Becoming a Greek philosopher.
Philosophy can help us live more meaningful lives and build better societies. The frameworks of classical philosophy will allow us to overcome any problem life throws at us.
When we think of philosophy we often think about the philosophies of Ancient Greece. White robes, long beards, men of wisdom. Philosophy shouldn’t be seen as a shitty subject taught at your local university. Philosophy is a process of lifetime contemplation. The meaning of life cannot be taught, only experienced. We can, however, implement frameworks to guide us through life.
Why does philosophy matter?
I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think - Socrates.
Philosophy teaches us to question everything. It is an inquiry into our understanding of reality, knowledge, and how we should live. The most important reason why philosophy matters is that it allows us to question and break down our emotions. All of our suffering and pains in our live come due to the allowing of our emotions to take control us. Have we forgotten that we are the masters of our emotions? They have no right to dictate my life. We must consider emotions to be artificial. They are artificial so we shouldn’t be affected. We must all believe we are gods. Fuck the idea of god complexes. Overcoming any problem life throws at you gives you the automatic privilege to call yourself a god.
How do we overcome any problem life throws at us?
The core principle of philosophy is simple. “Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood”. We understand by breaking down our complicated problems into basic elements and reassembling them from the ground up. Start writing on a piece of paper, it has unlimited patience. Why are you sad? What is making you sad? What are the events that made you to feel sad? Then figure out how to stop feeling sad. Most of the time we never get rid of sadness because we victimise ourselves. We cannot help ourselves and there is nothing we can do. Dedicate your life to your goals and ambitions and say fuck you to anyone or anything that is stopping you. Including your emotions.
Fake friends.
Discovering that you have fake friends and still talking to them simply proves how weak of an individual you are. You have no self-respect or honour. It is better to be by yourself than wasting your time, energy or effort on fake friends. All of man’s problems can be solved if he is able to sit in a room by himself. Be selfish. Fuck people. Discovering your purpose in life automatically allows you to stop giving a fuck about whether or not people feel bad for you.