Why Nothing Matters
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Why Nothing Matters

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Why Nothing Matters

In the midst of a society that is crumbling, it is hard to write for an online platform unless it is about the current issues we are facing. I have written about them, and of course there is more to say, but I do not think I can continue speaking on these issues through articles.

So instead, I am going to open your eyes to thoughts almost always going through my mind, especially in our world right now.

You know how you stress about the small things, or feel anxiety when you have to make a phone call, or embarrassed when you spill something? I get it, I really do. But lets take a moment to look at the much bigger picture.

The world exists, and so do we. Why? No idea. But we do. Eventually we are going to all die, and even if we even achieve fame, we will cease to exist at some point with the rest of time and space itself. Your life meaning absolutely nothing in the end. Your job, irrelevant. Your relationships, already forgotten. Your hopes, gone with you and everything else. What is the point of absolutely anything? As far as we know, nothing.

Now, you may read this and think I am seriously depressed, or that I need to go out more, but stay with me.

If nothing matters, why should I waste my time worrying about an interview? Why should I be so self conscious about the way that I look? Why spend months endlessly thinking about a guy who treated me poorly, when I know I deserve better?

I know these things do not really matter, just like publishing this article doesn't, but for whatever reason writing brings me joy. So since nothing matters, I might as well not dwell on the things out of my control and spend every day doing things that make me feel something, because that is the most meaning that I can muster in this world.

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