No.2 Reading Notes "The Cafe at the End of the World"

Title: The Café at the End of the World

Author: [U.S.] John Stryleki

Translator: Wan Jie

Category: Philosophy of Life/Psychological Self-Help

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Question 1: Why are you here?

"Why did you come and why do you exist?", asking this question is like opening a door. Whether it is the human heart or the soul, no matter what word you use to describe it, it will seek the answer. This question will take precedence over the life of the questioner until we find an answer one day.

If someone finds the answer, another equally powerful force will arise. Once people know why they came, why they exist, and find a living purpose – they want to achieve it. This goal is like a × on a treasure map that represents the location of the treasure. Once you see ×, it's hard to pretend you didn't see it, it's hard not to go treasure hunting.

When a person figures out why he exists, he is equivalent to defining his own 'Purpose For Existing'. We abbreviate it as 'PFE'. In a person's lifetime, he can do ten, twenty, or even hundreds of thousands of things in order to achieve 'existential meaning'. He can do anything.

To know how to realize the meaning of one's existence, one should explore and embrace the various things associated with PFE.

If a person figures out why he exists – knowing his PFE – he can spend his time on things that will help achieve PFE.

If you're not on the same channel as what you want to do, you're wasting a lot of energy. By the time you have the opportunity to do what you want to do, you may have run out of energy or time.

Question 2: Are you afraid of death?

Most people don't think about death as a clear concept of death. But as time passes day by day, people live in the world, and there is less and less time left to do what they want to do, and everyone's subconscious is very clear that death is approaching. So, they are afraid that one day in the future, they will never get another chance. They fear the day death will come.

If someone figures out the meaning of their existence, chooses what they want to do, realizes their PFE, and finally does it, why should such a person be afraid of death? If you've done what you want to do, or are doing what you want to do every day, there's no reason to be afraid of losing the opportunity to do it.

Question 3: Are you satisfied?

Only when you figure out why you exist and start making a real effort to make a real effort for the meaning of existence can you feel satisfied.

If you're doing what you love tomorrow and don't need to travel far away, you'll be able to keep yourself motivated.

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If someone figures out their PFE, they will do what they want to do, become the person they want to be, and no longer need the permission or consent of others. Each of us has our own destiny in our own hands.

In life, only you truly understand the meaning of your existence. Never lose control of your destiny because of other people or things. You must actively choose your own life path, otherwise you can only passively accept the arrangement.

Life is inherently wonderful. It's just that some people don't find themselves authors, and they don't find that they can create according to their own ideas.