Don't Try - The Philosophy of Charles Bukowski

[@CalamityDiamond]

"If you have to try to try, then maybe you don't care about it." Well put.

[@ycnexu]

Don't try to care, don't try to want. If you feel that you should care, or want-then it is revealed-that you neither care nor want.

[@nadiapovta3886]

I didn't try... now I'm stuck in bed all day and night

[@explosivezz._.killas9049]

Yea , instead they teach us some poems about the beauty of birds and say that we should remember it word by word. What is the point?

[@David-zq8sk]

Yeah but this isn't at all the real message of don't try. He completely misinterpreted it. He first saw it and found it upsetting, so he overcompensated by applying the first logical explanation he could. It's much more about flow state and religious themes like "lean not on your own understanding".

[@lizimoodyspecter7281]

Or it may well be just an excuse you make and now you're fully justifying it because the great Charles Bukowski said so.

[@Saskiequelle]

”If you find yourself wanting something month after month, year after year, yet nothing happens and you never come any closer to it, then maybe what you actually want is a fantasy, an idealization, a false promise. Maybe what you want isn’t what you want, you just enjoy wanting.”

[@Player500-1]

Ghebrehiwet mark Manson?

[@umasiv7618]

All philosophy is imaginary ghost

[@DiegoDiaz-sv1ng]

Uma Siv Please explain

[@marekvodicka]

@@umasiv7618 quite the contrary

[@Wreckz_Tea]

Well hot damn

[@sul3y]

If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose. ~ bukowski

[@r.m2192]

The damage is already done

[@aleksandardjordjevic2729]

@Nag Dasty what? who? You, or Bukowski? :D

[@Andreas-yt9wv]

Clap your hands! If your loosing your soul and you know it, clap your hands

[@edholohan]

Idiotic comment

[@johannatampogao3922]

oh this made cry.

[@sagatuppercut2960]

I discovered Bukowski's poetry when I was a teenager. I was browsing in a bookstore one day, and I decided to pick up one of his books. I was amused with the boldness of his words. He could write about something embarrassing in his life and not seem to care how his audience would judge him. I didn't like poetry at the time, but I liked his poetry because it was something that I could relate to. I was even inspired to write my own poetry. Thank you for your work, Mr. Bukowski.

[@nehamotwani6477]

"If the thought of life without it or never having tried it at all, terrifies you, then it is here." Do try it, and go all the way till the end. Well said.

[@tolkien7101]

This one got my attention too:)

[@full-timepog6844]

@Intelligently Stoopid does it terrify you that you haven't done that?

[@inamorta2663]

@Intelligently Stoopid In the darkest of times, listen to Anal beads by Pinkguy, it will help you

[@maximumchad6949]

That's almost a Marcus Arelius quote

[@mrmcbeardy9268]

This. Hear, hear!! ✌🙏💯

[@janieforb]

"Beauty is nothing, beauty won’t stay. You don’t know how lucky you are to be ugly, because if people like you, you know it’s for something else." - Charles Bukowski

[@Emgreen19]

Haa something my mom always told me

[@shahsadsaadu5817]

@@Emgreen19 yo Momma drax

[@burgernthemomrailer]

The “if” in here is incredibly important.

[@hairyfrog429]

@@shahsadsaadu5817 draxx them sklounst?

[@anshuuu9708]

Hmmm but mutual aid isn't bad though

[@sunlion8866]

“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.” - Charles Bukowski

[@nr6640]

Well put

[@chaizan9733]

go crazy, go stupid, aHHaaAHaaH, go crazy

[@evanabbott2737]

That’s one of my all time favorite quotes👍

[@abohamolla4632]

@@evanabbott2737 can anyone please explain?

[@johnwayne1591]

Aboha Molla Aboha Molla it means to embrace yourself. Your true self. Don’t conform into what the world wants you to be. Don’t worry about the judgement of others. Let your individuality shine even it you seem crazy to others. Because depriving yourself of what you truly want will always lead to a miserable life.

[@ksayo2932]

By the expression "don't try," he meant "Don't try, but do it, because when you try, you don't do anything."

[@comptefreefire4565]

dont try to be a writer but write , write just to write and not to be what you want or imagine thanks for your comment helps a lot

[@jadedjade1464]

“Find what you love and let it kill you” -Charles Bukowski

[@your_fathers]

oh shit i dont wanna die of Aids

[@hillbilly0927]

it did

[@your_fathers]

@Valdemar no i love 4chan ♿♿♿♿♿♿♿♿♿

[@cmmmmmmmw]

- Michael Scott

[@dementedsoul4706]

@Valdemar what he meant was he loves fucking so he hopes he don't get aids.

[@bshaun2740]

Philosophy should be taught more in high school. There aren’t enough deep thinkers anymore. Everybody performs mindless tasks thinking they will benefit their futures when really it’s just another a cycle of performing dreadful tasks until you retire, then ultimately die after not living your ideal life. The time on earth you have is a beautiful gift that’s wrapped in dog shit. Life has great potential but naturally it sucks ass, and it’s those who think whether or not they’ll be happy following their current path that truly realize they need a change.

[@diseasedc]

I'm about to graduate high school, your comment is exactly what I've been thinking these whole days, it's so strange. I share your point of view and opinion, they should implement philosophy all three years in high school, I only got it for 6 months, fucking loved it, I hate school, but philosophy made me love going to school Tuesdays and Fridays. Changed me a lot, and i got mad at my classmates when they would trash philosophy saying it's boring and makes them go to sleep, they even made fun of the nice and pacient teacher with cute sweaters that would teach us philosophy. Bunch of assholes.

[@robertbueno3230]

Toasted Metal Dude I wish I had a philosophy class, rather I was taught about different clouds and ancient Chinese wars. P.s. I graduated this year to cheers 🥂 to you bro

[@bjc215]

High school is the epitomy of indoctrination.. THE PURPOSE OF HIGH SCHOOL IS TO TRAIN THE SUBJECT TO OBEY AUTHORITIES..THE OPPOSITE OF CRITICAL THINKING.. Like that fucking author says, YOU JUST ENJOY WANTING SOMETHING..YOU DON'T REALLY WANT IT!

[@urmama54]

@@bjc215 das it mane... u eva find owt y then let us know

[@VOlDTALES]

Alot of people live unfulfilling lives including people in my family some people in my family are happy some arent Im sitting here looking over the edge of insanity waiting to fall in and have fun

[@TheCatcat1212]

“Sometimes I’ll start a sentence and I don’t even know where it’s going. I just hope I find it along the way.” - Michael G. Scott

[@BGames-hv3pr]

This the quote that summarize my actions and my life as a whole

[@CalixLuv]

Sounds like something Winnie the Pooh would say lol

[@conphideinme]

Amazing

[@fishfashfosh]

Where would dunder mifflin be without Mike

[@saghhinooz1755]

yes

[@brentjames5450]

"and when nobody wakes you up in the morning, and when nobody waits for you at night, and when you can do whatever you want. what do you call it, freedom or loneliness?" -charles bukowski

[@yahyaabulhaj6840]

I call it a lot of time without distraction to work hard & harder.

[@maddealer8680]

Someone once said “I call it freedom in the morning and loneliness at night” . And I think that describes it perfectly!

[@gggallin8279]

@@yahyaabulhaj6840 I think its great to have so much dedication but a lot of people work harder & harder to realize that they maybe now have earned money but are still alone

[@Thejbirdy]

@@gggallin8279 Who needs anything but the essentials really? Dependency is simply the return of childhood instincts as one ages on.

