2023-08-21 15:56:38
WELT: Why do you need a what for, Prof. Dr. Fast?
Tatiana Schnell: Let’s imagine we didn’t have this what for: we wouldn’t live for ourselves or for others. We would have no goal and no orientation. So that would be such a drift. I’ve been hearing young people in particular lately say, ‘Can’t we just live like this? Without this pressure to have a purpose, without the constant questioning of what for, what for?” But if you drift around like a ship without a course, depending on the wind and currents: That may be nice and pleasant in the short term. But as human beings we are part of a community. We have a need to belong, but we are also subject to a wide variety of requirements. It is difficult for us to evade this – unless as hermits.
WELT: How does it feel to live and work meaningfully?
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