At the same time, I added that I do not live my life to have
fun. The way I experience the meaning and value of my life is
by throwing all my passion for living into everything I do. I am
afraid that if having pleasure were the purpose of my life, then
three shots of whiskey a day would be it. And, if I were to take
that seriously, how could I help but think that I live anything
but a pretty wretched existence. It is vital here when talking
about the meaning of life to clearly distinguish between
emotional feelings of pleasure of joy and devoting oneself to
that passion for life.
When people complain of being unhappy and of living a
meaningless or empty life, I wonder if it is not because they
have taken it for granted that the meaning of their life is to be
found simply in some sort of emotional pleasure or joy. If you
decide that only this sort of “happiness” constitutes the
meaning of your life, then it only follows that you are going to
feel a hollowness in what you do, for there is just no such thing
as never-ending pleasure or happiness.
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Having a passion
for life means only to pour all our life forces into your true Self.Life, in terms of everything we encounter, the people with
whom we come into contact, all the material things we use and
handle every day―that is our life and our true Self, and it is
into this that we throw our life force.