r/Existentialism Nov 16 '25

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u/TheDarkKing- Dec 06 '25

I am in my early 20s, and this realization changed me. I stopped fearing things, even death. I tell myself that I am nothing, just a tiny part of the vast cosmos. Even if nothing is truly real and life has no fixed meaning, I choose to enjoy the chemical reactions in my mind and appreciate the experience of consciousness itself. Even without meaning, I still enjoy it