Tx a20e98163d97edc24dcd9983e0c5152098c34444@22834432

Included in block 22,834,432 at 2018-05-28 19:48:12 (UTC)

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parent_permlinktoward-a-more-merciful-world
authorwholeself-in
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title""
body"To understand what really matters in life, we need to see from a higher level.
At the personal level, I should be kind. This is true, but not enough. There are limits on how many people I can reach and how long my contribution can last.
At a social level, I should teach others to be kind, support the kind acts of others and work to discourge cruelty. This is true, but still not enough. There are other forces at work, both random (chaos and change) and organized. How long can my social impact withstand these forces?
At a community level, I should work to build structures that outlast me, that support kindness and prevent or disrupt cruelty. Now we are getting much closer to a meaningful truth. The natural limits of my body and my own consciousness can be transcended by something that will sustain itself.
Even at this level, there will be disrupting change. Things eventually fall apart. Here is where life gets really fractal. The only way to transcend the decay of community and culture is to develop individuals who can change and grow, and rebuild a new and better culture from the best parts of the old one.
So the single actions of a single person are not enough to define life's meaning, and yet every action of every person matters at the highest level. *Every* action, not just the obvious ones like kindness.
The documentary you cite describes every act of "*integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice*" as meaningful. I agree, and also point out that all are necessary to overcome chaos, cruelty, and the natural decay of things. Without courage and sacrifice, the effects of integrity and compassion cannot last.
I didn't mention Joy, which I know is how you define life's meaning. I agree in that these meaningful acts create Joy. Joy is a useful indicator that you are doing something right, just as money is a useful indicator that a business is doing something right.
This leads me to one final point: just as a successful business has a more in-depth plan beyond "get money," a meaningful life needs a more defined philosophy than "seek joy." I appreciate that you can keep the moral compass aimed at Joy, while looking much deeper at the effects of your daily actions."
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