finding meaning in a meaningless life

[@MichelleGia]

to search for meaning or to not? & what does that even mean... who knows? heres my take tho, i hope you guys enjoy! Love you guyss❤

[@e.globulus]

Maybe searching for the meaning is the meaning... No other animal is searching for the meaning of life. Also, no other animal knows that it's going to die. It just dies... It can mourn (like elephants do), but doesn't realise that its existence is finite. Plato (in Phaedo) defined philosophy as the study upon one's own death (on the fact that i will also die one day). Pondering the phenomenon of death makes one think about what is good, beautiful and meaningful in life. So in a sense, thinking about the opposite of a situation (death as opposed to life) helps you understand life better.

[@MichelleGia]

@@e.globulus that was very beautifully put❤️I like that take

[@linzhao2235]

@@MichelleGia I understand. But darling you are so young, you're wise beyond your years. In 100 years we're all going to be forgotten. Go after your dreams, if you don't have any that's fine. Just be yourself. The days go on, our time is limited. You look like you're in your late teens early 20s. Like me. I'm still young and I still don't know who I am yet. My parents have given up on me.

[@Pio-wn5bw]

hey michelle! i know this video has been out for a while, but it popped up in my recommendations and i couldn’t just pass it by. i’ve been following you for a good while now, but somehow, i’d never stumbled across *this* gem of a video. i just wanted to let you know how crucial and valuable your content is. it's not only a comforting, warm hug, but it also resonates on such a deep level. especially in a world where i sometimes feel like an alien, surrounded by people who don’t seem to question things the way i do, you know? i’m always "the obsessive philosopher" in my circle, constantly poking at the deeper stuff... and that alone can be exhausting. but thinking about it all? reflecting on it? that’s a whole other level of mental marathon. and, seriously, your eloquence is otherworldly. you manage to articulate thoughts that have been tangled up in my mind for ages, and you express them with such clarity. it's like you take the abstract and make it tangible. like drawing constellations out of stars that others might overlook! also, you’re unintentionally hilarious, which just adds to the charm. and no worries about losing your train of thought! honestly, it makes things feel even more real and relatable... at least to me! ;) ps: the unholy scream of laughter i let out after 5:43? absolutely priceless.🐝

[@czsaril]

What I really love about you is that you have a lot of insights about life. I love how eloquent you are with all the wisdom you have. It felt like, if you were my friend, and I share all my problems with you I could literally listen to your advice and you would prolly the first person I would think if I have terrible day. I love you and I love your videos Michelle. 💗

[@MichelleGia]

You're literally going to make me cry, that is such an honour❤️❤️ I am so happy I am able to be that person for you, and I wish nothing but the best for you

[@jane_roe]

exact same thoughts 😭

[@Villager1824]

Something I’ve learned recently as a 23 year old now; after struggling to find purpose for so long, I never took into consideration that we don’t need to figure it out right now. After realizing that, I started just enjoying the process. We’re gonna make it!

[@vlp7]

this girl really knows when i need to hear something. thanks for this wholesome video! i feel comfort in your words because i felt as though i was lost or idiotic about not knowing enough but this video gives me another outlook on life & things. your videos are always wholesome & serene.

[@MichelleGia]

awe thank you for always being so kind and supportive

[@beanpie2912]

Hey Michelle, you should read Ecclesiastes, its a short book. It really explains the "meaninglessness" and how life is but a vapor. It really shook me and changed my perspective.

[@MichelleGia]

thank you so much for the suggestion:)) I will definitely check it out!!

[@savedsav]

That’s my fav book- talks about how meaningless life is without God

[@sam.uellau]

Thank you for your videos, they provide comfort in this messy world. Been binge watching since your quitting social media video which I just quit a week ago. I digress, i feel that your 'meaning of life' changes at different stages of your life and that there is no 1 solid meaning for everything. For me, it used to be making good connections but as im starting my journey of self-love, my meaning of life right now is having a good relationship with myself. Keep making great content ❤

[@MichelleGia]

Thank you so much, that is so sweet of you:')) and im so proud!! I totally agree! Everyone has their own truth which is such an amazing thing:) I absolutely love that you're focusing on that right now, it is so important and I wish you all the best on your journey❤️ Sending you lots of love!!

[@jamtorno8172]

my heart will always long for your words every time i feel so sad. thank you for existing, michelle!

[@MichelleGia]

🥹🫶🏼

[@ryannmarie2053]

We have a very similar outlook on this world- not the same, no man is alike - but the way you gather words to form a sentence articulates most of my wondering thoughts. I love your videos bestie, thank you.

