Amazing !!! 👍

The video alone was a work of art. Simply beautiful. School of Life like a little ray of sunshine on a gloomy day ❤

The School of Life play this one in schools, kids need this.

Unfortunately I can't see the original title any more, only the translation. Please text me the original title here...

"Why it's ok Nobody can escape catastrophy" ? Warum es in Ordnung ist, dass niemand vor Katastrophen gefeit ist / niemand Katastrophen entkommen kann. would be better then...

Just the right quote, thank you

So simple and so to the point. People have expectations. Life is great in the "worst" way, you want to have expectations because you want to be like others, here you go and suffer. You have a life not an ego-boosting time lapse.

An unrealistic, contra-indicated expectation, to boot.

Maybe that's my problem, I have high expectations for the way i feel life should be..

Wrong these cathostrophe dont just happen ,there is a. Specific reason behind them so stop bitching .i keep my expectations always high and live my like that . i live fast to die slow .

👏 (Compliance AND my resume)

It's the same style they used for "The 7 Sins God Hates' video. Just a BTW.

I wish you will get better! Dont lose hope!♥️

Wish you a quick recovery!

I wish you a speedy recovery

Courage to you and your strength, fighting this terrible disease. You will get through, chin up ❤️

❤️

Hey Paul! I might as well tell you my thoughts and ideas of this topic. I too am surrounded by friends who take everything for granted and don't live life like everyday is a gift. I have a lot of pessimistic friends as well, but with this being said, you can always openly talk about your ideas with them and if that doesn't help, realize that it doesn't matter. You're living your best life. You were born into this world as an independent minded being and you will go like that too. So treat yourself well and love everyday given to you. I stay happy because I know I'm lucky for many things in my life even if I'm poor and don't have much. Your mind is your world. Reality is based on what you believe and the same goes for emotions and feelings. Be happy that you can recognize this gift of life, and try to influence others. People won't always change and sometimes you have to change the people you want around you. Youre in control, always remember that! Cheers !

Just want to let you know that the SoL has an app where you can meet fellow like-minded individuals. It’s fun!

@@zachstaples Zachary, appreciate your input! I didn't get a notif for your comment, but I am very stoked to see someone else share the same sentiment. I live in praise of a quiet, busy life and I can't get to influence others, esp my family, with the example of what I do or think on the daily basis. Not a lot of people I know appreciate, let alone practice, introspection, and their engagement in this thing called life is sort of fragmented and inconsistent based on what comes up in the day. That said, I concur that life is a gift for my own and I am in full control of it. Hopefully I can get to connect with someone on such an emotional/passionate level. Cheers and hope life is treating you well.

@@avery-brown Good stuff - thanks for letting me know!

@@zachstaples This comment has made my day. Thanks a lot mate ❤

I'm so glad you survived your terrible experience. I hope the remainder of your life is rich and beautiful.

how old are you now? Are you cured?

So sorry to hear that man

I'm sorry to reply to your comment 5 years later.. but I think helping people become better adjusted for this chaos is probably one of the most net positive things I can think of.

it is a pretty package, a lot of work has been put into making it so. Though the message is normal and obvious, its nothing profound here, its just life..

Agree

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True!

_"Ignorance is bliss"_ - Anon

If life were possessed of any positive intrinsic value, there would be no such thing as boredom at all: mere existence would satisfy us in itself, and we should want for nothing. Life has no genuine intrinsic positive value, but is kept in motion merely by want and illusion. As soon as this comes to a standstill, the utter barrenness and emptiness of existence becomes apparent. ― Arthur Schopenhauer, The Vanity of Existence

Hello Andrea, I am very sorry to hear that. But meditation really, really helps in that case. I used to wake up every morning with all sorts of anxieties and fears. I meditate every day and I feel better now. I have posted a comment under this video. I copy paste here the part about meditation. Sorry it is a bit long. But just take a look if you wish: 1. MEDITATION I have mentioned this in many comments. But here I will repeat myself. You can start meditating today! You only need to take two steps: -First you can watch this lecture by Yale University where an excellent teacher gives you a very helpful overview in only 20 minutes. To find the lecture search for this on youtube: " Yale Courses, Mindfulness, Human Emotion" - The professor on that lecture recommends these guided meditation podcasts that I am using since 5 years now and they helped me enormously. To find them search in Itunes for: " UCLA Hammer Meditation": So the second step would be to sit down and do what the teacher says in this episode: " Using meditation anchor" You can use the same episode everyday, but you can also download other episodes , like: Back to Basics Deepen your concentration Working with thinking Working with pain Working with obsessive thoughts etc. etc.. Those guided meditation podcasts basically offer you all sorts of tools to deal with all sorts of sorrow, pain and trouble. Just download one of these and start now! The only thing you have to know is this: Your mind will wander over and over again. It is NORMAL. The purpose is NOT " stopping your thoughts". You will be lost in thoughts most of the time. But what matters is, when you see that you were lost, turning back to your breath over and over again, without getting angry at yourself. The moment you realise that you were lost in thoughts is a moment of mindfulness and that's what strengthens the neuronal connections. The more you practise, the more of those moments you will have. "

