Instead of feeling overwhelmed by the incomprehensible nature of the universe, choose one star to focus on. In this moment, the star is shining for you, if only because you took the time to notice.
“We were surprised to find that, for people who felt alienated from themselves, meaning in life actually predicted higher death anxiety. We expected that it would simply be unrelated, suggesting a lack of protection. Our interpretations about this were fairly speculative, but it could be the case that knowing some sort of meaning is out there, but feeling unable to access it (due to self-alienation), actively creates existential distress.”
@thor When I was a child, I discovered that I couldn’t see #letters any more without #reading them. I remember that moment when I tried to see letters only as what they are without seeing their #meaning. It fascinated me that it didn’t work. Letters were words, not shapes.
Whenever I see a headline from the #yellowpress today, I wish I could undo this.
The #Fediverse has not been #optimized. There is no board driving us to increase #engagement, no matter what kind. As #admin we have some metrics but what we are really fighting for are #Spaces where people can find #connection and maybe some #meaning; people feel #safe and #respected; #creativity#imagination and #humor can flourish. Working for The Man in #tech, he always told us we were making a better world. What we are all making here together is one of the few times that is true.
Wholeness, Time, Meaning: David Bohm in conversation with Beshara Magazine editors, Jane Clark and Michael Cohe;. August 1990. (besharamagazine.org)
Physicist and philosopher David Bohm on wholeness, timelessness and meaning in an interview from the archives of the Beshara Magazine.