[@alexanderg8466]

As a person who tries to find meaning in life.. It is really hard, because we are emotional beings and our emotions can make us change our perspective on something you are passionate. And then sadness and disappointment comes to haunt you. I think that the quest for meaning is good as long as your learn a lot about yourself. For instance, I learned that I won't be a good father, because of many reasons. So I won't have kids. I ruled out many ideas that society told me to follow, and now I am free to choose my own path. Also expectations, be aware of those things.

[@dariofkxv6829]

typing this on a bus just returning from a third solo trip holliday that made me feel the most lost I've felt in ages, I had one day more than planned to spend alone and it made me so upset that I started feeling physically sick, I kinda feel like I have everything I've ever wanted other than good relationships, I'm living out my dreams and I'm miserable, so this video couldn't have come at a better time, thanks so much Michelle

[@MichelleGia]

Oh no I’m so sorry:(( I hope you’re feeling better right now❤️ the way you feel is totally valid and so much more common than you think, I feel like that sometimes too. I think it’s normal for us to seemingly have what we want but still feel confused at times, just remember that the feelings will come and go. You’re going to be alright don’t worry❤️

[@FacelessM]

Been watching your content for some time now, Michelle. To be more precise, since the quitting of social media video - and I must say that your content is by far my favorite to watch. Keep up the great work!

[@MichelleGia]

Wow, I cant tell you how much that means to me, thank you so much for supporting me

[@carina08]

That's like exactly the Video i Was looking for. I always struggled to find Meaning in life and i always wondered why we are here on this planet. But i start to think that the solution is not to think about it. I think the best Option we have is to just live our life and find our personal meaning and way of life because the happiest people are always the ones who don't think about life in general so much. I know that Was a long comment but maybe someone takes his time to read the whole text. Whoever reads this stay healthy and get happy in life, i wish you the best

[@MichelleGia]

thank you far taking the time to write such a lovely comment:) I agree with you completely sometimes the root of our unhappiness is our own overthinking! All the best to you❤️

[@carina08]

@@MichelleGia same to you girl❤

[@Lecker_Pizza]

And one thing you touched on, that I would like to add input, so something I agree with, which Alan Watts has stated that even though we have this human intellect and we question the reason why things happens and try to find meaning, but he said that "the pressures of life, the goods and the bads are apart of life so that we get lost and involved in it, and if we did know what would happen in the next moment, there would not be a point in living at all. Now I think life ultimately has meaning or not if you can see that everything has an order to it and is balanced. If you know that there is a creator of the universe, then there is meaning, and then you see that the path that we individually take was the exact path we were always supposed to take - Carl Jung spoke of this and the fact that there is a creator. And I think if you view life from this perspective of what I have mentioned above, then there is no doubt about the life that we individually live. It is supposed to be the way it is. Even if we can't make sense of different moments in our lives, that doesn't really matter because we were never supposed to understand everything. Afterall we are not 'all knowing', we are just experiencing this human condition in this moment, until we die and one day we may never know we even existed, or maybe we will. I think our lives are like the breath in meditation, in one moment we are aware of the breath, in another moment we are lost in our thoughts and are no longer aware of the breath, and in another moment we are aware of the breath and can actually control how we inhale and exhale. They are all different scenarios in different moments, but all three can happen. You can relate this to life as a bigger picture or on a small scale. Hope my perspective gives you a different take on the purpose of our existence. 😁🙌

[@levinstudying]

Hey Michelle :), i dont know if you're going to read this, but i just have to let you know that your videos showed me that im not alone. I used to be so social and be surrounded by ppl but wasn't happy and did not feel content w myself. That's when i started my journey to enjoy life alone. It took me 7 months to be where i am today, but it's all worth it!! Thanks for the videos you made, and i wish nothing but the best for you >3

[@MichelleGia]

Hi:)) Im so happy to hear! Finding happiness within yourself is so rewarding and I'm glad you were able to do that. Im proud of you and I wish you all the best❤️ thank you for your kind words!

[@Lecker_Pizza]

Wow this is a great video, the unknown - the feeling of 'yugen' as Alan Watts termed it. I don't know how much you have listened to him on KZbin, but I feel like you would enjoy his philosophy, and also Joseph Campbell and his philosophy.

[@BUHEBA]

you’re gorgeous and your videos are helpful and your mindset is beautiful

[@MichelleGia]

Thank you so much🥹🫶🏼

[@Rose-tr7oh]

your channel and your words helped me so much , thank you so much beautiful Michelle 😘🥰

[@MichelleGia]

Of course🥹🥰❤️ thank you!

[@Shioriichann]

Hi Michelle, I like the content that you make as you tried to make it very relatable to how we currently feel atm. I'm still searching for my life purpose and I tried to remind myself to focus on myself and my current effort. Hopefully the future will show the result of my present effort.