me too , gotta break the cycle and live in the here and now

+Gesink68 +Andreea Good morning! I forgot to tell you one more thing: you probably think that you are having those thoughts because you have a dark side or even because you are a bad person. But turns out that it is the opposite. People who care the most are those who suffer from those thoughts the most. If you wish, you should listen to this podcast episode. They give very good examples, like this guy who is afraid of killing his wife, even though he loves her a lot. Then they talk with psychologists too. Very interesting and enlightening: www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/375927143/the-secret-history-of-thoughts . Best wishes:- )

Stay in the present moment and less in the future. My anxiety is high as well and as a reminder to myself, I tell myself what I'm doing and engage in the activity whole heartedly. Such as: I'm washing the dishes. The plate feels heavy in my hand, the water feels warm on my skin. As for people, we have no control on their lives if they die or not. We need to let them go so they can be free to live their path and us to our own. Worrying is praying for things you don't want. Hope this helps.

@@kristasingh3703 wow..that is some awesome thinking. Yes, I find that focusing on present activities helps.

Alexis Knight ME TOO 😭 from breakups to losing a job...they're always right on time. sometimes the same day

Same, I literally got this video recommended on my feed while I’m currently going through the most difficult time of my life.

Yes :)

I think it’s more that every message they send is universally applicable to us all, all the time, so there never could be a wrong time to receive these bits of wisdom.

Exactly, it's simply amazing that it happens that way

Dont be ashamed it happens to us all. You’ve already beaten most people realizing this

@@prettypuff1 thank you for your kindness 🙏🏼

This is life and loved to hear that you shared your thoughts❣❣

No shame at all my friend. Most people usually don’t enter true adulthood until their 30’s or a little before. For men especially, we tend to be man-children until our late 20’s, early 30’s. Then either parenthood or some sort of “close call” wakes us up and makes us realize that we are not guaranteed to be here forever.

Wow.. i am 33 yo too.. when is your bday girl 😀

living in chronic pain/illness or losing a loved one, (especially a child) is more than just a catastrophe, it's devastation..

A painful life event doesn’t need to lead to death to be catastrophic. Furthermore “catastrophic” isn’t an arbitrary label: there are events in most (all?) people’s lives that are objectively awful, that are understandably & devastatingly painful, that undermine their stability, that irrevocably alter their lives for the worse, and that leave deep scars or burdens that must be borne in one way or another for the decades of their lives that remain until death.

I c u in the comments!

@@daisygirl1217 I'm so sorry to think you may be going through a very difficult time.

@@daisygirl1217 very well said, thank you, and only those who know.. know

Matthew Harris death is the only thing that’s certain, that you can count on. Life just does whatever it seems. So no, I’d say that’s justified

No. Life is a dreadful imposition, and death (can sometimes be) a respite from it. Read up on Antinatalism. And give thanks for small mercies!

Perfectly normal. Try to understand your fears. Ask the question "why" over and over and over again. There is always another and another answer behind. You need to be ready to answer yourself with deeper and purer truths for your world for that to work though.

I agree with this point of view.. I rather enjoy life than being afraid or even "ready" for potential catastrophes

Quick Fix - Thought Provoking Videos It’s not about sacrificing anything it’s about not acting like these things can’t happen , or worse, wont happen.

I like this. As someone who suffered considerable catastrophe and darkness early in life, I'm all set with "planning" for the next one..having said that, this video wasn't meant for me.blablabla. I think it's also worth pointing out that a significant number of people have relatively crisis-free lives, and good for them! this video was a bit pessimistic, imho.

