My epiphany.
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I had one once about math; when I finally realized variables (such as x) are just numbers and can be manipulated just like normal integers.
Yeah, I've had lots of epiphanies, and I think my first was when I was about 8.
I pretty much realized how incredible it is that I exist, that anything exists. I kind of looked around and thought "All of this is real. It is undeniably fact, and the fact that I am alive and conscious as an individual is beyond belief." Crazy shit that seems obvious, but isn't
I pretty much realized how incredible it is that I exist, that anything exists. I kind of looked around and thought "All of this is real. It is undeniably fact, and the fact that I am alive and conscious as an individual is beyond belief." Crazy shit that seems obvious, but isn't
I disagree, partially.
While it is true that we are small in scope to the rest of the Universe and that it is almost certain that there is life somewhere in the cosmos...
We still are living on the only known planet to contain real life on it. Not to mention the fact of the existence of a species like ourselves.
Doesn't meant we're special, but theres no reason to have some pride in that.
The "we are so small" epiphany comes first, then something like the above comes, too, at some point
While it is true that we are small in scope to the rest of the Universe and that it is almost certain that there is life somewhere in the cosmos...
We still are living on the only known planet to contain real life on it. Not to mention the fact of the existence of a species like ourselves.
Doesn't meant we're special, but theres no reason to have some pride in that.
The "we are so small" epiphany comes first, then something like the above comes, too, at some point
In my senior year in college, I was having trouble deciding what to do for graduate school. Going for the doctorate in physics seemed logical, but I didn't know what I would want to do with it. I had thought, years ago, about teaching high school, but wasn't sure about that, either. Well, you know how some people talk about walking down a street, and the clouds part, and light beams down, and the voice of God tells them what to do? That's basically what happened to me, except instead of the voice of God it was the voice of Neil Patrick Harris.
"This world is a mess, and I... just need to rule it."
The next day I applied for a master's in education.
(Side note: Is everyone's epiphany along the lines of "nothing matters" or "no-one cares"? That's really depressing.)
"This world is a mess, and I... just need to rule it."
The next day I applied for a master's in education.
(Side note: Is everyone's epiphany along the lines of "nothing matters" or "no-one cares"? That's really depressing.)
Yeah, that's not an epiphany as much as it is a sad realization. Also, welcome to adolescence. Shit just gets weirder from here, just FYI.Reapd said:Hey guys, as none of you know, I'm 15. And I just had, what I would like to call, my very first epiphany.
I mean, today was just a normal day, but I was listening to music when, suddenly, I realized that no one's special. Not me, not you reading this, not anyone. I mean, this planet is [sub]small[/sub]. Compared to every thing else in the universe, its like 1 pixel on a 60' HD television. The chances that there are more planets like earth, with maybe an even more advanced civilization, is almost assured there are like 4,000 others.
Well that was my 2 cents. Discuss if you want. [sub]Please do[/sub]
Discussion guidelines:
1.Have you had an epiphany?
2.What was it?
3.How did it feel afterward?
Then again, maybe I shouldn't shatter your dreams, I mean, the only epiphanies I've ever had are things like, "Hey, I could totally turn that tall plastic alien cup into a water pipe.", so what do I know?
i once realized that eternity meant that this was a tiny blip of consciousness then never again.
I also wished that people would freakin' realize this and be more greedy, selfish, and just full of, "me me me" because this really is your only chance, take everything you can get.
I also wished that people would freakin' realize this and be more greedy, selfish, and just full of, "me me me" because this really is your only chance, take everything you can get.
1.Have you had an epiphany?
Yes.
2.What was it?
Seeing the beauty in all life and all humans. Traveling through the Universe with my mind, feeling a certain backward domino affect of how everything came to be. Knowing not thinking, that god is something you will never believe in.
3.How did it feel afterward?
Like a brain-gasm my body shook and shivered I laughed really weirdly kinda cried a little.
Yes.
2.What was it?
Seeing the beauty in all life and all humans. Traveling through the Universe with my mind, feeling a certain backward domino affect of how everything came to be. Knowing not thinking, that god is something you will never believe in.