[@MichelleGia]

awe thank you so much❤️❤️ im so glad i could help:) I know you're gonna do great dw

[@wambuialice957]

this is so spot on

[@TheSheyie]

I love to watch your videos. You look so pretty and your voice is soothing!♥️ Btw, my thoughts about this video is that; in as much as we all believe that we were created, then having a real and meaningful relationship with our creator will birth our purpose. For example; A carpenter knows the purpose of creating a chair. Same way, God (who's our creator) knows exactly why each and everyone of us is created. All I'm saying is, we all have a purpose which is unique. And we can only find and walk rightfully in it when the creator directs us. We don't have to stress about 'purpose'. We only need to ask the Lord and he'll tell us all about our purpose and the reason we exist :) Excited about your next videos!🥺

[@MichelleGia]

❤️❤️❤️

[@2sabiesbien764]

Hi Michelle, I love the snow setting in this video and the green top, it looks so good on you! 💕 This video is perfect timing, except you painted the message/thought process so beautifully. I’ve been feeling this way (minus your calm delivery bc I’ve been a wreck)😂 These years have been so hard and I really, really appreciate your transparency. If you find yourself at a low, consider this channel one of your purposes in life. You represent a brave vulnerability for this community. You are one of a kind, Michelle!

[@MichelleGia]

Ahh thank you so much, you’re too sweet❤️ it’s always a pleasure, thank you for your sweet comments all the time:) I’m glad I get to do this! Hehe I really appreciate it, you’re right:) this channel as well as all of you guys have brought me so much happiness over the past years❤️ sending you so much loveee

[@isabelbaba]

Thank you so much for this video! It was so calming and reassuring ❤️

[@MichelleGia]

It’s a pleasure❤️

[@zhanellalangit]

have you considered a podcast? would love to hear more of your insights on this and other ideas about life even it’s just rambles

[@MichelleGia]

Haha I was planning on it some time ago, but not 100% sure yet🥹thank you though!!

[@l3Ilanle]

This title is everything omg

[@MichelleGia]

❤️❤️

[@kathleenespelin5332]

unrealted, but your hair looks so good in the french braids

[@MichelleGia]

thank you sm🥺

[@troisangroi115]

BOOK RECOMMENDATION for this TOPIC: About the adventure to understand the meaning of life and living harmony with ourselves, I recommend the very famous book of ZhuangZi (Chuang Tzu), the book of Taoism. His philosophy is a slightly different from Laozi (Lao Tzu). While Laozi tends to teach Politicians on how to manage their country, Zhuang Zi's philosophy tend to help individual people like us - a normal/introvert person... His book name: The Book of Chuang Tzu.

[@fooddude777]

Woo hoo! Always looking forward to your videos!

[@MichelleGia]

Hehe you’re so sweet🥹🫶🏼

[@Wagon_Lord]

We're flooded with information, but it's often fragmented and isolated from anything specific. This is not a gen z specific problem; from books that I've been reading, it's been happening since (at least) the telegraph and photograph dominated modern newspapers. Technological differences have exacerbated the issue, but we can hardly isolate gen z as the sole maleficiaries of this technological deluge. I think many people struggle with the feeling that science strips the world of its magic and mystery. In my opinion, I think there's always possibility to find magic and mystery even with a scientific 'understanding' of something. Take something like gravity - we know the rate of acceleration on Earth is about 9.8 m/s^2; ok but why? Why are the cosmological constants *those* specific values? Why do things attract at all? If Einstein is right, then *why* does mass bend space-time? If there is a graviton, then *why* does their exchange attract masses? Science only gives us a model for certain underlying mechanisms. If you ask why enough times, science runs out of answers, and so in many ways we're stuck back at knowing nothing (as Socrates correctly identified). In these gaps there is ample room for mystery and wonder, a new mythology of sorts. Where am I going with this? Well, I think science runs out of answers because maybe there is no definitive answer to "why." We're searching for something that's not there. To bring it back to the bees (it always comes back to the bees), they don't need to ask the "meaning" of honey. Chimps don't need to ask the meaning of bananas. As far as we know, we're the only ones who ask the meaning of life. We're the only organisms that have fair dinkum, bona fide language. Why? Is there a link between language, metaphysical questions, and consciousness? Dunno, I'm no genius. At some point in history we invented 'meaning' as a concept, and we've been trying to find it out there (outside of this mind) ever since. It comes back to "know thyself". Who am I and why do I care about meaning at all? Sounds like you've been asking yourself the right questions. Sorry for the extended ramble.

[@fromnowherenobdy]

Yas! That’s exactly what I was thinking about! It’s such a cute sweater! 🤍

[@MichelleGia]

You’re so sweet🥹❤️thank you!!