[@timetraveler9518]

Both

[@danilanilov]

It’s sad that we don’t teach these types of things to kids

[@PINATACLUB]

The education system in are world right now is designed to make workers not free thinkers

[@sophiisherman7463]

Shaquille Biffee that’s a pretty fucked up oo la la

[@TheDeepThinker-sq3iy]

@@sophiisherman7463 and *Shaquille Biffee* lol, I like to watch rick and morty too!

[@chaosdweller]

We kinda do, ....we teach that meaningless pain is good for business, lol!

[@xXEverymanXx]

But isn't it much more amazing that this is available to ANYBODY everywhere in the world for free?? But you right, this particular topic is exactly what should be tought at school.

[@roziboutique7317]

"I don't hate people. I just feel better when they aren't around", Charles bukowski.

[@gardenlover9663]

That resonates with me.

[@hongkongtennis]

Me too

[@Pamven]

yes

[@imaginarychip4916]

It's the opposite for me. Sometimes i enjoy being around people but deep inside i hate most people

[@ZekeMan62]

@@imaginarychip4916 Hear you. Do you feel like you switch gears or something? I generally prefer being alone, but sometimes when I find myself around a decent/interesting enough group of people, I flip some internal switch and suddenly become an extrovert "life of the party" type.

[@somebodynow9849]

"If the thoughts of not doing the thing hurts more than potentially suffering through the process"-- bukowski. That hit like a nail in the head

[@JJJJuliennHun]

Same here.

[@KlaxontheImpailr]

This reminds me of Kiki’s Delivery Service when Ursula said “Stop trying. Take long walks. Look at scenery. Doze off at noon. Don’t even think about flying. And then, pretty soon, you’ll be flying again.” I wonder if this is really what Burkowsky meant.

[@SomyaSinghPHB]

Exactly

[@huckhughes3704]

Yoda too

[@KlaxontheImpailr]

@@huckhughes3704 if going to try, you are. Go ALL the way, you must.

[@joebacon9555]

I get the Yoda. Can you copyright brilliance? Yoko tried to copyright "Why" that's brilliant. This is "there".

[@KlaxontheImpailr]

@@huckhughes3704 If going to try, you are; go all the way, you must.

[@alexanderschirmer4593]

"Life is too important to be taken seriously." - Oscar Wilde

[@sciencefreak18]

THANK YOU. finally something that sums up my feelings about life 😭

[@salahaddinhashimalhusam7697]

Oscar Wilde is a great writer for sure. I learned a lot from him.

[@salahaddinhashimalhusam7697]

The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork.

[@hypa_9406]

Yeah that attitude made me homeless at 18

[@kashishkukreja5904]

Please explain this to me I am new to Oscar wilde

[@briobrio6047]

“If you’re going to try, go all the way.” - Charles Bukowski

[@skunk12]

Sounds like general advice about anal.

[@amaanpatel9889]

Could somebody please explain me, isn't it contradictory to the idea of "don't try", of letting it flow naturally?

[@imaneab818]

@@amaanpatel9889 This is what I want to understand too...I'm 18 and understanding this would be really helpful to figure out what I wanna do...

[@amaanpatel9889]

minou I've thought bout this quite a bit. I have come to the conclusion that if you decide to take on a task, finish it. Even if it becomes unpleasant afterwards.

[@skunk12]

@@amaanpatel9889 more general advice about anal...

[@ΣήθΔειμος]

Reminded of the quote (from Barfly): "This is a world where everybody’s got to do something. You know, somebody laid down this rule that everybody’s got to do something. They got to be something. You know, a dentist, a fighter pilot, a narc, a janitor, a preacher, all that. Sometimes I just get tired of thinking of all the things I don’t want to do. All the things that I don’t want to be."

[@madmaximum875]

Everybody is taking everything way too serious... like if there is some goal at the end waiting for you with a big fat prize or whatever... but there is just death and that's wonderful. Imagine a world where everybody has to live his life forever and ever... that would be a real nightmare. At some point I will die, what could be better?

[@nixpaFPS]

@@madmaximum875 i guess, i mean living forever would be quite interesting, although boring or stressful at times.

[@nixpaFPS]

@Intelligently Stoopid im sure the majority of people think of the future, whether they show it or not. Perception can be deceiving. But who knows, maybe you're right.

[@nixpaFPS]

@Intelligently Stoopid You have a point. Maybe some people are in denial that what they do today will affect tomorrow. They just hope and assume that everything will be alright in the end.

[@ΣήθΔειμος]

@@nixpaFPS And pretty fucked up considering the inevitable collapse of human civilization, especially if it's not a result of our own undoing and is brought about by something such as the eventual death of our sun. Find myself thinking about that quite a bit, how detached people are from the fact of our unavoidable demise; though we may not be the ones to witness it, at some point, there will be humans faced with that situation. One of the strongest arguments in support of anti-natalism, perhaps.

[@parabellum2674]

He really reminds me of Nietzsche, suffering immensely at an early age, suffering through intense medical conditions later in life, and having your work be lately appreciated.

[@30035XD]

Excep poor Nierzsche never got any results in life at all.

[@DasDieDerErik]

@@30035XD He got Syphilis, thats something!

[@Baalaaxa]

@@30035XD The fact that we're talking about Nietzsche proves you wrong. Otherwise you would be asking, "Who's Nietzsche?".

[@30035XD]

@@Baalaaxa I said IN LIFE, you dum dum.

[@Countryraj]

​​@@BaalaaxaI think what he meant was Neitzhe got recognition only after his death

[@Someone-lp4ik]

"When it comes to achieving out goals, our failures are nothing more than success in progress." -Tanveer Naseer

[@simplyacatenjoyinglife3260]

Kat This is probably the most said thing in history of optimism. Millions of people said it, everyone just a little different. It is supposed to posses some sort of intrinsik value or logic. Yet to some of us, it is rather meaningless. I am sorry.

[@skyluke9476]

or our successes are dumb luck simply with a large enough data set. How many have tried and failed only to die a failure? Most will not make it without intelligence and hard work, but that doesnt mean intelligent hard working people will all make it.

[@hermitcard4494]

Im a success in process 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@vlackrock]

Wow people just want to be angry and can't let otter people who fucking struggle everiday with lack of motivation and depression like me try to be positive. Thanks for that quote I really appreciated

[@Someone-lp4ik]

@@vlackrock XD thanks, and no problem

[@sagenosnibor9173]

I'm taking his "Don't try" as in dont force. Life flows... Go with it or life will leave you behind

[@wyndymequine9206]

Wu-wei

[@chrisjefferis1930]

I think he would have embraced being left behind because then you get to be you and to explore/accept even the seemingly negative slow and inert parts. If you do this with compassion to self and others, it can be a rare art.

[@danielwolf3171]

@@chrisjefferis1930 youre trying too hard

[@zber9043]

Daniel Wolf always. That’s why it resonates.

[@tahmkenchusta5852]

@@danielwolf3171 No, you are

[@davidtrindle6473]

“Don’t try” is an ancient wisdom going back 5000 years in Taoism, but is also at the very core of all world religious and wisdom traditions. If you are “trying” or perhaps “efforting,” then you are opposing your own effortless nature. Instead of trying, just follow what draws you, effortlessly and prolifically😊

[@nozecone]

"Consider the lilies of the field ... "

[@davidtrindle6473]

nozecone :)

[@SarumanDeWhite]

Thanks

[@arthurgeier2545]

If everything is pointless... why does magnitude exist? You experience your life, you are doing random stuff. That is the magnitude of your life. Why does it exist? Because nothing matters?

