Submitted by ADefiniteDescription t3_122l5st in philosophy
Caring_Cactus t1_jdvn5je wrote
Reply to comment by MrCW64 in Examining what makes a life worth living according to the ancient philosophers by ADefiniteDescription
One must accept these limitations in human power in order for one to enjoy (derive meaning, a consistent wholeness in self) in this passing of life, and frankly this is something we are already doing, but many feel controlled by the conscription of others' meaning instead of their own they create through this passage.
Edit: Here's a great quote that unrelatedly talks about this:
>"The problem arises when people are so fixated on what they want to achieve that they cease to derive pleasure from the present. When that happens, they forfeit their chance of contentment." - Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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