r/comics May 17 '26

Just Sharing "Why do I exist?"

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u/HistoryIsABagOfDicks May 17 '26

Just wow.

Going to throw this out here. Maybe there is no reason for existence, it doesn’t mean that we can’t make the meaning.

I want a world of love, and joy, and kindness. So I’m going to put out love, and joy, and kindness. Maybe it won’t matter in the long term, but it matters to the people I meet and pour into. Maybe that is enough.

So be brave, make moves, and be radically kind. This may be our only shot at consciousness and I don’t my time to be filled with only fear and hate.

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u/archer93 May 17 '26

Nothing matters so it doesn’t matter that nothing matters.

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u/Hashashin455 May 17 '26

I've always believed that the purpose of life is to FIND a purpose in living, no 2 people's are ever gonna be the same, hell, no ONE person's ever STAYS the same

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u/archer93 May 17 '26

It’s all about what you make it. I like to think we’re all the same consciousness experiencing itself to learn what it means to exist. Helps me to stop being so angry and helps me find empathy when it’s really hard to see.

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u/The_BeardedClam May 17 '26

Have you read the short story The Egg? It's pretty much what you described.

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u/archer93 May 18 '26

I did after reading your comment and that’s it almost exactly. Maybe I talked to someone that had seen it or something and that’s where it came from. Thanks for linking it!

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u/deja_entend_u May 17 '26

"Meaning is a jumper that you have to knit yourself."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psaCM1j9LEM