The Best Life Advice You’ve Ever Heard is Probably Wrong

[@ItsErkk]

“The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.” -Mr.Watts

[@friedlemons5201]

"Why do so many people need help? Life is not that complicated. You get up, you go to work, eat three meals, you take one good shit and you go back to bed. What’s the fucking mystery?!" - George Carlin

[@OfficialNiceAccount]

Sharingan

[@ehhanz8118]

humans in general are bunch of stupid kids pretending to be grown wise adults by making things complicated. But hey im just an another idiot that comments on this thread so just disregard this comment if you think its stupid.

[@obviousnames8633]

eh Hanz eh, pretty insightful.

[@sgtscaryface7418]

"I'm thinking tacos" - Manson. He probably said that once

[@flipper337]

'Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced' -Soren Kierkegaard

[@somethingyousaid5059]

Once upon a time the human race was none the worse for its non-existence.

[@animationspace8550]

An experience, if you think about it, requires you to solve multiple set out problems made out of more intricate problems, complications, and observations.

[@FunkywimHD]

Thanks Big Papa Orgy

[@harshithvdn1449]

Chris felt a sense of immense clarity in this quote as he thought about it over to himself. It made great sense to him and sounded appropriately wise. Still somewhat unsatiated chris continued on his travels..

[@mizaelmendez3843]

@@animationspace8550 not necessarily, no. An experience is just an occurrence by which a conscious mind is present and aware of its respective surroundings and circumstances. It requires detection (senses) and process (reception senses and thought processes). The type of problem solving you’ve just described is merely one type of experience.

[@elizabethreapy6086]

'In zen we don't find the answers, we lose the questions.' - Zen saying

[@sharonmurphy6977]

Excellent

[@IamThat00]

BTW That reminds me a *little* bit of this by Sextus Empiricus "Those who claim for themselves to judge the truth are bound to possess a criterion of truth. This criterion, then, either is without a judge's approval or has been approved. But if it is without approval, whence comes it that it is truthworthy? For no matter of dispute is to be trusted without judging. And, if it has been approved, that which approves it, in turn, either has been approved or has not been approved, and so on ad infinitum." Because of these and other barriers to acquiring true beliefs, Sextus Empiricus advises that we should suspend judgment about virtually all beliefs; that is to say, we should neither affirm any belief as true nor deny any belief as false"

[@sarry__3736]

@@IamThat00 I'm sorry but I didn't understand. Can you please sum it up in a line or two?

[@ongogablogian7335]

No, that is not anywhere in any Zen text.

[@kartikeya4842]

@@sarry__3736 in simple words, he meant "if a leader or someone who claims to know the truth and passes on the wisdom, no one can prove that his truth that he's passing on to other people is actually true or not and lets say we manage to get someone else to back up the claim that its true but now how do we know that this new person knows the truth. this forms an infinite cycle. so all beliefs like religion etc should not be considered as true or false because we just dont know enough, unless you have concrete proof(which is why its a belief not a fact)

[@kenthn5396]

" I'm sorry Chris, but it's impossible to be with someone who is never happy." Damn, I felt that.

[@Solbashio]

sad truth

[@unknownwarrior9775]

Its also impossible to be with someone who's always happy as well . But yeah that quote really stuck with me .

[@piyaporn_khuankaew]

This hits me hard!

[@apuiachhakchhuak630]

My gf recently left me exactly bc of this

[@jranjithprabhu]

@@avoavoavo not being happy Definitely is the reason for growth but to a few few who can endure it without self destructing

[@WithoutFear804]

"Guys chill with the quotes" -me

[@visuallena8730]

Lfmaoo

[@monicaramirez51015]

😅🤣😂

[@yashmaniyar7768]

😂 lamo

[@terrodactyll]

"No" - Me

[@afroapexx546]

😂😂

[@FireBlaster3000]

"The only wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." -Socrates

[@FireBlaster3000]

@C C badass even in the face of death 👏🏼

[@Skoda130]

How can you be so sure? :-)

[@FireBlaster3000]

@@Skoda130 have you read Plato?

[@SleepyCity0001]

good quote but I feel like I see it multiples times a week. It is interesting that is resonates with so many people so deeply

[@_SmiIe_]

Socrates says that but he's a bit of a prick at times

[@jerryk3280]

Don't take life too seriously. No one gets out alive.

[@DemoysView]

Deep

[@frankciborski835]

Didn't Jim Morrison of The Doors say that?

[@stokedupart4078]

You get yours baby, I'll get mine..gonna make it baby in our prime!

[@DiogenesNephew]

"Write that down."

[@nooraldin01]

there is no return

[@arkadeepsinha7212]

'The best life advice you've heard is probably wrong' - The best life advice I've heard. A paradox!

[@kulanchandrasekaran4462]

Arkadeep, I think you will enjoy this: The following sentence is absolutely true. The preceding sentence is absolutely false.

