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Life is Absurd
Recognizing the overall absurdity of life helps with understanding this.
Do you ever pause and look at the world way outside of yourself and think, isn’t this bizarre — or — wtaf? People get all in a tizzy about variations in skin color, choices in lovers, which god/gods/goddesses to worship or not, invisible borders, civility, and basic human decency. It is just so crazy, so illogical, so…absurd.
Then perhaps you look a little less far afield. The sun and clouds, grass and water, wildlife, trees and other flora in your neighborhood simply are. In your room, you have things that matter, books, trinkets, speakers, pictures and paintings to make your space feel like home.
It seems utterly stable…except of course, it’s not. A major storm can change the landscape, fire or flood could alter your space. It is just as crazy, illogical, and absurd.
Now you zoom in on yourself. You are the only person inside your head. There is nobody else in there thinking or feeling your thoughts and feelings, nobody else choosing the actions that you take, intentional or otherwise. You may or may not be happy with your body, your hair, muscle tone, thinking or feeling.
You are changeable. That means that you can gain and lose weight, build or lose muscle tone, change the cut and color of your hair, and influence, alter, and control what…