[@derrickpomranky297]

"Don't try" is an ancient wisdom going back to days of the Lion King, when Hakuna Matata was the problem-free philosophy.

[@liennn5772]

idk why I felt like crying at the end. up until a few months ago i didn't feel like I had any purpose in life but now I've started preparing for this exam to be in the civil services. i want to go all in, it's better than to regret it later in my life. I'm writing this comment to be a memento for the future, maybe one day I'll come back to this and edit this.

[@bodhisuryana2447]

how was your exam bro?

[@JaimeareRainey]

what happened

[@wishlist7629]

How is ur preparation

[@shefalisingh3201]

Good luck dude

[@pullingthestrings5233]

@@bodhisuryana2447 he must of bombed it.

[@jonathanwalker8730]

"We don't even ask happiness, just a little less pain."

[@ZootyTooter]

Hurt souls don't hurt souls.

[@lepetitchat123]

A very antinatalist quote ❤

[@darrylshack2909]

“How in the hell could a man enjoy being awakened at 8:30 a.m. by an alarm clock, leap out of bed, dress, force-feed, shit, piss, brush teeth and hair, and fight traffic to get to a place where essentially you made lots of money for somebody else and were asked to be grateful for the opportunity to do so?" -Charles Bukowski

[@hero.ambition]

Yeah I never liked that idea. That's why I rebelled against it. And now I'm my own boss.

[@AN-xs4mw]

Darryl Shack Unfortunately, the perfect mode is inverse. And it doesn’t exist. If it were closer to perfect: we would all be born rich, and everyone would have less money as we age. Who needs a million when their 90. Just give me a cat

[@manscv7037]

@@hero.ambition how, share with us your experience

[@rosco3516]

@@AN-xs4mw who the hell would want to live to 90? In today's society that's 25 years of deaths waiting room, aka a nursing home, retirement village, whatever your colloquial name for it is those places are so depressing, the patients are mostly catatonic.

[@ActionableFreedom]

@@hero.ambition Yeah but that's not enough. Everyone can not be their own boss, at least not all the time. So it either becomes a struggle for the scraps or a fight to climb the one or a few ladders or we can start treating each other the way we would like to be treated ourselves. So when you hire your first worker, try to find someone that likes doing the job and whom you can speak to openly and who can speak with you openly, preferably someone local so they don't have to drive through traffic too long :)

[@samanthaabellana4049]

This video literally just saved me from going insane. I couldn't sleep thinking about all the things I wanted to do but I don't. I've been tossing around my bed. Its keeping me awake day and night. Its to the extent that I feel like my brain is itching from the inside. I really thought I was losing it and I didn't know why. But then I came across this. And it felt like I've only started to truly know myself for the first time. Edit: you people from the comment section are all too precious. thank you! sending you all warm hugs 💙

[@2FadeMusic]

just be

[@samanthaabellana4049]

@@2FadeMusic insane?

[@2FadeMusic]

@@samanthaabellana4049 if you are

[@David-zq8sk]

Yeah, no, you've lost it

[@gd8839]

Same

[@unknownunkown213]

This is honestly the best piece of advice that one could ever hear. Don’t try. Just be. Just live.

[@JoeAverage90]

"Don't try, if it doesn't come easily. But if it comes easily, give it all you got." Geeez. That's so much better than what I was told growing up 🙏👍

[@gardenlover9663]

If it doesn't come easily, maybe ask yourself why first.

[@PolyGrapheneee]

@@gardenlover9663 oooh thats going to help me complete the prerequisite to learning something faster

[@sozeytozey]

It's not actually great advice tho

[@valentinexavier9278]

That might be the best advice I’ve ever read.

[@joshuab5099]

@@sozeytozey that depends on how you interpret it

[@mikehunt6946]

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” - Aristotle

[@normanormathamsanqa8854]

I've read this in subtle art of not giving a fuck

[@pankakotakismegalomavropou3355]

Sententiae antiquiae, apocryphal

[@lorddosuniversos]

What does this even mean?

[@mikehunt6946]

@@lorddosuniversos without emotional judgments, form your opinions. consider and evaluate arguments, both for and against, in every discussion.

[@aguy559]

@@mikehunt6946 Better than just blindly agreeing with whatever thought leader “x” says. That’s what a lot of people do.

[@mosestheleader25]

"If you are afraid, don't do it. If you are doing it, do not be afraid." - Genghis Khan

[@TIRomeoPlays]

This quote just made me make a decision

[@lindsey7544]

I don't like this quote.. really depends

[@WakaWaka2468]

I'm gonna take advice off a fake quote from Genghis fucking Khan?

[@belli9281]

Bad advice. My social anxiety would be a demon rn if i didnt work against it despite my fears.

[@rhyswagstaff8501]

belu irina it means if you’re going to do something do it properly or don’t do it at all, do it with confidence, without fear

[@robbyrockit5679]

He didn’t ‘try’ to be a writer...he allowed himself to be a writer

[@JohnBrown722so]

Do people know the secrets of your rockets and what you do.

[@JohnBrown722so]

Michael Quinn called u snakes out

[@LPempty]

Well he shouldn’t have

[@joshdeveaux8525]

@@JohnBrown722so I do

[@Prof.Pwnalot]

You mean. He didn’t ‘try’ to be a writer...he allowed himself to write. He never wanted to be a writer, nor did he see himself as one. It was a transferal of mentality to paper. You're overthinking it. Allowing himself to become a writer was never part of the plan. "Don't try" - It hurts.

[@The-Autistic-Rat]

As a wannabe writer currently slaving for the post office, this was an inspiring watch.

[@phoenix9958]

keep your dream alive!

[@basha6376]

Good luck

[@full-timepog6844]

Time traveler?

[@nixpaFPS]

Never give up, keep doing what you love.

[@The-Autistic-Rat]

@Intelligently Stoopid We're all on our way to something, friend.

[@musicisbrilliant]

He is so fascinating as a person. He's a bad influence and an inspiration. Was a horrible drunk yet had great devotion to his craft. He had a nasty attitude yet was so sweet and charming. I genuinely feel sorry for him, and yet at the same time, somehow all of it cracks me up. Love him.

[@ToddtheExploder]

musicisbrilliant Then why is your thumbnail a picture of Jim Morrison?

[@musicisbrilliant]

@@ToddtheExploder Yeah Jim was pretty similar I guess in ways. I love them both. Though both had demons.

[@lamlalatoyabam9028]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@chaizan9733]

exactly! I always thought the same, but on my teens i avoided talking about him since he was abusive to his multiple SO and my inner circle was composed by radical feminists that didn't quite enjoy debating lol. But like, hes like the biggest son of a bitch, a douche without a doubt but then he was soo passionate about everything in life. He literally fascinates me, one of the things that i really enjoyed diving into was his love life. Man...sometimes, just as himself, i really question if he ever truly loved someone.

[@WarComp196111]

If it fascinates you, you don’t get it.

[@richardreinertson1335]

"Don't try." I've spent a lifetime learning this, and I'm still learning. Sometimes just sitting and waiting is the best thing you can do.

[@shall2387]

Ive been doing this for the past 7 months, not sure what im sitting and waiting for...

[@richardreinertson1335]

@@shall2387 That's what the Buddha did - just sat and waited. And the rest is legend. Maybe your story won't be legend. Maybe mine won't be legend either. All we can do is wait and see.