It's always been a blessing. Every moment of our life is an opportunity to create different avenues of reality. I no longer afraid or concerned of what tomorrow's events might bring. All I know is in this moment, in the NOW, I do what I could possibly do to bring the best in me, to enjoy this moment no matter what the circumstance is.There are times when I might be bored or tired in the now, however I appreciate it. I ask myself constantly, how is this thought serving me? what can I learn from this? I watch and observe my thoughts and in the process I am loving myself even more.

creativmindplay maybe you’re pessimistic

congrats on your prices to stability! I'm currently getting myself up and out of the trenches.🫂

Well done! Be proud of yourself.

And only then, when we know that the messenger was right.😉

This is not entirely true for everyone

Very few come to this realization, and even fewer fold early just to not give true tragedy a chance to happen. There's nothing about life that's made of "party material". Every part of our biology we try to sap ecstasy from, can also cause an inconceivable agony. And we are just an expendable vessels created by DNA, inside a universe that has no concern for our protection and is going to take us out... there is no truth that supersedes this. Some of us can feel the truth of catastrophe creeping every day. But the only mission of this idiotic species is to get away from this prime truth for awhile... sports, politics, "education"... the whole thing is nothing but irrelevant drama and trivia. Stitched together, trying not to look the prime truth in the eye. The human condition is kind of like a little psychological game of peek-a-boo little primates are playing with the universe: not realizing this universe is something that should never be played with

@hark - "But most of all I'm afraid of my own body. It can turn against you in the blink of an eye." - I can relate. you feel helpless against your body. wanting to control something beyond your control causes anxiety and feeling of helplessness. more thought has to be given as to why we feel such a strong urge to control everything. in my case i felt it was to protect my mind from experiencing "emotional pain" - like feeling helpless. simple things like over plannig a trip is my way to avoid emotional pain of frustrations and delays. but you have so little control over anything really. So, i figure it would be a better solution to strengthen my mind to handle inevitable pain than to frantically plan and control things around me to make my life "pain proof" so to say. one way to do it is to make yourself bear with the pain. dont rush to comfort yourself. be aware that we will die one day in a way we dont prefer, at a time we are unprepared - and live with that fact, be okay with it , live inspite of it.

@@persianpoison thank you for your reply!! i'm exactly the same way. i always over plan and make sure i'm prepared as well. i feel like we can control the "little speed bumps", but we have no control over the big disastrous events. if we are going somewhere with friends and family, the place might get bombed or shot up, there might be an accident on the way there, someone might have a stroke... the only comfort is that it happens to us all regardless of class or race. i like your name btw, i'm persian too!

@@ololusername - Thank you ! but i am not persian :) Its just a name i picked up because i liked the ring of it :D Understanding our problem is one thing and implementing a solution is another. like in your example, you should not feel "responsible" for averting a disaster because it is truely out of your hands. but the anxiety stems from a feeling that somehow you need to "do something about it". In my case i am at a stage where i undrstand my wrong behaviour/thought patterns but i am not yet very successful at avoiding them. something like worrying if i will get some terminal disease. checking symptoms on google. i understand the futility of it but i feel the compulsive need to "find out the answer". and there is never a definitive answer out there. so i am working on curbing the urges and living with "not knowing for sure". not there yet, but hope to be some point in future. Wishing you all the best on your path of life as well :) Dont let your mind bully you and take you life hostage. thoughts are just thoughts, not facts.

@@carpettwizzler9432 While I can see your point I think it’s sad to live thinking like that. I think we should try our best to add meaning to life because your already alive, might as well use the time to experience great things.

Keep going 🙋 🌏

AA?

@@mukta4689 Me? No,but i know all about it. Stay strong ,you can do this. A better life is coming. 🙋🙋‍♀️

If you can try rapid eye movement therapy to help with the underlying reason for drinking, helped me

@@mariettestabel275 No I mean AA means?

How are you doing now?

@@gamerrex5940 Also curious.

Hey, your admission is very inspiring to me. I started blaming myself for my past relationship, but there is nothing I can do anymore. I felt she was the one who got away. Do you have any advice for me to get through this?

you're still here.

creativmindplay yep I have been treated 3 times for it I relapsed a few time then had heart failure from the chemo and radiation but I am still alive

I feel for you, my friend. I ran into chronic and debilitating illness at 21, but it has never been directly life-threatening.

triplflip900 sorry to hear that it changes everything in your life rite down to the way you think hey

QUEENSLAND bushnut lost my mom cause of cancer. As long we have life, keep your plans alive, expect nothing and you will be fine, they happen or not is not as important as the present..day at a time..life gets going..each day is yours and you go celebrate..love all of humanity and ignore dumb people.