptbysimple
intersubjectiveagreement?Isthatnottheverydefinitionofabsurd?

L.

Fatedtothinkandfatedtoneverreachafinalconclusion.

M.

Humanbeingscannothandlerandomnessorchaosbuttheirproblemisthatthisisthenatureof
whatis.Thatiswhytheyhavedevelopedascategorizers,systematizersandbeancounters,
utilitarianbeingswhomakeequalwhatisnotjustsothatitcan,thereby,becomeusefultothem
asaformoflife.ItwasNietzschewhosaidwelloveracenturyagothatthewilltosystemisa
lackofintegrity.

N.

Thinkingisaburden.OfttimesIwishthatIcouldnt.Manyanimalsseemtolivebetterlivesthan
humans,ifshorterandmoreprimevalones.Butisthatnotthepoint?Modernlifeisfakeand
vacuous.Itsnolongerrealbuthyperreal,somethingmanufacturedoverwhatreallifewasand
nowrepresentativeofsomethingthatnolongerexists.Thisiswhyifyougobacktonatureyou
suddenlyfeelaliveagain.Becausemodernlifeisnotbeingalive.Itsmerelyexisting.Atree,a
mountain,arock,feelsmorerealtomethanmodernlife.

O.

Chasingafterwind,rollingastoneupahillandthen,whenatthetop,havingitrolldownsothat
youmustendlesslyrepeatthetask,thesearejusttwowaysthatwritershavecharacterized
humanlife.

P.

Absurditywouldbewhenallpossibleanswerstoyourproblemmakeequallyaslittlesense,
whenalloptionsarenooption,whensatisfactionwouldbenotananswerbutawishthatthe
problemdidntexistinthefirstplace.

Q.

Youexist:thatistheproblem.

R.

Themostprofoundmisunderstandingistoaskwhythereissomethingratherthannothing.We
assumethatbecausewecanaskaquestionthatthatquestionisagenuinequestion,is
importantandneedstobeasked.Thisdoesnotfollowatall.ItisthefalselogicoftheChristian
whoarguesthatbecauseweobservethatthingsaremadebysomeonethenallthatismust
havebeenequallywilledand/ormade.Ittakesastrongandslightlyunhingedmindtoacceptthat
thingsjustarewithoutthoughtorwill.

S.

Peoplearealwayssayingthatyoushouldbelieveinyourself.Buthowcanyoutrustsomeone
whoyoumadeupfromnothing,aboutwhomyoubelievefalsethingsandwhoexistsmerelyfor
yourownultimatebenefit?Peoplelietothemselveseverydayandforentirelyselfishreasons.It
ispartoftheprocessofliving.Andthisistoneglecttheegotisticalideathatyouevenmatter.Do
youmatter?Whydoyoumatter,really?Itallcomesdowntosomehumangeneratedvalue
systemintheendwhichisasfragileasthepunyfleshwearemadefrom.Youjustifyyourself
becauseyouhavetojustifyyourselftosurvive.

T.

Itisabsurdthatbywillingsomethingyoucanmakeso,apretendkinginyourownlittlekingdom.

U.

Humanbeingsaretrappedinaformoflifethattheymusteitheracceptorreject.

V.

Howfardowndoesthenecessaryhumanselfdeceptiongoinordertolive?Allthewaydownfor
thereisnosolidgroundtostandon.Everythingstartsinsomeunjustifiablebutabsolutely
necessaryassumption.Thegreatestofabsurditiesisthateverythingisabsurd.
W.


Humanbeingsareneversatisfied.Thisisabsurd.

X.

Youhadnochoiceoverwhetheryouwerebornornotandyouwillhavenochoiceoverwhether
youdieornot.Absurd.

Y.

Doesthetinypieceofgritintheoceanpuffitselfupinthevastdepthsoftheoceanandproclaim
thatitisaveryimportantpieceofgrit?Doesthesmallmoonintheendlessenormityofspace
proclaimthatitisaveryimportantmoon?Whowouldhearthemiftheydid?Whythendoesthe
equallyinsignificanthumanbeingimagineinhisillusorystatethathematters?Becausehehas
nochoice.This,too,isabsurd.

Z.

Wearelikeantsinthegrassjustgoingaboutourinsignificantlittlelifespans,playingoutour
existencesovertherandomamountoftimetheyhavebeenset.Andwehaveassigned
ourselvesaselfimportancetoenableourmoredevelopedconsciousnesstofunctioninthis
environment.Weareaformoflifeadaptedtooursurroundingsbutthatisnotwithoutdaily
casualties.Westruggleandstresstosurvive,weclimboverthosewhocannotcope,wecast
themasidesothatwemaysurvive.Wegofurtherandfurtherdowntherabbithole.Intheend
noneofitmatters.Ifweevertrulysawthatwewouldceasetoexist.

AA.