[@marioparramurciano4363]

It says "probaably"

[@Xcreed_22]

Vsauce music*

[@jayvaibhawverma]

@@kulanchandrasekaran4462 Wow, these things which you said are never ending cycle. Read and think over and over just to discover that this makes sense and no sense at the same time.

[@sifoumer5445]

The probably part is there to save some 😂

[@Ihaaab]

what's really impressive is chris knowing all languages known to mankind and being able to easely have a conversation with any one

[@lightbeingpontifex]

They speak English in other countries,,,

[@Ihaaab]

@@lightbeingpontifex you have never visited other countries haven't you

[@uzieluzieluzieluzieluzielu6021]

he talked to each country's wisest...so they might know how to speak english

[@Ihaaab]

@@uzieluzieluzieluzieluzielu6021 wisest doesn't mean smartest

[@Templar.Knight-Reaper]

@@Ihaaab it actually means that 😂🤦‍♂️

[@aethermartyr4860]

I’m not joking about this, as a Z generation child, i have been born to the internet and to the endless void of all the shitty content yet this is the best content creator i’ve ever seen, i am grateful for being able to watch all this. Internet is not so bad after all lmao.

[@jacobbanick9100]

Me too bro

[@estefanylouie]

tru

[@tuguldurmunkhbaatar2571]

Agree

[@shweny]

ong

[@arthur1596]

I feel bad for the people still stuck on that void

[@srisai7244]

And then Chris started a KZbin Channel called Pursuit of Wonder.

[@heethjain21]

Damn😂🔥

[@Zed9659]

Oh shi

[@kerzariz8717]

I mean Pursuit of Wonder used to have the voice of an old man.

[@mcgil8891]

Lmaooo😂

[@jerbear97]

@@kerzariz8717 he became young when he came back from China

[@gabrielgrigore526]

The best life advice I've ever gotten is that everyone is right in their own little world.

[@mikemikel1629]

Not only are they right in there own little worlds but un the whole world since most the things people believe stem from opinions and not objective facts and as you probably know it is impossible to disprove an opinion since you know it's an opinion.

[@PajamaManor]

True. Sometimes I think introversion is the best for everyone.

[@coolpfpbut]

@@PajamaManor yep, in your little world thats right

[@TapDat52K]

I like to think everyone is wrong in their own little world. Because how can 1 truly comprehend the vastness of life? So heptic. So crazy. So many emotions.

[@omarsabry9489]

And it's wrong.

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

"Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance." ― George Bernard Shaw

[@kksean4040]

Aha

[@neelima6460]

Question Everything had an apt quote for all situations,.. It's great

[@nicknomski8399]

'FAKE NEWS'!

[@obviousnames8633]

Ahimsa42 not to mention a lot of our power comes from their processed remains.. (Fossil fuels!

[@Simithy]

What is true and what is false?

[@hop7278]

“everyone is their own hero and their own villain in their own story” -Baco

[@PIERRECLARY]

I don't think i have any lead part in the movie

[@blindlullaby7272]

@@PIERRECLARY then you are a passive protagonist, but the camera is following you regardless, so even the little things matter :)

[@SafetyMentalst]

Good advice what you think through Good advice hope it comes to you Good advice maybe very old or new Good advice one plus one to be two Good advice is taken by the lucky few

[@themacocko6311]

Who the hell is Baco?

[@juansayagocheein9348]

Every day that passes by makes me realise how close and similar the concepts of "everything" and "nothing" really are.

[@carlosmoreno5063]

to understand life means we must first understand ourselves , our cultures in which we live , our history , our future , and the nature of the universe. in the end you will find life is both meaningful and meaningless and all that matters is how you form your own reality as everyone has their own.

[@-MJamilHarseno]

@@carlosmoreno5063 in my opinion, truely opinion. World no need meaning. A rock in the river no need meaning or name "rock" to exist. because they dont need and never need. yet human need meaning to all things, for what ? firstly the power of make a meaning to things is from our survival sense. "if i can recognise this, i'll survive, rock is hard, eat if hungry, and etc." SO is life need meaning ? is life need purpose, no. they dont. it;s just reaction after reaction and continou untill end, with no purpose or mean, is not because they're meaningless but because they don't need a meaning.

[@connorm.9511]

@@-MJamilHarseno Damn, that perfectly summarizes something I've thought for a long time but have never actually been able to put into words👌 And that tie in to our evolution is really amazing to me because, when you really start thinking about it, just about every part of the human condition / psychology can be traced back to our evolutionary roots as communal hunter-gatherer tribes back in the good old Paleolithic and Neolithic ages.

[@jakechase5227]

"To live life in its ordinary form is courage. To find meaning in its mundane meaninglessness is a sort of genius." This is so true.

[@protonjones54]

And by true you mean total bullshit?

[@6drk6mrc6]

It is another cliché, just like the ones stated earlier in the same text.

[@6drk6mrc6]

@C C My statement is not about it being a cliché, it is about lacking awareness about this particular insight being cliché while pointing other approaches in the same text are. They are equally valid and invalid depending on the situation. You can't answer all of the lifes problems and questions with a single answer.

