So what's the alternative? Is the answer to embrace a stage of pointless, nihilistic chaos?
Yeah, pretty much.
🔗Paraphrase/💡Knowledge Point:
1. oeuvre = all works
2. wrestle with sth. = try to deal with sth. difficult
3. go awry (重音在后) = off course (go wrong)
4. angst = a feeling of anxiety/worry
5. fixation with sth. = obsession with sth.
6. generically = commonly/normally
7. towel off = dry your body with a towel
8. mindful journaling 用心记录
9. cram sth. in/into sth. = pack in = do a lot of activities in a short time
10. denote meaning to sth. 给.....赋予意义
11. subscribe to = agree to/support/believe in
12. mundane = dull, ordinary
13. temporal = relating to or limited by time
i.e. ~ power 世俗权力 ~ character of human existence 人生短促
14. The challenges aren't lost on sb. xxx也逃不过这样的挑战。
15. void = a feeling of great sadness
16. scramble to do sth. = do sth. difficult very quickly
17. hijacking of sth. 劫持
18. our era's epidemic of sth. 我们这个时代xxx的蔓延
19. be vigilant of sth. = be alert/watchful of sth
20. partake in sth. = take part in/participate in
21. shirk = deliberately avoid sth. out of laziness
22. mantra = principle/statement
23. disregard for sth. = showing no care/respect for sth.
24. toss out = throw out/get rid of
25. funhouse 娱乐房（i.e. 哈哈镜）
26. bedrock = a strong base for sth.
27. jot down = write sth. quickly
🎯Summary 个人总结
Nowadays, the pursuit of meaning has resulted in exhausting realities. The solution is to embrace a state of pointless, nihilistic chaos as well as be an active (rather than passive) nihilist taking the absence of meaning as an opportunity. Though nihilism helps stimulate reflection and broaden our horizons, it is necessary to be alert of the illusion that everything is somehow meaningful. Nihilism advises us to neglect meaning, refocusing on pointless pleasure and fill this void with your values. That is the point.
📰Background Information/Words of Wisdom (WOW!)
1. 商品化世界的意义赋予的滥化
2. ”有意义“，在虚无主义中是人类的意识建构，不过是为了让人生看起来稍微有序罢了。
3. four main forms by American philosopher Donald Crosby 《荒诞的幽灵》
political(《父与子》的屠格涅夫）, moral（拒绝是非观）, epistemological（反对绝对真理）, cosmic（自然是无序偶然和充满恶意的）, existential nihilism（人类存在无意义《瞬息全宇宙》）
4. 尼采的”权力意志”，from "passive nihilist" to "active nihilist", an void to fill it with your values
价值，就是我们存在的意义。
Meaningless? sure. Precious? absolutely.
终于放假啦！明天中午又得上班哈哈哈哭了/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~
不过还是祝大家国庆长假happy~~~9月再见！！10月你好！！！