Qohelethsaid:Inmuchwisdomthereismuchtroubleandbyincreasingyourknowledgeyou
increaseyoursorrow(Ecclesiastes1:18).Yetmoreabsurdity,proofboththatiftherewereagod
hewouldbemadandalsothattherecanbenosuchgod.

BB.

Youhavebeengivenaninternalworld.Youhaveanillusionofcontroloverit.Intruth,youhave
aslittlecontroloveritasyoudotheworldoutsideyourself.Everywheretheillusionofcontrol.
Thisisabsurd.

CC.

Whatkindofconclusioncanitbethatitisbettertobeaninsensiblebeast?Anabsurdone.

DD.


Whennotunderstandingactuallyhurtsthatisabsurd.

EE.

Everypleasurebecomesexhaustedintheend.Itisneverenough.Thereisalwaysmoreyou
couldhave.Absurd.

FF.

Themodernlifeofjob,work,toil,labour,debt,credit,wages,ishumaninventedmisery:itis
servitudeofthemanytothefew.Itisnotabsurd.Itisevil.But,likeanysystemofpower,itexists
topunishthosewhowillnotplayalonganditonlyworksifitmakeseveryonesubjecttoit.Ifyou
couldliveafree,happylifeoutsideofthatsystemyouwould.Soitmakessurethatyoucant
withoutagreatdealofeffort.Andthereitusesaninbuilthumandeficiencyweprefer
convenience.Noonewhotakespartinthatsystemisremotelyfree.Youhavetradedwhat
illusionoffreedomyouhadforillusionsofsecurityandcomfort.

GG.

MaybethisisjustmebutIdontacceptthedealwherebyIgiveyoumylabourandyougiveme
somemoney.Moneyisjustbitsofpaper.Itisuselesstomeandusefulonlyforsurrounding
myselfwithlotsofneedlesscrap.Iseethroughtheillusionofworththatpeoplegivetoit.Itis
absurdthatyouthinkIcanbeboughtforafewpiecesofpaper.

HH.

Wherearerestandpeaceultimatelytobefound?Incompletelylettinggo,inthevoid,innot
existing.Existenceisaburdenandtrouble.

II.

Thatnothinglasts,nomomentofenjoyment,nomomentofrest,nopeacefulexistence,no
momentofinsight,isabsurdandaterribleburden.

JJ.

Themoreyouhave,thelessyouhaveactuallygot.Thisisabsurd.

KK.

Beautydoesnotlast.Thisisabsurd.
LL.


Perhapsthemostabsurdthingofallisthatnothinglasts.Wearetemporary,swampedinsuch
anenormityoftimeandspacethatwecannotfullyrecognisejusthowinsignificantweand
everythingwecaneverexperiencereallyis.Youcannotimagineeven1,000years.Howthen
canyoufathom10billion?

MM.

Bettertobeawaveintheseathanahumanbeing?Absurd.

NN.

Thedesireformoreisabsurd.Onemoregrainofsugarwillnotmakeanydifferencetoyourtea.
Themeasureswehavearecompletelyinadequatetotheenormityofthetask.

OO.

Youcanimaginethatwhatiscrookedhasbeenmadestraight.Butisitstillcrookedorisit
straight?

PP.

Coherenceisfake.

QQ.

Humanbeingsliketorejoiceinthefacttherethereismore,abiggercontext.Butintheendall
youcandoisrejoiceinyourself.Andinthatyoufindthatitisnotenough.Everyonecravesmore.
Itislikeathirstthatcanneverbesatisfied.Butthatwontstopyoutrying.Itisanabsurdsearch.

RR.

Humansufferingisabsurd.Itservesnopurpose.Itisjustmisery.

SS.

Indeathiseverythingmadeabsurd.

TT.

Anythingthatendscannotbefullysatisfying.Itislikeamealthathadsomethingmissing.
UU.

Isitbettertobedeadoralive?Thatsuchaquestionevenexistsasaliveoptionisaproofof
absurdity.

VV.

Betterthedeadthanthelivingandbetterthanbothtohaveneverbeenborn.SosaysQoheleth
(Ecclesiastes4:23).

WW.

Havehumanbeingsdeveloped,inevolutionaryterms,beyondtheircapacitytodealwithit?Only
theblindthinkthattherearenocasualties.Ofcourse,wewerenevermadetolast.Welivefora
fewdecadesandthendiebecausewhocouldtoleratethisexistenceforcenturiesormore?

XX.

Theegoisthecruelestpunishmentevervisiteduponhumanbeings.Howmuchmiserydoesit
bring?Forthisyouwouldhurtmanypeopleandyourselfaswell.Itistotallyabsurd.

YY.

Thatabeingdefinedbyitswantingtoknowmoreshouldbesimultaneouslydefinedbyits
absolutelackofknowledgeisabsurd.

ZZ.

Intheend,youjustwanttofadeawayintotheabsurdityofitall.Isacceptancetheanswer?

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