[@6drk6mrc6]

@C C I disagree, then you got hammer and nail problem, which rarely works. But, of course, there may be some carry-over from a solution to other problems.

[@lillia4539]

I came to this video to make myself sad, why am I learning

[@AlexBlank]

The best way to learn how to live a good life is through living it. However we choose to live, we'll end up learning _something_ .

[@TapDat52K]

And something is better than nothing. Amen

[@RemedyUnderTheSun]

It does also help to hear about some severe mistakes in past lives, so we don't make them in our own.

[@nihilism6226]

@@TapDat52K Nothingness is better than suffering.

[@juanburgos8176]

@@nihilism6226 that is why your name is nihilism, huh?

[@nihilism6226]

@@juanburgos8176 No, it's because this world does not deserve to exist.

[@ReynaSingh]

There is no good that comes from worrying over life. Just enjoy each moment for what it has to offer. Stay blessed everyone.

[@yash9279]

Exactly, overthinking it makes people pretentious.

[@kinocchio]

I am trying to. It’s difficult but I’m trying.

[@rynfloa731]

Even your advice is wrong

[@henrywolf5332]

Aphorisms become axioms

[@kshirin0298]

Just Vibin' 💕💕 same man, we’ll get through this

[@Bao2me]

I’m so glad that Chris traveled the world for us to know each of every persons views, so that I don’t have too. Thanks Chris

[@muhazreen]

world now small enough that they were mere click away on our fingertip it would be a shame if we didnt harness this advantage while it last im glad we all here do

[@Mango_chris]

But the knowledge from a click although great it may be. It also leaves a lot out. To search something and to actually go live in that culture is very very different. It doesn't givw you the same lessons.

[@wave._.hunter]

“better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing, than a long life spent in a miserable way” -Alan Watts

[@AC-cj9zl]

Yep, he smoked like a chimney and drank like a drinker

[@user-sy9ev8hh5k]

@@AC-cj9zl lmaooo

[@nicholas19karr]

"Life is an impossible puzzle, missing a majority of its pieces. " - Pursuit of Wonder This quote really hit me.

[@atharvagg4155]

It doesn't make me feel better ;)

[@ViolenVaymire]

Many people misinterpret this statement as meaning something negative. It's actually supposed to uplift, To help realize that you are not incontrol and you will never be. The illusion of control, can make you feel so happy in the moment, But when that control inevitably breaks, You will fall into a deep depression, Feeling angry, afraid and Vulnerable. This is why is so important to not only be self-aware but also to never shut out external information.

[@nicholas19karr]

Allelujah vaymire thanks for the insights

[@bluejeans5024]

I agree... no one knows what to make of our time here.

[@muralinepalli7441]

May be life is not a puzzle after all.

[@wisdom-for-all]

We do not receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us 🖖

[@pablorazo7599]

I object. You can certainly gain wisdom through teachings of people who have gone on that journey. You can make the argument that 'it won't be true wisdom' because its not experienced first hand. To that I say 'I'd like to think we are smart enough to understand and sympathize to fully comprehend such teachings, that it can be gained from second hand.

[@TapDat52K]

It's weird. We have to find our own way. But we are raised by those around us. It is a tricky dilemna.

[@NDB1010]

Pablo Razo to be honest the way I see it wisdom doesn’t come from us at all. I would like to think I spend a lot of time thinking, but no matter what comes out can you really say it came from you (disregarding the question of you). like when someone has a life changing experience and seems to have this flood of understanding and wisdom, even drugs have this effect even though your sloped over on a couch completely unaware of what happening around you. So I ask where does this thing we call wisdom come from maybe it’s just a construct but the fuck if I know. And probably never will

[@obviousnames8633]

On the real, I think A but I also think B too.

[@kadenmidgett2481]

From my experience Wisdom is not something you seek. It comes to you just by events and living. If you intend seek it you’ll become lost and confused and be left with more questions than answers.

[@SahilAsterix]

And at the end, the wisest answer was given by Chris himself.

[@hereb4theend]

Nah. His girlfriend was right about him all along. 😜

[@tervenjames8305]

After listening to every one he took inspiration from them all.

[@NinjaMK]

That's because he gathered some KNAWLEDGE.

[@josephdesquitado8056]

@@NinjaMK unfortunately, he never got it in a garage

[@user-sy9ev8hh5k]

@@josephdesquitado8056 dude...

[@shrimptastic-life]

"A good medium is rare." -The Scooby Doo Show

[@shrimptastic-life]

A medium is an individual held to be a channel of communication between the earthly world and a world of spirits. Therefore, a good medium is probably pretty rare. The joke is, it's a play on words because medium and rare can also indicate to what extent a piece of meat is cooked.

[@rosegold2025]

@@shrimptastic-life wth made you come back and explain it weeks later?

[@shrimptastic-life]

@@rosegold2025 It showed up in my notifications so I figured i might as well answer

[@Chris-es3wf]

@shrimptastic I like my steaks medium rare.

