The only boundary of life is death

The only boundary of life is death. Within life you do have to create your own framework. This is defining your purpose, building your morality from experience and not from arbitrary sources, and intentionally choosing whether you will follow the roads created by others or cut your own trail through the challenges you will inevitably face. I think it’s always better to do the latter.

I believe in horizontal morality. This is a set of principles you create based on your experiences. You are not entitled to impose your own morality on others, only to live by those morals. Even if you feel your views are universal or the only right ones, that’s still just your opinion. One thing I believe in but do not always perfectly apply is that spiritual violence should only really be used as a response to aggression. It is a self-defense tool. It is all right to act as the hand of karma to those who have hurt you, but we do not victimize innocent people or someone who has made a simple mistake. But that is just a rule I have for myself. I also believe we owe everyone basic respect and personal agency, including children, as long as they are not harming themselves or others. You are not obligated to fix someone’s problems, you are not obligated to continue associating with someone who has done you wrong or made you uncomfortable, But we can do so much better in the way we relate to each other.

The purpose of existence to me is to have a good time. To enjoy the life you live to the fullest. To some people that might mean spending every moment in nature. To me that means having as few worries as possible and surrounding myself with beauty. I hope I can travel one day, especially taking scenic train trips around the absolutely beautiful USA. I hope I can afford to have a little place on a lake somewhere that is always warm, where I can swim almost every day of the year. Water is a spiritual tool for me, and swimming is emotionally cathartic. Catharsis is also a spiritual act. That is why I love my music. I think I will always want to surround myself with beautiful things, preferably handmade or creative. what I bring into my life should be symbolic of where I am on my path and how I view myself, and should have memories connected to it.

Finally I do believe that a good life involves prioritizing your comfort, protecting your peace, and sharing out any type of resource only after you make sure that you are in a good place, especially when it comes to your time and emotions. Obviously it is important to share the love we have and take care of those around us, but we can’t adequately do this if we are living at a deficit while also expending resources for those who might not have built their own yet. Trauma can cause the deficit, or physical poverty. Sometimes the people we are trying to take care of our children and just don’t have the experience they need yet. But sometimes those draining our resources just don’t want to be responsible for how they deal with the world. And that is not our problem.