[@adamclark9004]

That's literally the worst advice. All homeless people do is sit there. You might as well just be a begger on the street corner sit and wait for someone to give you their spare change

[@richardreinertson1335]

@@adamclark9004 The word is spelled "beggar," not "begger." Do you think you are superior to beggars? :) Maybe God decided you are not capable of surviving a life as a beggar.

[@paulburns1333]

Bukowski was only referring to writing, not staying in bed for life struggling to put your undies on.

[@fp4093]

It's crazy that so many great artist find success when they already "old" or after their life. It's like we think we have to be something or someone in our early twenties. And if we're "nothing" or we didn't achieve what we wanted, we are a failure. We think our life is over when we're older, so we try hard and work harder when we're younger. It's crazy that we have to choose who we are going to be by 18, as in, what's going to be my future job and life. And after college or when we get a stable job in our late 20's we believe we're done, we figured it all out. We usually give up our dreams by then, because we're too old or it's too late or we should focus on different things like marriage, family etc. What I'm trying to say is, do what you love you're never too old. And even if it feels like nobody is appreciates your work, some day someone will.

[@circusblue3289]

To add to your point, the expectation to choose what to dedicate our lives to without any real life experience. Then to submit our identity to that thing. It’s a trap! Some peak at 15, others peak at 50. I love to see older folks who have kept their child like ambitions and curiosities alive.

[@Grimenoughtomaketherobotcry]

@@ramenaddict1676 Media, particularly in North America, love to hyperfocus on the "outliers", whether precocious kids, oddball actors, athletes who seemingly have superpowers, the highschool geek who becomes one of the richest men in the world, or Oprah. Why? The obvious answer is that most media is commercial, and therefore it must attract as wide an audience as it can to serve up to advertisers, and any emotionally-charged variation on the freakshow theme will generally serve to do this. But I also think it goes beyond the commercial to the cultural. People seem to want visual media to alternately attract and repel them; the audience wants to both identify with and reject who and what they are seeing, to have their prejudices challenged and confirmed at the same time. It's hard for me to not see this as a type of psychological straight-jacket, as it would appear to make real growth or insight on the part of the audience next to impossible. I think The Sopranos is an excellent example of utterly brilliant social commentary that is missed by most of the audience because they are transfixed on individual characters, often to the point of taking on the speech patterns of one of the characters in their own life (I've actually seen adults do this), even if they've never even been to New Jersey, and even if they would never engage in criminal behaviour themselves.

[@bobnicholas5994]

I think whether he had any success the writing got it out of his brain. I like his pessimistic persistence..he just kept doing it..

[@hec28827]

@@Grimenoughtomaketherobotcry I've actually have taken speech patterns or accents from fictional characters to movies or TV shows, or literally change my personality to a fictional character I enjoy, I'm not sure if their is a name for this, anyways I've seen other people also experiencing this at a young age, but when i got older and older My personality started to grow still, it doesn't change regardless of how I love a character;cause usually it would feel natural but then it just became forced if u know what u mean

[@rexmundi3108]

I'd like to see Bukowski played by Willem Defoe.

[@VividFilmProductions]

rex mundi he’s too short to play him but obviously camera tricks exist

[@salty2667]

Willem needs a decent role...

[@burdineestep4224]

Whoe, YEAH.

[@blake9746]

@@salty2667 He just got the lighthouse and in 2017 (I believe) The Florida Project. Looking forward to what he does next

[@theterminaldave]

Mickey Rourke did a pretty good job in "barfly" if you haven't seen it

[@Knee_Boy64]

My favorite Bukowski quote is "Find what you love, and let it kill you." Edit: It's come to my attention that this was not Bukowski. The quote comes from Kinky Friedman, an American singer/songwriter, and is often misattributed to Bukowski. That's my mistake, but rather than delete the quote I'm leaving it up because it's still profound.

[@bosatsu76]

I have so many things I love... Too many things... Don't know which to do, so I do none... And then I watch something like this and know that I AM on the correct path...

[@subatomicparticle]

What does that mean exactly?

[@sonarbuge7958]

Nnyboy64 Heroin

[@Knee_Boy64]

@@subatomicparticle I always took it to mean "find something that you're passionate about and put all of yourself into it".

[@domdancast2]

@@sonarbuge7958 that's dark...my thoughts also went to addiction, but was caused it was lack of love.

[@whynot4828]

I was at a meditation camp once. I found it very hard to focus on my breath, day after day I tried but failed, finally I got tired of trying and gave up mentally while still sitting in my meditation posture and at that moment I found the stillness I was looking for.

[@snaker9er]

Magick is the manifestations of your wants and desires while pretending you dont care and forgetting you want them

[@RVmaestro24]

Yeah that's exactly what I think he meant by saying this, when you try too hard it usually gets out of control but when you let it go and do it naturally without any expectations you will create beautiful things

[@joshuadardashti8675]

“don’t think, feel”

[@danien37]

okay if your looking for psychological emptiness. Its called being relaxed. Hardly profound. Better try and fill that void with value, not numbness.

[@danien37]

@Andai fair enough mate.

[@ohmthepoet8428]

I love his headstone because, just like I'm sure he thought would happen, ppl completely misunderstand it. Bukowski never tried to do any of the things he did. He never tried he just did it. Because he was doing what he wanted. He was trying to do anything, be anyone, or accomplish any feat. He wrote for the sake of writing and for the sake of saying what he really felt and thought. Yes, he sent out his works and writing but if it didn't work out he didn't give a flying fuck. He wrote because he couldn't help but write. The years he didn't write he damn near killed himself. When he spent the rest of his days always writing, he survived one of the most severe cases of alcoholism in the art world. Because art is the oil the burns within us to constantly drive the artist towards his unknown destination. Bukowski never convinced himself that he was less than if he didn't achieve some sort of arbitrary societal status because that's who he was. A blue collar grunt, who lived his life based on the reality at hand and nothing else, no delusions and no selfish desires, just unapologetically himself, and fortunately for us he decided to share what he wrote because why the fuck not. I love that the creator of this video understood what he really meant and was really all about. Phenomenal piece, my friend! Remember my brothers and sisters, Don't try. Do.

[@nolesy34]

Nike

[@adrianmonk4440]

Just Be Yourself. Just DO without Attachment to the results. If you are self obligated, driven, & obsessed with this birthing & creative process, then it is what you should Be & DO. /// UNLIKE THE ALL OR NOTHING OF OLYMPIC GOLD, YOUR EFFORTS ARE FOR YOURSELF. ANYTHING ELSE IS FATE.

[@alanlts]

Thanks. This is the best explanation I could find.

[@mikell.6064]

Almost made me cry man. I am giving it all 100% of me to get into med school and it's coming at a great cost. Years after school with no significant other, kids, or a house I keep trying because that's who I am. The thought of never trying hurts more than not being happy.

[@Jack21cl]

Mike just keep on going. When you become a physician and get a wife, kids and a house you will appreciate and enjoy them way more than you think, because of all the efforts you made to succeed in Medschool. As the years go passing by you will remember this hard moment in your lifestyle with love and gratitude. Just keep on fighting, because you are going to make it happen. Blessings.

[@supersejo9983]

Be brave you got this brohhhh

[@supersejo9983]

Be brave you got this brohhhh

[@Edelwiess1066]

My dear don't give up.. find somone to appreciate your precious soul so that you can continue and bring healing to others.. you need support. For what it's worth, I support you from afar. Best wishes..

