Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient) §

Created: 2022-12-29 10:57

Pursue of pleasure §

Life is quite nihilistic for those that aren’t able to find purpose.

Pursue pleasure. Follow your impulses. Live for the moment. Do what’s expedient. Lie, cheat, steal, deceive, manipulate-but don’t get caught. In an ultimately meaningless universe, what possible difference could it make?

This is portrayed in Peter Pan, the boy that is always pursuing pleasure and to enjoy the moment, and thus never grows up.

#counterargument 👆 what about “Then he said, I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.” (Matthew 18:3 NLT).

Delayed gratification §

something better might be attained in the future by giving up something of value in the present.

In order to obtain something of value in the future we must sacrifice the present, both the pleasure we could have and the time.

In order to be successful one has to be able to make sacrifices. Discipline