Falling into nihilism

When human beings’ seven emotions and six desires are satisfied, they can fall into the brink of nihilism. Those who have experienced life’s hardships, great ups and downs (experiencing life’s peak and trough, then returning to the starting point), will also fall into nihilism. Nihilism – a boundary incomprehensible to three-dimensional human beings. After experiencing nihilism, one often achieves self-consistency, lives with clarity, or as the saying goes, “knows the will of Heaven.”

Why do people live? What is the meaning of life? Where does consciousness come from? These are all unanswered questions for humanity.

Humans can only find their meaning through religion (Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, etc.), or by finding their value in society.

Some people are lucky enough to quickly encounter this boundary, such as achieving financial freedom at a young age. Others must experience the sweet and sour of life, go through worldly vicissitudes (birth, old age, sickness, death, marriage, having children) to touch this boundary. Some live their whole lives and never touch it.

In high school, my deskmate quietly told me he had cancer, then turned and threw a question at me, “Tell me, what is the meaning of life?” This heavy, soul-piercing question made me feel as if time had frozen. As a high school student, I had never pondered this question; living and studying seemed so natural. That single question was like being awakened from a deep sleep.

My answer now is that life inherently has no meaning; we merely find a meaning for our own lives, whether it’s by finding our value in society (experiencing an ordinary life) or by seeking our meaning through religious faith.

Humans are three-dimensional beings, unable to comprehend higher-dimensional logic. Live in the present.