[@Terminator5618]

Best of luck dude. Knew a guy who applied 5 times and got in on the sixth. :)

[@GlennDavey]

I once got a big artistic opportunity and realised I didn't want it. So I let it go. Getting there was all I needed. Sometimes we're just meant to chase the car, not catch it. I surprised myself with how quickly I came to that realisation. I have zero regrets.

[@masonthewalker]

Chasing the car gives you drive. It gives you a reason to wake up, to continue. It motivates you. But, if you catch the car. Then, what happens?

[@thisgame2]

Romancing bs isn't that deep.

[@twotimetony78]

@@thisgame2 you seem sad

[@Isignedup4this]

Wow I’ve said the fun is in the chase but I was referring to relationships. Never thought about this where I start something and lose interest so I stop 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@jenjuice432]

@@masonthewalker Then you go chase a plane. It's the ride that matters, not the destination. And we're perpetually along for the ride - until we cease to exist.

[@theonetrueking3612]

in a world where everything is a matter of business, people lost the ability to do something for a reason other than money

[@friedlemons5201]

@Enlightened ☀️ If you're lucky enough

[@afonsohipolito6983]

Boyka! Boyka! Boyka!

[@veero8130]

:/

[@RialuCaos]

They have not lost the ability, they have been forced by modern society into mindsets that only care about money. Because that's how an oligarchy makes willing slaves.

[@buckaroobonsaitree7488]

One can decide to live for more important things, I did. And I'm broke but content. I worked for money as my primary motivation for nearly 20 years in a miserable profession. I've done many jobs since I left that life, don't regret my decision for a minute.

[@plbeckman]

Post office is one of the greatest books ever. It's amazing that he almost gave up. What a writer. Great video. Fantastic message.

[@Suebian53]

Man, this resonated heavily with me. I've spent the last 10 years getting my bachelors degree in teaching. Along the way I've struggled with terrible working environments and schedules, toxic family members trying to (and succeeding) in conning me out of tens of thousands of dollars. A lot of times I wanted to quit due to just how hard the process was. But here I am, 2 semesters away from getting my teaching license. It's exciting to see the end of the hardship so close.

[@doyelroy4215]

Good luck 💜

[@nadimjamal7367]

well done you. ....teach truth... fast becoming the trickiest job in the world. heart and mind. you go, warrior! ,

[@thomassterckx549]

Congratz buddy, keep on going, never give up

[@jimdavis8391]

Jez... You can get a teaching degree in one year here.

[@davideldred.campingwilder6481]

17 plus years the (tefl) teacher, still at it. I know where you are coming from.

[@thevoidanimations7091]

I’m telling my English teacher about ur channel, he would like it

[@DMBfan36]

He must be one of the strange. Don't try and tame it.

[@DMBfan36]

@@AownAli-xi8jq Oh that's okay, atleast you gave us a try. That's all that really matters. Thanks for playin.

[@jonathangarcia7940]

@@DMBfan36 I get it. I am one of the strange

[@chaosdweller]

@@AownAli-xi8jqHi some people say I'm a creative genious these humanoids like to get together and group think about , how to make me feel powerless, implying that someone owns me , this is one way of doing this, but it's funny every slave and dog and cat knows there owners, I don't know mine, ....weird. Anyway to answer your question, maybe he's like Dr Gonzo in fear and loathing in Las Vegas? Maybe he's a talking about a high-powered mutant of some kind, never considered for Mass production, and is too weird to live, and to rare to die. At least that's what came to my mind, when I read Brian's comment.

[@lachygedge826]

okay bro...

[@FrostTyler]

This video just got me crying at the realization that I've spent the past 4 years of some of the most influential years of my life stressing out about trying to become a software engineer and it's something that I struggle to find the desire to actually do.

[@sm.663]

Me too I wasted my three years in nursing school. Now I have developed anxiety and depression. I didn't learn anything I was just doing it bcz I was supposed to do something after school. Bcz of anxiety I can't go out and risk others life I know I will mess up everything. Staying at home being depressed that I wasted so much time and money yet I won't be getting any results. 😶

[@ralubendis]

@@sm.663 you're still so young and you may not realise it now but you haven't wasted your entire life for this. There si still a huge amount of time to descover what you like. It will be tougher at the beggining when you have to struggle for a while with more aspects but you cannot just give up and do nothing just because of that. Life goes on no matter what. Its up to you to decide and do something even if its not the right thing to do at first. You will find your way for sure. Ive been in a similar situation as you so im trying to give a hopeful comment.

[@aguy559]

What DO you want to do?

[@madsnygaard8354]

Then you're just in the process of realising that you're a free young person. Just don't sob in it. Won't help a bit. Keep it simple. Do something that you enjoy instead and fuck the prestige of doing something that corrupt ideals of Western society tells you to do. Keep in mind that society often time equals the people that surround you. Fact is most people are heavily unenlightened when it comes to finding their true purpose but that wont stop them from having opinions.

[@sumeetKumar91]

You haven't really wasted those 3 years , in fact you have invested those 3 years to find out what you don't want to do - so it's not a complete loss

[@str1ve305]

“I don’t need luck Gunther, it only gets in my way.” - Kick Buttowski

[@nadiyaafsheen667]

so you're telling me this dudes name was kick buttowski?

[@sumitradevi990]

​@@nadiyaafsheen667 kick buttowski is animation series.

[@beermilkshake]

This makes me think of meditation. When you sit down to meditate, the harder you try the more it eludes you. In the end the only way forward is to stop trying.

[@yourkingdomcomeyourwillbedone]

Like sleeping

[@Tane77]

beermilkshake wrong.you need to try to focus

[@yourkingdomcomeyourwillbedone]

kns682 woah buddy, you need to relax

[@stefancompaneet7605]

Yes. Surrender. I came to te same conclusion.

[@beermilkshake]

kns682 I think it’s about finding that sweet spot between effort and complete surrender. I’m sure Bukowski had to ‘try’ too, he’s just choosing to highlight the fact that the best things in life are about letting go as opposed to TRYing to control. Put it this way: in meditation you can’t get away with NOT letting go :-) it’s the main ingredient.

[@allkindofshorts4940]

"If the thought of not doing the _thing_ hurts more than the thought of potential suffering through the process; if the thought of life without _it_ never having tried it at all terrifies you; if it comes to you, through you, out of you almost as if you not trying... _try:_ and if you try, *go all the way.* " - Charles Bukowski

[@juileb197473051]

No thanks, someone will come behind me after I made the bed, and it won't be to THEIR standards, so they will just mess it up and make me redo it. No thanks. They can keep their standards, I have my own.

[@esperecelegir4068]

Well i stopped trying to get back my ex, i tried alot...idk The fact that i tried to get her back gives me peace of mind, even thou she didn't come back welll it is whst it is, gotta move on

[@hec28827]

@@juileb197473051 try as in, go as far as u can go, maybe while also being for the sake of your satisfaction

[@hec28827]

I see a lot of philosphers making general statements without thinking about what could go wrong, which I can't blame them for because their is a billion things to consider it would hurt so much; so just be free I guess

[@skankmcgank]

@@hec28827 bukowski lived what went wrong.

[@giehlemanns]

"This comment section needs to chill with their quotes." - Albert Einstein

[@Starshine496]

😂 😂 Haha

[@bkbland1626]

Yowza.

