In a world full of uncertainty, live passionately but don’t be obsessed with the results.
These days, when the Earth has already become an economic zone and artificial intelligence is developing rapidly, the future is uncertain. There are also predictions that about 50% of current jobs will disappear within 20 years. How should we live in times of uncertainty?
First of all, the Earth is a complex system. The sun, moon, climate, earth, humans and other living things within them are complexly intertwined to form one community of life called Earth. The earth, which nurtures countless lives, and the human body are also complex systems.
Human society, including various groups and countries, is also a complex system. It is difficult to predict what will happen and when. Ultimately, a person’s body, the society surrounding him, and the natural environment are all complex systems that determine an individual’s life. Therefore, anxiety is the fate of humans who belong to a multi-layered complex system.
Today, the world is not only so tightly connected but also exposed to so many variables that it has become increasingly difficult for us to predict the future. Therefore, there is always a possibility that things will not go as I want, and I have no choice but to accept that something unexpected can always happen.
In the end, we deserve to live hard and sincerely, but being too obsessed with the results does not fit the reality of this world, so if there is something you want to do, do not hesitate and try hard, but it is the right thing to do in this world to start with an open mind that whatever the result may be. It would be an attitude.
If you think about it, we are part of the history of the universe and are a part of it. We have been given miraculous life and are continuing the phenomenon of life. However, because we are living creatures, we cannot avoid biological death. In this way, death is our natural fate and an inevitability that all living things must accept. Therefore, when we willingly accept death, our lives become more precious and thankful, and we live more passionately.
However, until now, Western ideas such as existentialism have viewed humans not as a part of the world and as living creatures created by the world, but as independent beings thrown into the world. However, if we assume that I am separated from the universe, the Earth, and society, I become a shabby being worse than dust in the space and time of this vast universe. Therefore, I have no choice but to become a meaningless being and thus fall into nihilism.
However, now that humans have developed intelligence, we can imagine the universe and roughly know the scale of the universe, we have also become aware of human limitations, and we have reached a situation where we can create our own human meaning with freedom and imagination. Moreover, even though there are no tasks required or imposed on us by the universe, we each create value in our lives. This is a precious thing and something that gives meaning to the universe.
The author uses 10 wise thinking habits to reflect on the meaning of life. ▲Escape from narrow and distorted self-consciousness. ▲The world is an illusion created by senses and perception. ▲All discernment is relative. ▲My desires are also created by society and culture. ▲ Observe the emotions that arise from a distance. ▲Do not be bound by the world’s standards. ▲Live passionately, but don’t be obsessed with the results. ▲Those who are together are happy. ▲Always be conscious of death. ▲I suggested that I create the meaning of myself and the universe.
Author Kim Chang-min graduated from the Department of French Language and Literature and the Department of Written Language and Literature at Seoul National University’s College of Humanities, and received a doctorate in Latin American Literature from the University of Madrid, Spain. He is currently serving as a professor in the Department of Written Language and Literature, College of Humanities, Seoul National University, and as director of the Latin American Institute.
Choi Yong-seok, Donga.com reporter [email protected]
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