[@themacocko6311]

It can't be both. Either your steak is medium or it's rare....

[@eduarda1660]

I feel like this video is a paradox, because in the end, it's giving us a life advice that's probably wrong.

[@ahmadparak6742]

So.... we're all fucked with nobody to guide us

[@persistentlydriven9390]

🗣😆😆😆

[@Vanyx1000]

lol

[@SomeOne-xr7xu]

@@ahmadparak6742 thanks for making me smile

[@bret6484]

Except that it gives no advice. It just points out that people have all sorts of answers and non of them are universally true.

[@2kuyu685]

You know, at times like these, it really strikes me how much this one quote from Minecraft - yes, Minecraft - can ring with truth. "To tell them how to live, is to prevent them from living."

[@treasurefox5320]

It does. I always come back there once in a while, I can't help but feel at peace. Reading those words on a screen. Really there's nothing wrong with taking wisdom from what is not necessarily meant to give advice. In The End we're just like kids, we copy others in order to understand something or because we admire a particular detail that seems good to us or maybe even out of curiosity. We just don't notice. It's really not the kind of habit that goes away (fortunately). Curiosity is really a blessing in my opinion. It makes for a open mind. And we're always changing, always evolving. And I certainly wouldn't mind learning something even from a game where gravity doesn't work properly.. And now if you don't mind, I'll just go watch the Minecraft ending again. B;P

[@abhishekghosh7518]

What's the quote ?

[@SerandibBroadcast]

I wasted many years trying to find my passion or purpose. Just to realise it is relative to each person. For me everyone has only two purposes in life. 1. Go do their best. 2. Give something back to humanity. By even planting a tree.

[@NegativeAccelerate]

I’m glad you have those purposes. I haven’t watched the video yet, but life is more fulfilling when you’re not a nihilist

[@bigmanbarry2299]

@@NegativeAccelerate but he’s literally a nihilist

[@NegativeAccelerate]

@@bigmanbarry2299I thought nihilism is when you believe there is no meaning or purpose(s) to life.

[@bigmanbarry2299]

@@NegativeAccelerate he spent years trying to find his purpose, only to realise it didn’t exist, that it is subjective and only we can bring meaning into existence as it otherwise doesn’t exist. To believe that meaning is subjective means there is no higher meaning. It’s just what you personally think it is

[@IAmNotYourProblem]

Ikigai. Finding a balance between, what you like to do, what you’re good at, what’s needed by the world and what you can be paid for.

[@Wismic]

"We are condemned by our awareness of the future and the perpetual slipperiness of every moment. We are stuck between the finite and the infinite. The now, and the later. Unable to ever reconcile this balance and how to make the most of either. To make the most of now risks the future, to preserve the future risks never making the most of now. To be human is to be aware of and desire both, forced to live in between, and to live between is to never touch either. Wisdom is accepting this condition. Live with the pessimism and lower your expectations and the good will emerge once in a while" - Pursuit of Wonder

[@ndugudeath1700]

Not bad

[@alfokenny211]

So well written. Favorite part of the video

[@naturelover4148]

That German Philosopher's words

[@tessselixx]

This just saved me a lifetime's journey

[@ameredewdrop]

“The true art of gaining knowledge, is knowing what to ignore”.

[@rudeman300]

None of the answers satisfied him but the experience.

[@boppanapavan1857]

After questioning myself for so many years finally ended up with " My purpose of life is to experience it"

[@hereb4theend]

Only appliances needs purpose. What you need is to be loved. And you'll have to start with yourself. It is the most courageous thing one could ever do.

[@hypnotechno]

pure genius

[@lightbeingpontifex]

No,, the soul is trapped here because of you,,, your purpose is not to experience your life it's to escape it and transcend death freeing the soul out of forced repetitive reincarnation,,,

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” ― Daniel J. Boorstin

[@kksean4040]

🤙

[@jonathanbye4787]

Hi Mr.J

[@CarlosGomez-lp9zi]

I think you didn’t get the point.

[@Zed9659]

So u r telling me bombing ppl is wrong? But my teacher said we need to sacrifice ourselves to lower world population

[@intimpulliber7376]

@@CarlosGomez-lp9zi nah he got it, you didnt

[@jerbear97]

imagine if he went to those countries in a different order. he would have been very confused

[@edgepixel8467]

Underrated comment.

[@outgamesgaming8143]

No, you confused me

[@rogerveid2270]

Not at all the premise still remains, there seemed to be a pattern but there really wasn't

[@ErtosAcc]

Wrong mindset.

[@Fritz9672]

@@ErtosAcc There is no wrong or right mindeset, everyone is privileged to their own opinion

[@arcadicus_ezevius]

Every piece of “grand scale true meaning of life” advice i heard i always felt lacking and could very easily be argued against, until I always reach the conclusion that nothing really matters, but at the same time, anything can matter / or be meaningful. “The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing.” As Socrates said. I absolutely love your videos, Pursuit of Wonder.

