A Courageous Cure

Both a sense of futility and an indifference to others spring from the same source.

The cure for this spiritual malaise is simple courage. 

A War for Liberation

"No, painting is not made to decorate apartments. It's an offensive and defensive weapon against the enemy."--Pablo Picasso

"The sublimity of man manifests itself not in the purity and nobility of his impulses and motives but in the alchemy of his soul, which transmutes meanness and savagery into things of beauty and into thoughts and visions which reach unto heaven....We cope best with the devil not by fighting him but by using him."--Eric Hoffer

Great art, with its power to sublimate the darkness within us, has always been a liberating force.

A Moot Point

It is an existential trap to ask what is the meaning of life. That is not the right question. 

The right way to ask the question is to consider why you ask the question in the first place.

In other words, the right question is how do I dispel my ignorance that will in itself solve this existential riddle?

To dispel our ignorance is to make the answer to the question of what is the meaning of life obvious and to render the question itself moot.

An Unrecognized Talent

One advantage to having no discernible talent is that an individual may be more open to exploring the true spiritual way of living as opposed to being lost in the pursuit of worldly success.

A Worthy Observation

 It is a mistake to conflate self-worth with self-esteem.

Self-worth is rooted in the awareness of the true meaning of our lives while self-esteem is the measurement of our social value.

We can increase our social value through the mastery of skills and through our contribution to the community-at-large.

And while it is true that we may lose our social standing, we can never lose our dignity and our worth as a human being.

A Personal Connection

It is through self-understanding that we understand others.

A Life Lesson

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much are the three pillars of learning.--Benjamin Disraeli

And faith is the foundation.