(September 24, 2016 at 3:24 pm)Arkilogue Wrote:(September 24, 2016 at 3:07 pm)InquiringMind Wrote: I was trying to explore whether or not meaning was ultimately what I'm looking for. I was seeing whether having the maximum possible meaning in my life is what I really want.And whether you approach it as a quantity of experiences or quality of overall experience and function.
What is the most meaningful function/experience of a lump of coal? To be burned/transformed to release energy? Or energy to be used on it to compress it's loose carbon into crystal diamond?
I think what me and the OP are looking for is the second option, if I'm understanding your analogy in a way you would agree with.