[@sparkles7445]

It’s all matter.

[@KazTrumpet]

Best advice I have ever received: think for yourself.

[@whocares2087.1]

Especially when voting.

[@TapDat52K]

I try to do that. But then I think that I am impacted by everything and everyone in life, regardless how hard I try to find my own way. But thats OK.

[@RemedyUnderTheSun]

@@whocares2087.1 Best advice I ever received. Don't vote lol. It's a sham.

[@kristopherkennedy7691]

George Harrison

[@Andreluiz-dp2ho]

@@TapDat52K if natural laws say that every fource generates a counterfource, so it means you also impact everything and everyone in your life, as much they impact you. Use it to your favor.

[@JohannesLilover]

this video ironicaly debunks the whole need for Blinkist in a way

[@sarry__3736]

Great observation Johannes !

[@mkmbstudio6950]

But just in one way. For those who seek wisdom. But blinkist provides knowledge for the ones who want to learn. Two different things.

[@MagsterKeef]

I'm just here to fuck around and find out

[@matteomuscas8974]

"A point in every direction is the same as no point at all." -Harry Nilsson I find peace in knowing the mere fact that I am alive. As long as you exist, you cannot do it wrong. Every experience of every being is the experience of a life no matter what. All I truly need is a steady stream of consciousness and awareness about this fact. And it doesnt require anything nor it does crash with other thoughts: you can believe any religion, appreciate any philisophy. It's all still the experience of a life. Even doubting this thought is part of it... Ah yes, paradoxes. Have fun with existence yall, much love

[@harrison5280]

This is my favorite video on youtube and has literally changed how I see life, thank you.

[@CreatureOfGoddess]

As a man named Christopher, who has never been an accountant, in a five year relationship, or to China... I HAVE given away everything and hitchhiked to Acapulco Mexico with no money from Waco Texas, hiked hundreds of miles over several months in 00, 03, 05, 14, and 15, and also bicycled more than 25k miles pulling a trailer with a pitbull in it across 14 States raising awareness for suicide prevention for a year and a half. What I have learned is... I am a spirit in search of experience. I embrace the highest motives of man to create. I have faith which signifies that I live a spiritual life. I overcome adversity with an open heart and an open mind. And that everything is exactly as it should be until it changes for better or worse when it becomes exactly as it should be. Be blessed folks 🙏

[@trapmozart9217]

Also named christopher looking to start traveling as soon as possible

[@CreatureOfGoddess]

@@trapmozart9217 it's the best way to escape drudgery and find yourself Be blessed my friend

[@EternityUnknown]

Chris wrote in his notebook, "I should learn the people's languages before asking them my questions. True wisdom is knowing and accepting this condition."

[@tse0123]

Greetings from Greece! Happy to still mention our little yet great country!! 🙂🙂

[@hypnotechno]

Gold Bless Greece and all who live her

[@xXnostalgicXx]

American here! Greece is beautiful, so rich in history and culture. I hope to be able to visit some day

[@sdd1514]

The best advice I got from my difficult battle with the COVID19 virus, the non quantifiable value of just one breath.

[@gingerman1641]

By saying that, chris creates a paradox by saying that every piece of wisdom has its own situation and don’t work in some scenarios, yet this on its own is a piece wisdom

[@koussayjawadi5474]

"I’m simply an accident, So why take it all so seriously?” Emil Cioran.

[@plsarguewithme2665]

I love your narrative style, the way you make your characters experience the same events over and over again but with each instance always having a different answer so that they, ultimately, reach to a sound, multifaceted conclusion.

[@perrenialkemai6538]

I like the Taxpayers cover!

[@ladofthedamned7796]

Yey existentialism for a month

[@TapDat52K]

Nothing like a fresh glass of existentialism to quench those thirsts.

[@yaboyradish3072]

I hate how oxymoronic these comments make me feel.

[@thegrandnil764]

That's not existentialism, and you missed the point of this video.

[@C4rnee]

@@thegrandnil764 It is, don't pretend to be a big brain philosopher, this is a comment section in youtube.

[@Zed9659]

So u r telling me bombing ppl is wrong? But my teacher said we need to sacrifice ourselves to lower world population

[@chinookvalley]

My guy died less than a month after his 58th birthday. He always amazed me. He contemplated life, and enjoyed it to the fullest. He owned little, traveled only as necessary, loved animals, and seemed dull. But he wasn't dull, he was happy. He seemed to know what life meant and never let much bother him. I sure miss him.

[@Pickle-Rick365]

The saddest thing for me to fathom is that This life takes everything that it has given. From every person, thing, and idea. Existence is the middle way between the Yin and the Yang. It is neither one nor the other, but both at the same time. All directions are infinite and nonexistent. No proof to back this up, but I liked it.-- "Life is but a dream, waiting to be awakened by death."

[@abhishekghosh7518]

Read the three advices written on the gates of the Temple of the Oracle of Delphi. That's the secret.

