LegendaryLife Blog

We are here to Explore, Learn and Die... passing on our knowledge to future generations.

There is a lot of herd mentality in this world, from religion and culture to the stock market… the excuses given for doing something counter to common sense is as pervasive and empty an act today as it was at the beginning of time.

If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it’s still a foolish thing.
> Bertrand Russell

I really hope that our species can get beyond the marketed trivialities that make up so-called “modern culture” into a more thorough understanding of what exactly we are and our purpose on this overgrown rock. It’s all to easy to forget how infinitely small a space we reside in compared to the vastness of the universe we all reside in.

What is our purpose?

Our role or purpose for being is to Explore, Learn and Die. The universe, for all its wonder, is not able to think of itself, it cannot explore itself, it’s like a fish trying to explore the world outside of its bowl. Our duty is to be that “second being” who can find delight in both the smallest detail and largest acts the universe has to offer to all of us though our perceptions. The universe is large for a reason, to give us an almost infinite tapestry to explore and learn from. We will ALL die, no way around it and I sadly don’t see this changing anytime soon so that brings us to the next question.

How do mortals explore infinity?

Let’s face it, our lives are like timers, not ticking clocks. The countdown began at the moment of conception from an unknown number and no matter what you do, it cannot be stopped from beeping -zero- at a surprise date sometime in the future. So, how do you explore the infinite wisdom and beauty that our universe has to offer within the bonds of a mortal life? You pass-on your knowledge and wisdom to the next generation. This is the most selfless of acts, is there a cure for cancer? Absolutely, but most likely, it won’t be solved within your generation but work you do NOW will better equip future generations to solve the issue of the body attacking itself. EVERYTHING, even the disease of mortality facing all of us has a cure… we just haven’t found it yet… it’s just a matter of time before we uncover these secrets.

Why is culture a distraction?

I love the different cultures found around the world, they are the spice that makes life interesting, but I wished others appreciated them for what they are, difference in perception but not of our substance. At the end of the day, a human is a human, nothing more, nothing less. It seems to me that culture seems endlessly intertwined with religion and sadly, used as a tool for division instead of unification among people. It’s used as an instrument of suppression and acceptance instead of exploration and questioning. Culture should be about respecting the past while creating a better future, not the means for a government to keep the peasants from revolting. At the end of the day, we are ALL THE SAME! The only thing that makes us different is our perception and nothing else. I could have just as easily been born in a small nomadic Saharan tribe 20 000 years ago as I could have been born a million years from now on some remote colonial outpost. The point is that birth is completely random, independent of time or space. The fact that you are reading this right now is purely chance, there is nothing divine or reason behind it… it just is.

Herd Mentality

People find comfort in being part of something larger than themselves, hence why just about every civilization has some sort of culture around it. If “I” am doing something that lack common sense, it makes “ME” feel good that “YOU” are also doing it… the more the merrier! You can see this in pubs, sporting events, the stock market, networking sites… the list is almost endless. People, for some reason, feel singled-out if they are doing something that somebody else, logically or otherwise, isn’t doing as well. So, I challenge you, right now, to spend the next week doing something different than everybody else around you. If you go to a pub, eat a hamburger instead of drinking a pint, come to work EARLY instead of on-time or even better, eat breakfast while others are eating lunch… why? Because it’s these little things that will give you joy and make others question why they are doing what they are doing… adding a little spice in an otherwise mindless culture of materialism.

The Bottom Line

Just because somebody else is doing something, doesn’t mean you need to as well.