a world with too much information is inevitably a world of varying priorities, or better, a world of choices. how we live our lives is ultimately a matter of choice, no matter if it's made from above or personally. as an agnostic person, of course including living with the doubt that god exists, i can see only one way of living my life to the fullest, i.e., making the best choice for myself. before going further, i must say that philosophical reflections (and therefore words) should not be treated as day-to-day language, just as metaphors should not be read as logical. otherwise, no sense can be made, only conflicts will ensue, meaningless conflicts, to be sure.
everyone of us adheres to a certain mode of existence, aesthetically, or ethically, or logically, or emotionally, etc. by using 'adheres to', i mean largely, heavily, or almost exclusively preferring a certain mode, consciously or unconsciously. i don't think these modes have anything in common; it's just that we predominantly adhere to one mode and exist in other modes at the same time. and that is exactly where conversations are possible, albeit accidental and often passing in no time.
while we are on the mode not that familiar, we tend to lean towards the more familiar values. consequently, for instance, when someone is on the ethical mode of existence, which is not her primal choice, she will still prefer the more emotional values in this mode, since the emotional mode is her thing. so on and so forth. just as we look different, perhaps no two persons are exactly the same. and even if people with similar primal modes are stuck together, having some meaningful conversations, they part their way somewhere, sometimes suddenly realizing how different they are. well, even if their primal existence is the same, they differ as to how to live out that existence. for example, philosophical existence doesn't just imply one thing; it can create numerous schools of thought, and which school one leans towards is the next issue. and then let us come to one step further. even if we lean towards the same school, adhering to the same mode of existence, we can still differ as to the core spirit of the school and its execution.
well, now you see what i am trying to say here. that is, we are hopelessly different and inevitably lonely.
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