[@darrelldamon2745]

I feel for you

[@jameseverett4976]

@@abhishekghosh7518 can you quote them here? I have no money to travel to the Temple of Delphi.

[@mia7061]

Many of us view our life in relation to some far off goal, our passion becomes our prison and we view not achieving it as an indictment on ourselves. The point of life is to just live it. Great video.

[@mahiiii2112]

i don't think it is necessary to travel around the earth seeking that wisdom, it is here, in the comments and in your videos. i truly appreciate it

[@Thank-u-so-much-for-everything]

ok............not outside but in our inside answer and questions we must have already..............

[@joseportillo581]

I'm glad to be early I just want you to know your videos have surely helped me through some dark times The way you narriate and tell these stories that have such beautiful lessons it's just amazing The book,your videos everything is just amazing Thank you pursuit of wonder for gifting me with such wisdom

[@i-am-ali1672]

One time somebody told me that the best advice is not to take any advice. When I heard that, I thought it didn't make sense. But the older I get the more I realize how many bad advices I've taken in my life.. Sometimes it's best not to take any advice and just do what you think is best. But don't take my advice. (No pun intended)

[@ifyourepeatalieoftenenough8500]

True. Advices are usually opinions that work best for the advisers themselves.

[@gavinvick3592]

When i have friends who are troubled, the advice i usually give is: keep moving forward, pick your battles, actions define who you are, and accept help when it is offered. Even if it may be wrong, these words of advice are how i live.

[@taibutler1474]

So basically nobody knows what they're talking about for certain, which basically means that your guess is as good as anyone else's.

[@themacocko6311]

I think it means everything is relative. Good advice today may be bad advice tomorrow depending. Also, this is all paradoxical. His philosophy is all philosophy is wrong (as explained above). But this is just another philosophy. What makes him more correct than others? The truth is, there is no easy way. Struggle influences growth.

[@xXnostalgicXx]

There are laws of nature, there a certain things we can be certain of, things we can observe with our 5 senses, but anything outside of that is fair game

[@ifyourepeatalieoftenenough8500]

I assume the least people will agree with this 😂😂😂

[@ivar4355]

"Happy is the man that knows avsolutely nothing" -my father

[@TheDhammaHub]

You have to be in the right mindset to truly appreciate the wisdom of great people. To a person that is not ready, it will sound like a waste of time or even stupidity. "Why delay gratification when I can enjoy myself, silly..." xD

[@kshirin0298]

lol but nobody knows for sure how to live best

[@ryan_rue]

@@kshirin0298 Sure, but we know that some ways are better than others depending on what you value. If you want fulfillment, developing a drug addiction will probably not lead to that. We don't know how to live best, but there are plenty of ways to learn how to live better.

[@kshirin0298]

Ryan Rue definitely!! we should listen and make reasonable choices for our own life, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that anybody truly knows what they’re doing

[@matheusminto]

@@kshirin0298 hahahhaha keep lying to yourself until you cant anymore

[@matheusminto]

@@kshirin0298 when your future self looks nothing like what you could have become then you can see what wisdom was better

[@kevklatman]

The main takeaway: Chris is rich.

[@thatdogsaliar2286]

And he speaks fluently in many languages

[@peterstorms3381]

And privileged to may have conversations with the smartest persons

[@Zed9659]

And visited several countries several times

[@0xsunil]

His beard makes me think he's british

[@seriesofmountainandplain5672]

Awww. You're right!!!

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.” --Confucius

[@ladofthedamned7796]

Bot or copypaste

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

@@ladofthedamned7796 please dude.

[@ladofthedamned7796]

@@QuestionEverythingButWHY why? You literally commented after 7 secs of the video being posted! Theres no fucking wayy its not a copy and paste!

[@aqilrashidi1410]

@@ladofthedamned7796 well, hes actually pretty smort imo. Im a sub and since i always saw him in vids , id say these are all different. Rlly, all quotes are different from my perspective

[@ladofthedamned7796]

@@aqilrashidi1410 yes

[@squiremuldoon5462]

The truth lies within, we spend the rest of our lives validating that doubt and the ultimate truth only comes at the end.

[@Moiii_00]

"people only live their life in what they think is right and true" -itachi

[@Adam-er2yi]

Man of culture

[@OliverMartinRugby12]

Lol

[@TheFuturistTom]

I love Pursuit of Wonder! They inspired my sci-fi/futurist channel!!

[@trevorf5948]

stop plugging your channel

[@sarveshyadav01]

I saw some of your videos, information is awesome... Advice :. trying using high quality video instead of images and instead of beat backgroud use something soothing.

[@straycursor5562]

Genius marketing comment. In directly peaking interest of the reader without directly saying it. Good strategy!

[@jaxx-inspiregrowcreate2862]

Motivation and inspiration are fleeting. What you need is a strong why to give you the DRIVE that pushes you forward each and every day

[@heellooothere]

Can't agree more ❤️

[@luismaas253]

Ok Jaxx

[@conviction_amp]

That's exactly why you don't need it. The point is everything contradicts itself, there is no right answer besides the one you create yourself.

