• 0x4E4FOP
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    1 year ago

    Meeh, I’ve had so many things in life taken away from me at some point that I just stopped caring to be honest 🤷. I just keep an open mind now (or at least try to) and am more like “oh, no more of that huh… ok, let’s see what was next on my to do list”.

    My mom always told me “people can take away everything from you, money, status, freedom… one thing they can never take away - your mind”.

    • Rodeo@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      1 year ago

      I can’t find it now, but there is an Existential Comic that addresses this attitude perfectly. The philosopher is talking about how he always has some form of freedom, so he gets chained to a wall in a dungeon, and then he says “at least I still have the freedom to interpret my situation!”

      • 0x4E4FOP
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        Ah, yes, I saw that commic somewhere, I think someone posted it on Lemmy, but there was a twist to it at the end… can’t remember what it was, but it was funny 😂.

        • Rodeo@lemmy.ca
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          1 year ago

          The person who chained him to the wall asks “And how do you interpret this situation?” He replies “it sucks.”

          • 0x4E4FOP
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            1 year ago

            Yes, that was it 🤣🤣🤣.