3.How did it feel afterward?
Like a brain-gasm my body shook and shivered I laughed really weirdly kinda cried a little.
"We are all books with a thousand pages. Some are stopped short of their prime, through the decay of self-worth. Some are writ like many others, seemingly lost in the fray. Some are the bestsellers, being hailed throughout history. One thing is common: All are meaningful."
I liked your TV > Pixel analogy, but I'm just going to use this as an excuse to throw in a Douglas Adams quote
Space is big. Really Big. I mean you just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the Chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.
Anyway, I think my most recent epiphany was when I looked up into the night sky and realised that I was looking out into infinity. I had to lie down and just stare at the sky for a while just to stop my mind from getting totaly blown.
Space is big. Really Big. I mean you just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the Chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.
Anyway, I think my most recent epiphany was when I looked up into the night sky and realised that I was looking out into infinity. I had to lie down and just stare at the sky for a while just to stop my mind from getting totaly blown.
I've had several, but the biggest one that I can tell you is to not think too hard about this kind of stuff or you will end up scaring yourself. Trust me, once you get into stuff like this it will make you afraid to sleep at night. Like for instance, a while ago I was just sitting in my bed thinking about how you don't ever remember what you were doing the second before you fall asleep. So I just sit there thinking about what is going on and the fact that when I wake up, I won't remember what was about to happen (sorry to any grammar Nazis for screwing with past/present tense) and how strange that is.
The other day I just realised when we drive past people and we look at them we dont realise that they all got their own little worlds that they live in. Doing their own things and we just like oh thats the postman who gives us the mail, whereas he got a long story on his side also.
Epiphanything, I've come to realize that life really has no purpose (other than procreation). And while you might think that such a view is just a copulate-out, it's actually quite liberating when you think about it. I serve no higher power and preach for no destiny, and I'm not infateuated with any grandiose morals.
On the opposite coast, believing that you are the large chunk of stone jutting out from the sand of a much smaller beach can do something entirely different to us. Shore, it can be a huge shelf-esteem boost, many people take it too far. It's not the people who think nothing of themselves that wear the tin hat, it's the schizophrenics who believe that they --and they alone are the only one free from the government's or Cthulu's or the Anunaki's mind control. A depressed person wouldn't think of that at all. Whale you may think that they're being an Angst-gler, they wouldn't start preaching about the swelling tide of global warming.
In closing, I'll say that both sides of the spectrum can be bad for you, but I sternly those who look at an island on the horizon with the naked eye harm far fewer people than those look with a telescope. Sure, some of them will have bad intentions, but far less dolphin than the one who puts too much emphasis on himself that would want to take the island and oppress it's denizens or reef whatever profit it's worth and then sail onto more glittery prospects.
I don't quite agree with you there. It's not the small, pathetic vision of ourselves that crumples a tinfoil hat onto our heads, but the belief that we're Al far more Gore-geous than we truly are. The only grain of truth I see in your statement is that the belief that we're a speck of sand on the beach is that thinking in such a way can sand our egos down and cause depression, it pelican't really do much more, other than give the wicked an excuse to finAccursedTheory said:You can't think on that sort of scale for your entire life and stay sane. Just look at Gore.Reapd said:Hey guys, as none of you know, I'm 15. And I just had, what I would like to call, my very first epiphany.
I mean, today was just a normal day, but I was listening to music when, suddenly, I realized that no one's special. Not me, not you reading this, not anyone. I mean, this planet is [sub]small[/sub]. Compared to every thing else in the universe, its like 1 pixel on a 60' HD television. The chances that there are more planets like earth, with maybe an even more advanced civilization, is almost assured there are like 4,000 others.
Well that was my 2 cents. Discuss if you want. [sub]Please do
While an admirable thought, and quite true, you'll one day have the epiphany that you need to focus on the small area around you more than the whole Universe. And once you start thinking like that, you're special again. I know, its sounds stupid and selfish, but if you walk around thinking your a grain of sand on the beaches of the cosmos, you'll start getting funny ideas, and perhaps start wearing funny hats.