[@ChristosForever]

Perhaps our perceptions of reality Michelle isn’t quite sharp or aligned with the actuality of things as it should be or once was ? Can we trust everything our five senses process, is their an extra sense ? You’re asking great questions Michelle

[@carlobisda]

as a consistent sufferer of decision paralysis; i had to tell myself to decide and stick with it - then i started to flip a coin to "decide" what action to take lol. it hasn't failed me but i don't recommend it to anyone else. xD

[@MichelleGia]

haha i love that

[@JayCatJess]

Girl I don't want you to think that I'm trying to force religion on you but, Jesus is the answer to your questions of meaningfulness just try asking him

[@PhilipMurphy8Extra]

Thanks for the great video, Have a lovely day Michelle.

[@MichelleGia]

Thank you Philip🥰hope your day was wonderful!!

[@PhilipMurphy8Extra]

@@MichelleGia My day went well.

[@toluene21]

What meaning did you find, MG? Anything that's lasting? Or, is it subjective to your unique-perception(s)?

[@shwetashah6589]

I’m excited to see this video ❤

[@MichelleGia]

❤️❤️❤️

[@missyco]

I LOVE YOU !!

[@MichelleGia]

I LOVE U TOO🫶🏼

[@mljcbff]

My wise queen never misses! Miss you a lot Michelle! Hope you're doing well :)

[@MichelleGia]

Hehe thanks girly, I miss you so much❤️hope all is good with you as well:))

[@nigerianwendy]

I totally relate to all your videos ❤

[@MichelleGia]

I’m so glad❤️❤️

[@christinezcy]

[@MichelleGia]

Thank you Christine❤️❤️hope all is good with you:)

[@dehhota]

7:47 don't worry, we see the drip MG 🤝

[@MichelleGia]

You get it💅🏻💅🏻

[@Melanie-bi4pp]

Hi Michelle ! I don't know of you are Christian but I wanted to say to you that's God loves you so much that He died on the cross for you, in order to be forgiven and saved. After this life there's an eternal happiness with Jesus, who is offering this to you now. This life is meaningful because you can accept or refuse your salvation. You don't know when you will die so I advice you to not waste your time but show to God how much you love Him. He has a plan to prosper you, a specific and wonderful purpose for your life. Do you want to discover it ? You can read the Gospel of John first and after the others gospels. I hope that will help you. God give me hope and joy. God bless you❤

[@tamaravictoriasilva4691]

Interesting reflection

[@MichelleGia]

Hehe

[@h.j7469]

I keep wanting to find meaning and it's making me sick

[@h.j7469]

@Dan-tguhhggyyu4tg troll

[@cherrylou0]

iloveyou ate michelle

[@MichelleGia]

I love you too🥰

[@annaspeaks373]

I have my croissant so I will enjoy both of you☺️

[@MichelleGia]

Hehe ily🥹🫶🏼

[@themeaningoflifeexpert]

No fret I already found the answer.

[@MichelleGia]

I envy you🤝

[@themeaningoflifeexpert]

@@MichelleGia You can find the answer at my channel.

[@nathaniel.04]

Read Ecclesiastes1 - love the video

[@MichelleGia]

❤❤

[@madhavsubedi3636]

Thank you so much for this meaningful video Michelle, I just discovered your channel, went through your content, it’s wonderful, I am founder of a wellness brand and we work on the similar things you talked about on your channel, I would really appreciate it we could get your consultation and guidance with our project, please let me know if that interests you, Thank you so much.

[@epicspeeds478]

I think ur videos need attractive thumbnails, U should also write books

[@somysok]

It's same me U should also read books 😅

[@MichelleGia]

Thank you😭 I appreciate it

[@LorenzoMarch]

Great point Michelle we have limited time here.. so can I have a facetime date with you 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@MichelleGia]

You’re very kind🥺 I’m sorry tho, I have a boyfriend

[@Steblu74]

Young lady, you need Jesus, who is THE meaning of life..

[@qlonoutlaw]

Just this video alone explains so much to me about how one can view life so well, yet there's things in life we question about. Definitely keep making more content Michelle ❤️🫶🏽

[@MichelleGia]

so happy to hear❤️ wishing you all the best, thank you:)

[@TheSheyie]

I love to watch your videos. You look so pretty and your voice is soothing!♥️ Btw, my thoughts about this video is that; in as much as we all believe that we were created, then having a real and meaningful relationship with our creator will birth our purpose. For example; A carpenter knows the purpose of creating a chair. Same way, God (who's our creator) knows exactly why each and everyone of us is created. All I'm saying is, we all have a purpose which is unique. And we can only find and walk rightfully in it when the creator directs us. We don't have to stress about 'purpose'. We only need to ask the Lord and he'll tell us all about our purpose and the reason we exist :) Excited about your next videos!🥺

[@MichelleGia]

Awe thank you so much🥹❤️❤️ I really appreciate your insights:) you put it very beautifully, wishing you all the best!! I love youuu❤️

[@TheSheyie]

@@MichelleGia thank you!♥️ All thanks to God. I wish you the very best too! I love you!😗♥️