[@sujitraikwar2149]

"lol true" - Aristotle

[@غزلمحمدیان-ح7م]

"ikr" - Shakespeare

[@lynne8939]

@@sujitraikwar2149 IKR - Alexander

[@skane647]

Somehow found this video after feeling like I’m wasting my life. Never felt more motivated to keep going through the struggles. It’s strange how sometimes when you’re searching for answers they just come to you!

[@mugsys]

Bukowski wanted the best for us, as counter-intuitive “don’t try” sounds. You said it in this video. Once you realize your passion, you won’t have to try a day in your life. Because working towards a passion is not trying at it, it’s manifesting your destiny, and to try to do anything but that is trying to try.

[@ras.4913]

Try then don't try.

[@nav3622]

What if you don't have a passion. What if you live your whole life without finding one?

[@LegendaryMamba24]

@@nav3622 you will find it. If you don’t currently have something, try several different activities. Search the world for various things to do. Something will eventually speak to you. It may not be today, tomorrow, next year, or even in the next 5 years, but you will find your calling

[@thisgame2]

I Live that way. Never worked

[@eternallyscreaming169]

I'm currently struggling through a bad time in my life due to a lot money/mental health issues but writing and playing music always seems to ease the pain. I don't care if any of my music gets listened to or if I ever get money from it, if someone can relate to the pain and suffering poured into the music then that's all I care about.

[@jalabala2772]

This too shall pass

[@MarkKramKarmVI]

I find explosive gas in the early morning hours helps ease the pain...heat rising stench of redemption ...Mark Kram Karm VI

[@jalabala2772]

@@MarkKramKarmVI lol

[@return2innocence221]

If your going through hell... keep going!

[@fernfernisfernie]

❤

[@ChristianPA]

“Isolation is a gift.”

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isolation

[@jasperoshea7831]

@@SuperGreatSphinx thank you for this gift

[@ChristaArts]

You think? Maybe, makes you strong as hell, that’s for sure.

[@thriftinbilly]

Says no isolated person ever

[@lisagehrig7023]

Say that again now

[@justaperson9155]

You've created something truly special with this channel man. Please stay true to what you're doing and your vision and don't sell out.

[@chrisheyer1]

I feel that when he said, don't try. He means just let it flow naturally it shouldn't be an effort it should be as if your soul is opened and it just flows naturally from your spirit to the ink.

[@handydandy2484]

Same

[@chriss619]

i agree

[@jhardty]

Similar to Bruce Lee’s water and flow message

[@BassGoThump]

Tao te Ching Doing not doing

[@Mornepin]

I'm not sure about the wisdom behind it. The guy lived 50 years of failure and pain before success, that might be where his talent comes from. I think he wouldn't have done it without this experience.

[@kalidjackson]

“If you’re going to try, go all the way” Yo facts!

[@chaosdweller]

🙊..........🤔

[@framemaxxer]

ikr that the common thing i found with a lot of people i admire, they all picked one things and made the decision to go 1000% on it till the end... if your willing to go through the pain to do that one thing then it's worth it, but commitment and dedication is key when becoming a master of your art

[@imadmoujahid3431]

Or don't even start

[@Masterbaiter1000]

Thats not the only point. Theres a difference between trying and forcing yourself to just try. Dont force yourself to do something if you dont enjoy it. But whatever you take from this vid is up to you bud

[@kalidjackson]

Thot Slayer what’s your point

[@techsupport2868]

“It’s better to poop in the sink than to sink in the poop” - George washing probably

[@alexandersteffen7805]

amazing quote...

[@katjakaski6804]

What is George washing?

[@mackenziemarden451]

@@katjakaski6804 Probably

[@coffintears5821]

🤣🤣

[@animezoid4423]

@@mackenziemarden451 sink ig

[@Dialogos1989]

There were so many intellectuals/artists that didn’t get recognition until their later years or after their death

[@AlchemistFL]

Or none at all...

[@TonySinyaev]

“if the thought of not doing the thing hurts more than the thought of potential suffering through the process , if the thought of a life without it or never having tried it at all terrifies you , if it comes to you, through you, out of you almost as if you not trying , try ; and if you try, go all the way.” seems to me as an equation to decisions in life spelled by Charles Bukowski

[@wutaeworld]

Tony Sinyaev a beautiful poet that is very much unknown ~ kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmekd3Zripiki7c

[@NoOne-xr9gr]

You mean nothing???

[@allainefria4589]

My learning in this video: There is more suffering in not living your dream than there is in living it. So you might as well just DO IT, like THERE'S NO OTHER CHOICE.

[@sully2932]

Good point man. This helps.

[@RemedyUnderTheSun]

I think someone finally understood what this dude was trying to say. He's probably looking down and smiling, knowing that his message was shared.

[@SeeSawMassacre]

I think he mostly missed the point, which is clear from what Bukowski said in the rest of the letter and elsewhere. "...someone once asked him, "What do you do? How do you write, create?" To which, he replied: "You don’t try. That’s very important: ‘not’ to try, either for Cadillacs, creation or immortality. You wait, and if nothing happens, you wait some more. It’s like a bug high on the wall. You wait for it to come to you. When it gets close enough you reach out, slap out and kill it. Or if you like its looks you make a pet out of it.” "We work too hard. We try too hard. Don't try. Don't work. It's there. It's been looking right at us, aching to kick out of the closed womb. There's been too much direction. It's all free, we needn't be told. Classes? Classes are for asses. Writing a poem is as easy as beating your meat or drinking a bottle of beer." He practiced this advice when he wrote. He'd just sit down, full of wine, and write without pausing in the middle of the poem. It wasn't work, he just let it flow. Then he'd wake up the next day and see what he had.

[@nitikakanaach]

Boy... Now this is some goddamn place for the nectar of the kind of wisdom that singes the hell out my brain and gets the damn on my nerves....

[@ceemoegreen]

“The man who sleeps on the floor can’t fall out of bed” ~Martin Payne

[@jefferygerald6291]

Luke cage

[@mewthecat5268]

Omf hahahah

[@paulburns1333]

"The man who shits on the floor can't fall off the toilet". Anal Pain.

[@brianarbenz7206]

"The man who sleeps on the floor must realize he is sleeping on someone's ceiling." - Martin Payne's downstairs neighbor

[@gilblax8764]

"Get out of the internet and get a job." My mom

[@Noname-gh3sq]

To me is Myself

[@musicalrev2539]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Cr8ive453]

😂

[@neverusedlines]

Smart lady lol

[@ferry6700]

Person who want to be a web designer: 👁️👄👁️

[@FilGelabert]

We get fed this notion that we have to "make it" at an early age for our lives to be meaningful, but watching Charlie's life story is oddly soothing since it forces you to come to terms that it'll probably take a while before you strike gold. Crazy good video, keep it up.

[@pat9353]

“We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that death trembles to take us” -Charles bukowski

[@DodgeThis]

I spend most of my adult life trying to remember what I was told to forget as a child.

[@orsations]

We all do.

[@juliepeterson4905]

Thanks for the laugh

[@Mira-pc6fv]

"Tomorrow and the rest of your life is determined by the action of today. It would be both more efficient and productive to focus only on what you're doing in this moment rather than to have anxiety about what will happen later. One day you are going to look back at these moments and understand why things happened the way they did. Relax. Everything serves a purpose."

[@Mira-pc6fv]

@Intelligently Stoopid I don't get it? Makes no sense...

