Thursday 22 July 2010

Meaning of life




Psychologists say that human motivation to undertake any action comes from knowing why this action should be taken. In other words, we first need to know why we should do something before we would want to do it. Following this train of thought, how can we live without knowing why are we living? Survival of the species aside, there should be another, deeper meaning to our existence. Could there be a simple answer to this question? Well, consider this: what if life didn’t have a real meaning, but instead the meaning of life was to be looking for its meaning? Paradox, you will say. Maybe. But who said life wasn’t paradoxical?

For some more existence-inspired photos from my mate Andy Shannon go here.

Saturday 3 July 2010

Way to go


Giardino Autunnale
Vincent van Gogh


I jumped into a river,
How do I get out?
I thought it'd cool my fever,
It only filled my heart with doubt.

I ran into a forrest,
Don't ask me where I'll go.
It'd be hard to give an answer that is honest,
I simply wouldn't know.

Where to go in life is seldom clear,
There's a lot to think about.
But trust me, one day you WILL get near!
Just keep on following your route.