[@LogicalOgbonna]

This hit me differently as I wonder how to make the most of my life rn 😭

[@Mariegold1998]

😞

[@nicknomski8399]

Arinze it's a crazy question huh! Maybe you're living your best life and you don't realise yet... Or maybe you're in a metaphorical cocoon, yet to emerge... Or maybe your imagined future is vastly different to your actual future, each entirely ephemeral at this point. Maybe you're really good at something you're barely aware of.

[@LogicalOgbonna]

@Nick, you are right... It's just maybes. All seems true, but none at this point is.

[@dt58kc]

I'm trying to figure it out as well... I lost my girlfriend of three years and all of my friends in April. I had a nervous breakdown due to all of it and quit my job of 5 years. I'm 33 and wondering if the best years are behind me...

[@hereb4theend]

Eat raw meat. Drink of its blood. And swallow it's organs. And you will know that life consumes life.

[@Anon_571]

To live is to bear with our hopeless desires. Never quite satisfied with what we have and where we are. Always wishing or striving for something better.

[@bigfranz1709]

“One must cultivate one’s own garden” -Voltaire no one know about you better or can be better adviser than yourself.

[@neverrip7132]

My belief is "ya don't need a good memory if you tell the truth." Its a moto that has never failed me- however, im aware that it leaves me open to abuse because I almost expect others to be as truthful as I try to be. This belief system leaves u vulnerable to being taken advantage of by trusting people u probably shouldn't. I think the lesson is two fold... i can see straight though peoples lies now. I don't get taken advantage of anymore by punching holes in untruthful claims. I still stand by my moto "you don't need a good memory if you tell the truth."

[@Jangalevo]

there is no good advice for life , just for some time , you change your mind every once in a while , but it’s always great to hear some good life advice

[@onepunchkatz6789]

How is it great to hear good life advice when there is no good advice for life?. What are you trying to say

[@GuruLifts]

" To just exist for the time one has and to do one's best, that's wise enough. "

[@zenalevay2541]

"accepting there is no purpose to life means we can do what we want with it, not what the universe wishes to do with it"

[@aliibilli]

I've lived in pessimism all my life, whenever I tried to rise up from it(which I tried a lot), people kept dragging me down. Then I just accepted my way of thinking is correct cause it serves my life. I met my aunt the other day and she sighed after a conversation about something and said "our family has a very negative way of thinking " and for the first time I felt a sense of relief, that it's not just me.

[@ifyourepeatalieoftenenough8500]

Sometimes optimism is ignorance whilst pessimism is learning fom the past.

[@rashmimajgaonkar5707]

Sometimes we think too muck about our decisions...the problem is that we tend to measure our spent moments with the amount of success we've had achieved in those, categorise them into good or bad, we question are we making the most of our lives in the limited time we have? In all these pressures, we forget to explore our lives....

[@denzeltodiefor3270]

Love how you guys show meaningful videos 💯💯💯🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@daviddoan9447]

This is amazing...definitely relatable, which is why this is such an awesome video. I love how Chris came back and was going to repair what he had bc "to live it in it's ordinary form is courage...to just exist for the time one has and to do one's best, that's wise enough...this wisdom is always a means and rarely an end."

[@GPAKOS]

Thank you Chris and Pursuit of wonder. Years of stories and observations in minutes.

[@normanmacfarlane3049]

I so get this . Our circumstances constantly change yet we look for that one idea that will serve us all our days . There is no such thing .

[@juanlastra3502]

"All that matters is what we do with the time we have" Gandalf

[@davemwangi05]

and who decides what matters there? take for people like hitler vs for saints like you.

[@StoicPhilosophyyyy]

I liked how every so called wise man of society contradicted.

[@siel6883]

holy shit this is the best conversation i've had in a really long life

[@hklinker]

This one has my name on it. I’m an actual Chris who got told ‘you’re too negative.’ I left everything behind and went to Asia …and have been here for the majority of my adult life (a long time). I absorbed all sorts of self help before and after leaving. I’m still me. I’ve managed to shut some of life’s noise out and to trust that I know what’s going to work best for me (cardio - nothing levels my mood like cardio). Advice? Don’t shy away from having experiences, even if you might be bummed out at the time. Moods and circumstances change😉.

[@solecurious1448]

So profound. Exhilarating and deliberate in its resignation, “To live it in its ordinary form is courage. To find meaning in its mundane meaninglessness is a sort of genius. To exist for the time one has and to do one’s best, that’s enough. It need not be more complicated than that.” Wisdom is ‘a means, rarely an end’. Reminds me of Taoism’s ‘Wu Wei’, the art of non-resistance, not trying.

[@tuckerjohnsonjr.229]

For me, in the extremely short time we all have in this world, I want to spend my time enjoying myself. Sure we have ups and downs throughout this journey but that is the ride we are on and we can’t change that. Try to enjoy every minute you have on this earth. Love you all!

