Post by Toasted Cheese on Jun 19, 2017 10:58:02 GMT
...The problem with being born is: it is not up to me myself. It is up to my parents. They are the ones responsible for me being in this world. There is something infuriating about this idea, that two people can come together and just create another being without asking for its consent. There is this great saying by Cioran that nobody is responsible for his actions, since none of us have been asked whether we want to live or not. Parents are deluding themselves when they think they are doing their children a favour by bringing them into this world...
And by that same token, why does being born have to be a problem? If you become aware that it is all action and that you DID choose your parents and are also responsible for being in the world where you are at, at the present moment, then perhaps you need to embrace this. Why don't you see your life here as a gift then and contribute wisely. If there is action, there has to be consequence, we just don't always know what.
That is why responsible living is the best and easiest way to make your life more cohesive and fulfilling. The suffering might be something you need to come to terms with. I'd say you are part of the way there, because the notion of physical being only, DOES perpetuate and feed the suffering on the planet. That is what the majority of humans don't realize or understand. Our parents have their own journey and suffering to contend with. You are a part of their journey and they a part of yours.