EDIT: My most recent epiphany - admiral thought is not a real thing.
On the opposite coast, believing that you are the large chunk of stone jutting out from the sand of a much smaller beach can do something entirely different to us. Shore, it can be a huge shelf-esteem boost, many people take it too far. It's not the people who think nothing of themselves that wear the tin hat, it's the schizophrenics who believe that they --and they alone are the only one free from the government's or Cthulu's or the Anunaki's mind control. A depressed person wouldn't think of that at all. Whale you may think that they're being an Angst-gler, they wouldn't start preaching about the swelling tide of global warming.
In closing, I'll say that both sides of the spectrum can be bad for you, but I sternly those who look at an island on the horizon with the naked eye harm far fewer people than those look with a telescope. Sure, some of them will have bad intentions, but far less dolphin than the one who puts too much emphasis on himself that would want to take the island and oppress it's denizens or reef whatever profit it's worth and then sail onto more glittery prospects.
Oh, come on man, you don't need to put THAT many puns in. The Al Gore thing was a joke for christ sake. Those things are actually hurting my head... ouch.Saargston said:
I never said he'd get depressed, only crazy (and I was joking.). You are right though, you need a fine balance of near and far sight to get through life balanced. I was merely trying to point out that though he may not be special in the grand scheme, he's probably still special in his own micro world which we all live in (ANd in a comical fashion if I could).
Seriously though, those puns hurt. Why must you sting me so?
Ow..... Pun overloadSaargston said:Epiphanything, I've come to realize that life really has no purpose (other than procreation). And while you might think that such a view is just a copulate-out, it's actually quite liberating when you think about it. I serve no higher power and preach for no destiny, and I'm not infateuated with any grandiose morals.
I don't quite agree with you there. It's not the small, pathetic vision of ourselves that crumples a tinfoil hat onto our heads, but the belief that we're Al far more Gore-geous than we truly are. The only grain of truth I see in your statement is that the belief that we're a speck of sand on the beach is that thinking in such a way can sand our egos down and cause depression, it pelican't really do much more, other than give the wicked an excuse to finAccursedTheory said:You can't think on that sort of scale for your entire life and stay sane. Just look at Gore.Reapd said:Hey guys, as none of you know, I'm 15. And I just had, what I would like to call, my very first epiphany.
I mean, today was just a normal day, but I was listening to music when, suddenly, I realized that no one's special. Not me, not you reading this, not anyone. I mean, this planet is [sub]small[/sub]. Compared to every thing else in the universe, its like 1 pixel on a 60' HD television. The chances that there are more planets like earth, with maybe an even more advanced civilization, is almost assured there are like 4,000 others.
Well that was my 2 cents. Discuss if you want. [sub]Please do
While an admirable thought, and quite true, you'll one day have the epiphany that you need to focus on the small area around you more than the whole Universe. And once you start thinking like that, you're special again. I know, its sounds stupid and selfish, but if you walk around thinking your a grain of sand on the beaches of the cosmos, you'll start getting funny ideas, and perhaps start wearing funny hats.
EDIT: My most recent epiphany - admiral thought is not a real thing.
On the opposite coast, believing that you are the large chunk of stone jutting out from the sand of a much smaller beach can do something entirely different to us. Shore, it can be a huge shelf-esteem boost, many people take it too far. It's not the people who think nothing of themselves that wear the tin hat, it's the schizophrenics who believe that they --and they alone are the only one free from the government's or Cthulu's or the Anunaki's mind control. A depressed person wouldn't think of that at all. Whale you may think that they're being an Angst-gler, they wouldn't start preaching about the swelling tide of global warming.
In closing, I'll say that both sides of the spectrum can be bad for you, but I sternly those who look at an island on the horizon with the naked eye harm far fewer people than those look with a telescope. Sure, some of them will have bad intentions, but far less dolphin than the one who puts too much emphasis on himself that would want to take the island and oppress it's denizens or reef whatever profit it's worth and then sail onto more glittery prospects.