>>5684
>>5685
>>5687
when did this become silent hill
Anyway
Personally, I believe that life is a gift. When you look at things from a cosmic perspective it's easy to go "omg humans r so small we all r specks of dust lol".
Well, maybe that's true. In the grand scheme of things, that's probably right. There's a pretty good chance we really don't matter.
But it doesn't matter.
The human mind cannot comprehend things on a cosmic scale, no matter how much we try to simplify things or think that we can. It is simply too big for our brains to handle. And that's ok!
You should worry about what matters on our own scale, the human scale (this applies to not only yourself, but everyone around you). Because, like it or not, you do exist, so you might as well make the best of things.
Speaking of looking at things on a cosmic scale, let's do that some more. The conditions for a planet (or natural satellite, as it may be) to be hospitable for life is incredibly narrow (you've probably heard the comment that if the earth was any closer to the sun we would all melt, and any farther we would freeze. It's true). So that makes our world very special by itself. Though there may be countless life-supporting bodies in the universe, for each one that can support life, there are countless more that can't.
And not only does the Earth support life, it supports intelligent life. The chances for that are even slimmer. In before someone says "hurrdurr humans are scum omg all they do is destroy things everything would be better without us." That's bullshit. Though humans have the capacity to be cruel and destructive, they also have the capacity to be intelligent, kind, and creative.
You see, that's what makes us unique. Most living things on earth are unicellular to start. So we're already in the minority in that regard. And what does an animal think about? Not a whole lot. They eat and shit and breathe and make babies until they die. But what's even better is that we have emotions. I guarantee you, nothing in the world has the same range of emotions of a human. Though some of the more complex animals (especially mammals) have some rudimentary emotions (like affection), it is nothing compared to what even the dumbest human can do.
And what is the seat of all this cool shit? A small, mushy lump of wet gray tissue and electrical and chemical impulses. Your brain goes beyond the physical. All your hopes, dreams, regrets, memories, emotions, and desires are all up there. In that one single organ that takes up more than a quarter of your body's resources. Being a huge biology faggot, I personally think that is awesome.
As for suicide, I don't believe it is selfish. Some suicide is the self-sacrificing kind, and that is the ultimate in selfless action. Even for someone who's wildly depressed, I don't see it as selfish. In my eyes, suicide is an act of futility. When someone sees no other solution to live their lives, they give up and end it themselves. It's not selfish to want to get rid of your own suffering, it's just those people see no other way.
But here's the big flaw with suicide: it's a poor solution for your problems. Most people who commit suicide believe that it will bring them relief. But it doesn't. Why? Because relief is an emotion, and you can't feel emotions when you're dead. Instead, it brings nothingness. And nothingness is the ultimate in incomprehensibility. You cannot stop thinking or think of nothing. You may think of blackness or a featureless void, but both of those things are something. The human mind isn't designed to picture or imagine nothingness, which is why the only time you experience it is your own death.
Personally, I'd like to avoid that for as long as possible.
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