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The meaning of life

YahyaAhmed January 18th, 2023

What about leafs which grants food to insects, shadows for creatures and refresh our air.

That's a great meaning for just a leaf, but what if I told you that you are the one who planted the whole tree, Is that still not giving your life a meaning ? 🤔

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innateJoy9602 January 19th, 2023

@YahyaAhmed

This is a really cool way to think about it. It gives a whole new perspective. 💜

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YahyaAhmed OP January 19th, 2023

@innateJoy9602

Thank you so much :)

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innateJoy9602 January 19th, 2023

@YahyaAhmed

Thanks for sharing! :)

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YahyaAhmed OP January 19th, 2023

@innateJoy9602

You are welcome and thank you for pending a time to read that ☺️

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Gettingbettertoday January 30th, 2023

@YahyaAhmed

Your metaphor is confusing. Does the tree have purpose, no it doesn't. It is a tree and cannot think. What you have deemed as the leaf's purpose is just its attributes. The leaf never decides to do these things it just is. Are you suggesting that our purpose is simply to exist?


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YahyaAhmed OP January 30th, 2023

@Gettingbettertoday

I suppose that you didn't get the meaning.

What I mean is what if a part (leaf) can do that and be useful then, what about the largest entity (tree).

2nd part what if there's no tree? What will carry the leafs

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Gettingbettertoday January 30th, 2023

@YahyaAhmed

Trees are good for shade, oxygen production, binding CO2, wood, and possibly fruit.

If there were no trees other plants would grow to replace them in doing these things.

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Gettingbettertoday January 30th, 2023

@Gettingbettertoday

I suppose you suggesting the purpose of the tree is to grow leaves.

Is my purpose to simply survive because that is what is happening when I tree is growing leaves, it is simply how they eat.

YahyaAhmed OP January 30th, 2023

@Gettingbettertoday

What I want to say that the tree have that useful thing then planning a tree is useful too

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Dallady January 31st, 2023
I was a treeplanter for a couple years and saw it as only a temporary job for me, without much purpose beyond a truck stop on my road of life.

I'm wanting more from myself that a labour job can't provide, personally, and have a yearning for that.

It is still sometimes a battle to not judge my path and to stay positive.

There is epigenetic trauma to overcome.