Lifeless

Are jellyfish pointless creatures?

Well, they drift around aimlessly in the ocean and it seems that their only purpose is to feed, grow and multiply. So, yes, to me jellyfish are rather pointless.

In contrast, mankind is capable of so much more. With a more complex natural make-up, a functional brain and centuries of cumulative knowledge, we are the only species on the planet that can bring about phenomenal changes. We are by far the most expansive colony, built upon constantly advancing technology and the means to travel even to space. But to the core, we’re still not much different from jellyfish. Strip down all the fancy stuff and we basically still just eat, grow and multiply.

We often come to a quiet point in our lives when we clear our minds and question ourselves about deep stuff like our purpose here on Earth, only to have the hustle and bustle of our daily lives drown it out again. Life at times just seems like a rat race; infinite loops whereby we study till we could work till we eventually pass the torch to our children who will just do the same to theirs. We have countless metaphysical ways of making sense of all of this, but we tend to just adopt simple apathy and carry on with our lives. After centuries of countless debate on the meaning of life, we never seemed to have reached a conclusion and I don’t think we ever would for that matter.

So yeah, I know, just like jellyfish, my life is pretty pointless too.

DFTBA,

Dann’