[@Mira-pc6fv]

Intelligently Stoopid well you obviously did NOT get the meaning, but that’s okay:)

[@traderpapertiga]

Spring has passed, Summer has gone, Winter is here, And the song I meant to sing remains unsung, For I have spent my days stringing and unstringing my instrument. Rabindranath Tagore

[@rsrs6959]

Can you please explain it, if you don't mind please.

[@deveswaranm]

Its a sarcasm intended on people who keeps on dreaming about doing something and not actually doing it.Instead they keep on going through the same,vicious cycle and when enough time passes,they get a self-realization that they had actually done nothing.

[@rsrs6959]

@@deveswaranm Thank you for explaining. Appreciate it.

[@Professor_Utonium_]

@TheLogicJunkie Good point, because I'd never want to give anything to a miserable lout like you.

[@krizillion]

In other words paralyzed by plans

[@Areeeityyy_80]

Charles Bukowski is one of my favorite writer 🧡 his works helped me tolerate this intolerable world we live in.

[@themarkus6472]

These past two years I’ve been trying to copy others expecting better results. I’ve literally driven myself crazy, and have extreme anxiety because while trying to copy others I lost myself. Now I am trying to find myself. Once I find myself again I will never change myself again.

[@pheasantpluck]

You are not alone

[@thepilot3156]

Good luck with that. Evolution is part of life. You will change again.

[@themarkus6472]

@@thepilot3156 your right but I will not force myself to change, instead I will allow life’s circumstances to change me wether good or bad

[@machina_aeterna]

It's not that he didn't try, it's that he didn't try to be something he wasn't. He tried to be a writer but he didn't try to want to be a writer. Nor did he try to write the way he wanted to write. He just did it and kept doing it. Perhaps this is what he meant.

[@Sunnoski]

What he ment is dont be a "try hard", enjoy everything in your life as is and slowly but surely you will realise what you really want and you will become what your supposed to be. A butterfly.

[@hughchambersjr.8424]

Spot on my dude😉

[@SeeSawMassacre]

I think it was just a simple, though profound, piece of practical advice for creating. Of course, the advice can be used for other things, but you can tell what he meant by his own words: "Somebody asked me: "What do you do? How do you write, create?" You don't, I told them. You don't try. That's very important: not to try, either for Cadillacs, creation or immortality. You wait, and if nothing happens, you wait some more. It's like a bug high on the wall. You wait for it to come to you. When it gets close enough you reach out, slap out and kill it. Or if you like its looks, you make a pet out of it." And more of what was written in that letter: "We work too hard. We try too hard. Don't try. Don't work. It's there. It's been looking right at us, aching to kick out of the closed womb. There's been too much direction. It's all free, we needn't be told. Classes? Classes are for asses. Writing a poem is as easy as beating your meat or drinking a bottle of beer."

[@sashabenariel1]

I think its deeper than that. You have to consider why you try in the first place. Its not up to you. Its your hardware. What is the reason you feel stimulated to try, and what is the reason you feel incredible heaviness when you try with other things? This is your natural state. When you don't try, it allows your subconscious to effortlessly put effort into something. Its called "flow." It happens in nature. Study animals closely, and you can see them trying without trying. Its the conscious that gets in our way. Its the software that we've been conditioned to learn. Thats why meditation is so important. It awakens in you the voice that understands what you want and how to live in the flow. Thats what I believe he meant.

[@imadeyoureadthis1]

"shoot first, think later" -some zombie killer "Just do it" -nike

[@lenilowscheildt1247]

„ If you have the ability to love, love yourself first“ ❤️

[@kahlschlag17]

I would say loose yourself first so when you love, it isn't a lie.

[@mattwilliam4803]

-do what you do, alone and quietly. if you are good at what you're doin', various people (especially the people you're close to) will be envious/jealous of you, and will try to discourage you, and make you quit doin' what you're doin' - they'll try to get you to quit doin' the thing you love, the thing you have a passion for, the thing you're good at. people are shit. do what you do, alone and quietly and - KEEP DOIN' IT

[@iTooob]

I've always interpreted this as "don't try, as your desires will lead you naturally towards the place you belong" - Me.

[@tggorudon2551]

Nah fam this isn't supposed to mean anything, there's a lot of misconception about this especially given by his choice of words. What he actually meant was that he found a hobby that he likes really much to the point where he would still pursue it even with all the odds. This is typical artists moment, swear to God you can see this a lot in most artists, countless years even with decades of not getting recognized by the world.. wanna know why they still do it? Because their hobbies are fucking WEED it's drugs to them. Stay away from those people. When they say they can live without anything except their canvas and brush, trust me.. they'll do it. And they'll live 👁️👄👁️

[@keywill1728]

If u want something u have to take it

[@Retritilli]

@@tggorudon2551 Was there any specific need for the creepy Gremlin smileys?

[@tggorudon2551]

@Snafu It looks like it's pointless to begin interpreting the messages then, but regardless you have a point. It's meaningless to us since it doesn't hold its true definition so the truth only lies within the person who says it but if others won't perceive it the same way, why do we do this if we know we won't be able to fully understand its meaning?

[@infernozeronityclan5850]

@@tggorudon2551 the truth is irrelevant, the idea that is being suggested here still exists. If you're not aware of the idea that is given here then this person has failed you. Or you failed yourself. However I may have to agree with your point, it is indeed true that most artists have high morale I've seen it in my friend before it isn't wrong for you to state that however there is a chance you might give a false statement first off what do you know about this person?

[@Eseckiels]

Bukowski is such a badass. I love him. His words are pure. He doesnt try. He just does it. And its so soothing.

[@Libertarianmobius1]

"A warrior doesn't give up what he loves. He finds the love in what he does"

[@post-humangod2575]

I know this feeling of success when you don't try.

[@ricardasmikalkevicius8841]

Charles Bukowski // "Once again I hear somebody who is going to settle down and do their work, painting or writing or whatever, as soon as they get a better light installed, or as soon as they move to a new city, or as soon as they come back from the trip they have been planning, or as soon as... It's simple: they just don't want to do it, or they can't do it, otherwise they'd feel a burning itch from hell they could not ignore and 'soon' would turn quickly into 'now.'

[@StarmenRock]

I guess I don't want to work then, just eat and smoke weed. This is destroying my fucking life, because no matter how much I push, in the end of the day my head will always tell me I should've killed myself long ago or that I just fundamentally hate life itself. I just wish I wanted to grow and produce instead of withering away. Not even sure if professional health would be able to get me on the feet I feel I never had.

[@nikhilghatnekar]

@@StarmenRock feeling incompetent is as healthy as an artist should feel like. But this doesn't imply forever death of passion and movement. You can try and give your best and still feel satisfied with the failure that life presents

[@StarmenRock]

@@nikhilghatnekar i dont understand what the hell you were trying to say with that.

[@CelestialCookies]

@@StarmenRock You're right. This was definitely out of context and may give everyone the wrong idea. We need to take from Bukowski's writings what seems useful and meaningful to our personal lives and leave the rest of it because even though he's a great writer, he may have sometimes wrote something that isn't inspiring or cool, maybe he meant something else entirely, etc. All of the philosophers are humans after all. It's our job to take what's relatable and practical for our own lives from their writings.

[@nikhilghatnekar]

@@StarmenRock idk what you do in life so I might have considered a few things. As an artist I wanted to convey that feeling lost or not achieving what we expected to be is perfectly fine as long as we are commiting to it with all of our heart. I meant you can fail everyday and still feel satisfied at the end of your day if you follow this philosophy.