[@notbatman6976]

"There are no truths, only interpretations" F.N

[@abderaouf8421]

Damn , i was looking for something like for nearly 3 years , thank you so much the most valuable video i've ever watched !!!

[@emily-ce1du]

Honestly, this channel has become my new favorite channel within a day

[@myeolchiioppa]

this channel is so triggering to my existential crisis yet it is so intellectual that I don't even care

[@GameDogLeader21]

The meaning of life is to learn how to not suffer, and to learn how to live, to make the good and the bad one. Everyone achieves that differently.

[@revanamessengeramongmany]

It's not the destination that matters most .. it's the Journey! And along the way we figure things out or we don't .. two people making the same choices will get different results and have different points of view .. honestly I feel that we get the encouragement we need when we need it .. the Universe/God preparing us by the lessons we personally need to learn. I try to encourage all around me .. you never know when you will be the one bit of advice that completely changes another's life for the better!! Health Harmony Peace and Love to ALL!! Stay safe!

[@davemwangi05]

what if someone chooses to say it's about different ways to god hence the means don't matter?

[@ardasargin9431]

These types of lessons should be given at school 🏫

[@marvinskywalker9607]

Sadly it's not.

[@thisguy9536]

They do at the right schools

[@dannymeske3821]

make your way, never give up, and keep a beginners mind to keep learning new things. Face the challenge and happiness happens! May the force be with you!

[@lenurban]

This is one of the best, if not THE best channel I've come across in a very long time.

[@greedx7073]

It is important to draw wisdom from many different places. If you take it from only one place, it becomes rigid and stale. -Uncle Iroh

[@sagefields5847]

Amazing how good a little old lady at the foot of the Himalayas is at English!

[@saschamayer4050]

She's a witch.

[@cathal6636]

@vishal tv it requires intelligence and dedication to be good at a language

[@kulanchandrasekaran4462]

@@saschamayer4050 😄

[@oliverc.6415]

"It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything." (Fight Club) - I know the video's main message was not how Chris left behind everything, but rather the finding of meaning and answers, but to me it was a really important first step he took: leaving behind everything to find something, his own meaning in this world.

[@Zed9659]

So u r telling me bombing ppl is wrong? But my teacher said we need to sacrifice ourselves to lower world population

[@sallyharford603]

Hello. I just want to say that many years ago, I set out to study philosophy serious!y. Unfortunately, due to health problems, I had to abandon my studies, and as a result, became bitter, miserable, and felt a total failure. However, life took me into another direction, and despite having different and unexpected experiences; I rejected the subject of philosophy, and vowed I would never return to it. Then, one day, I discovered your channel by accident and was enchanted by the content. Now, I realize that the subject of philosophy is not to find answers to personal problems; but to enjoy and understand the thoughts of great intellectual men and women. Thank you.

[@mbaxter22]

Love your vids. Nobody else is doing anything quite like what you’re doing. These really speak to me and have an impact. Keep up the great work!

[@peterramsamsam2068]

Can we just acknowledge how many languages Chris is speaking?

[@Luisp0t]

i'm so early today, i commented before watching the video

[@sofiaortegaperez6924]

SAME

[@yash9279]

Hilarious and original

[@catropy]

@Yash stfu

[@yash9279]

@@catropy one of your recent comments on this channel is "who wants to get into a fake fight" you're pathetic beyond my pity.

[@CumMaster3000]

same ehre

[@marytizy88]

Yet, I keep thinking that the first woman gave Chris the best advice: "Do not chase worldly pleasures or material successes, Chris. Do not succumb to the temptation of the moment. The only real is the eternal real. Work for what is hard but necessary. What is meaningful in the long run. Let go of yourself and dissolve into this. You only have one chance at this life; you must take it seriously and make something of it. Give up trivial pleasures and desires in consideration of the long game. Live and contemplate in the garden of life beyond you. Always be growing and improving and adapting. Leave your legacy strong and sturdy. That is what it means to live a good life." ❤

[@piercewierschem2906]

This advice can be dangerous as people can become obsessive over the future and what part they will play in it, I personally know this is something I struggle with and because of plainly overthinking I have missed opportunities in every aspect of my life, but that begs the question would I have even had those opportunities had it not been for this obsessive lifestyle?? I believe the best advice is that you have to realize that your mind will forever be stuck in between the future and the present. Not sure which person said this but I think it leads to the truth that you have to be selective in your lifetime of what moments you give your presence to and when it is necessary to contemplate the possibilities your life still has.

[@sarahlovesriceee]

misery loves company and peace loves solitude. true joy, genuine happiness, can ever only be found within.

[@Chaos_God_of_Fate]

The only truth is that there is none, there are only ever subjective opinions of what is true. During the good times, appreciate them all the more for knowing that there will be bad times and in the bad times appreciate them, they are what make the good times good- life is a balance that can't be cheated or overcome... it drives me freaking crazy sometimes. Live for right now. Love this channel!