[@morphingface5741]

I am literally in tears. It's somehow amazing how you can build tension by just a single, grim quote and the beginning. It feels hopeless, but the video builds up, and it builds up. And at the end of it, it reaches it's ultimate climax, while also talking and describing this amazing author's work. I have literally teared up and started crying, because that's my life's goal to actually "try, and go all the way with it". I want to accomplish one thing. I truly do. The wild thought of making my passion kill me and letting it kill myself is horryfing in all of the small steps that I'd have to take to actually accomplish it, but this quote took it in a somehow magic and eerie way, that you want to try. It has burned a light inside of me. Because I can't live with the thought of not achieving it. Something amazing, never seen a video like that. You can truly name this a motivational video, it's not a garbage that you see everywhere else on KZbin. I have never seen something like that. Close to perfection. Thank you, Pursuit of Wonder. Thank you for the light and showing me who this man was and what he meant. I feel like I am finally standing.

[@keri___]

You've described exactly how I feel about this essentially perfect video. I find myself coming back to listen to it every so often in order to recalibrate my focus. I hope you are standing even taller than when you wrote this comment 1 year ago.

[@ayan4697]

chill dude..

[@robmcilroy1894]

All my life I have tried to conform. Now at my maturing age I, don't try, and life seems all the more sweeter and beautiful for it.

[@29memyselfandi]

My thoughts exactly Rob.

[@tsi3659]

Hard not to

[@Zarysazane12345]

When you do you'll soon find out who likes, and dislikes you for it. That's for sure.

[@parsamahdavi7268]

well visit iran dear rob

[@Mike-ir9fx]

I truly admire this man's honesty, also he was a brilliant novelist, most people wouldn't have the guts to say what said, bless you brother 💯🍻🍻

[@rickyhsu146]

what if he was just making a joke incase anyone tried to rob his grave

[@PolishBehemoth]

Except for the fact that he made the original quote when talking to someone else about life goals. So your original statement makes no sense.

[@roland7070]

i thought of that too

[@aoldatabase]

@@PolishBehemoth chill out its a joke haha

[@Vaite123xD]

What if Bukowski was actually Obi Wan? lol

[@ioanark6769]

Smart

[@neelima6460]

It's like divine..for I was exhausted, after continuous failures in the competitive exams, and there is also one upcoming in the next week. Whenever I was about to study my brain asks "why, ? For another failure..?" But this video gave the answer "If you are going to try, go all the way." 😇😍

[@Palikkkk]

Good luck with all your exams, keep studying hard enough and you will pass them!

[@neelima6460]

@@Palikkkk thank you

[@Time_to_Stop_Animal_Cruelty]

“when I am feeling low all i have to do is watch my cats and my courage returns” ― Charles Bukowski

[@r3d5ive87]

This is why music never became more than a hobby. I simply didn’t want to live the existence of a struggling musician enough to try to make it happen.

[@missingno88]

it might sound like a cope but "making it" in the music industry relies a lot on luck and being at the right place at the right time which I've always firmly believed in. it shouldn't of course put people off trying to begin with but for many musicians out there, regardless of their talent, they will never make it big.

[@musicisbrilliant]

His face is funny too, it looks so weathered by life, yet always smiling deep down.

[@tubetomarcato]

contemptment and contentment are one little letter apart.

[@musicisbrilliant]

@@tubetomarcato I like it. :)

[@ShlickMick]

@@tubetomarcato but they're two letters apart

[@masterkeef133]

@@ShlickMick two letter difference, one letter apart

[@iangilbert4811]

@@tubetomarcato nice try, but no cigar

[@jazaniac]

currently in grad school trying to grapple with the fact that the field that I have spent years of my life and thousands of dollars studying is no longer something I enjoy. This meant a lot, thank you.

[@alanpoh3386]

You learned the most important lesson of life. Follow your passion and help others. That’s it

[@idw9159]

geez, they don't pay you in grad school for your field? start digging for bodies in another field dude!

[@pandabuse]

This channel helps me with thoughts and choices in life cus of the brilliant stories you guys are bringing on, reflections, you name it. This channel has shaped me for a little more than half a year now and I can’t be more grateful and proud of the work you guys do. The affects this channel has caused me? I am never depressed which I always were before. I am barely worried and I am trying to do the things I feel is right, even though my life has not changed up too much since I started watching this channel, I am much happier than I were before discovering this channel. I am sure this channel does not only affect me so on behalf of everyone else, thanks :D

[@andrealeon3979]

Life keep up this mentality and your life will soon change

[@realmofthemadman8293]

Been watching this channel for a few years now but I always find myself back at this video

[@Seestorofmordor97]

I called a suicide hotline in 2017 and Jack, 2hrs from DC, turned me to Charles Bukowski. I’ve been in love ever since. Thanks Jack 👍🏼🙏🏼💛

[@benmay1294]

"If you have to try to try. And if you try to have to care about something or someone, perhaps it isn't your favorite color" That's 10/10 life advice

[@Malabarismo]

Damn. I'm crying. Thank you

[@starredd]

hallo mr verified person, u poging. give me clout B)

[@carolinacastelli6030]

Me too 😭

[@abelsamrawi]

Hello , me too i am tired of everthing trying to finsh my life.

[@Malabarismo]

@@abelsamrawi Life is good and no matter how bad your situation looks like right now remember: this too shall pass. hope you find a way out of sadness and discover your joy to live

[@shiebash]

His words, hw can i describe it, the way he wrote. It brings joy to the heart and at the same time brings chills down the spine.

[@juancamiloforero3167]

First time in my life that I cry with such a simple video. Hit in the nail, hit in the wound, hit painfully. Thanks.

[@svenmedyona4649]

'Try' is an exertion of effort to push the curve of reality until it swells and includes your imagination in it. When we try, we are investing our time, money and energy into things we believe we deserve. This is where the fault lies. If we were to try, then, we are assuming that our imagination and dream are outside of our reality. Instead of doing that, we must assume we have already achieved them; they're already here, in our daily life, realized, materialized. We are them. Bukowski lived by this value. He failed time and time again to produce works that would make him a 'writer', yet he didn't stop because he already was a writer - that's his reality. It was the simply the mistake of the world for not being able to recognise it sooner. Anyhow, thanks for this video. It means a lot to me.

[@Blackninjafox13]

god bless you, you put into words what i was trying to piece together. Best of luck to you my friend

[@benis9965]

I have just found myself in a situation where this became obvious to me, I am (more like was lmao) studying architecture, but i couldn't inscribe myself for the second semester due to a change of plans, i thought i could and i still went to the city to study but turns out i was out of time for that, now im leaving tomorrow for my hometown again and i remembered something, i am a person who always pushes things he wants, and if i really liked architecture i would have tried to convince my mom to stay so i could study for the really hard exams, and she told me to go back home so we don't need to spend so much money, and i didn't even try, i was submissive as i could be, and i have no worries in my head, im thinking of studying something to do with music but im gonna go to one of these i dunno, doctors? who help you decide what to study, but im rooting for music right now, im such a pussy

[@miketv101]

I really needed this right now, Im in the home stretch of my first illustrated book and have felt torn by an inability to explain why I'm making it while considering all the comfortable things I left behind to be here doing this. Thank you so much for this, it made me finally feel that someone somewhere really understands and brought me to tears in knowing I'm not really alone. Please never stop making videos.

[@alfred0621]

miketv101 you’ve got this man

[@keri___]

This is one of my favorite videos ever.