The Greatest Regret You’ll Ever Have

[@PursuitofWonder]

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[@LuMozMusic]

Great video. Thank you! I wonder how you got the first idea to start the channel.

[@ultraultra6726]

Once again, thank you friend.

[@Theviewfromabov3]

And as always existential triggers once again 🫥 Thank you!

[@shubh_1836]

You have no idea how impactful your content has been in my life...and many others I am sure! Thank you won't suffice. You will always be part of my growth.

[@SheWhoLoves_]

Life is simply beautiful 😌

[@pessimistkai5569]

Seeing my parents getting old is like a worst punch in the gut. Time is unforgivable.

[@SeekYHWHsface]

My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 1 John 2:1

[@ernestomiguelcredito3777]

We're in the same situation my friend. And the sad part is, there is nothing we could do but watch.

[@tlepiano]

Totally understand you bro. But it is also the time that make you realize how important they are in your life. You ultimately grow into a fine man, knowing the importance of them :)

[@edjasper6296]

Moms 83. Had knee surgery and to see her in such pain is terrible. I guess sociopaths have it easier.

[@NWPaul72]

@@edjasper6296 it occurs to me that they really might. But I also don't think they really participate in humanity in the most basic way, connection. It'd be like going to the beach and staying clean and dry.

[@ijustwannabeatpeace]

"Youth is the most precious thing in life, it is too bad it has to be wasted on young folks" is such a powerful quote. I think we should embrace and accept that there was and there will be some disappointments in our lives and just try to be the best versions of ourselves. On our deathbeds ( if we are lucky enough to have ones) we will have to choose between being thankful to our lives or having a last day of existential dread.

[@Ziziwai]

I think eventually, you’ll experience both thankfulness and existential dread when living the tail-end of your life. There’s so much to think about, yet there’s no real reason to think about it so deeply when your life is close to its end. I imagine the closing in of death gives way to the most intense feelings you’d ever have in your life.

[@anonimo-kg6jc]

What does it exactly mean by the line “ it has to be wasted on young folks”

[@enginaliosman4491]

If you really think about it, that choice is made on a daily basis or at least, every now and then. Agreeing on what you've said, I've had the same crisis at 25,30 and probably going to experience it again in the future. Let's work on our perspective. Success and productivity, results etc are cool, but apprieciating existence and the ability to be present and grateful is great.

[@herrin8818]

@@anonimo-kg6jc I think it means that young folks don't really know what they have(youth), and thus don't enjoy it as they should.

[@gabelincoln3608]

I wouldn’t want it any other way

[@Texmaniac]

This brought me to tears... This Christmas will be my first without my wife of 28 years who passed away last Christmas.. tomorrow I turn 50...I feel alone, scared, lonely and so lost. Please be kind to others...you never know what demons they are fighting against.

[@zukodama666]

Dont worry alot of young men such as myself have been alone our whole lives without ever feeling deep human affection from a S.O... some of us its been 28 years. Atleast you had that chance.

[@olavrustad9233]

An unimaginable pain....will pray for you sir. A quote by C.S. Lewis could maybe also be ofhelp : The pain I feel now is the happiness I had before. That's the deal. I've found great solace in our Mother Mary.

[@ericakrieger3106]

The glow of life does come back, be gentle with your pain

[@neri4229]

I hope you had a peaceful birthday. Sorry for your loss and thank you for the reminder. ❤

[@TheDivineFrequency]

@@neri4229 what an incredibly kind and selfless remark ☺️

[@madArt1981]

I’ve had an angry cop put a gun to my face, was lost while SCUBA diving 4 miles out from 9am-6:30 pm. Got rescued as the sun was sinking. Had a junkie put a knife to my gut. Not once did I see “My life pass before my eyes” I did think “How much Will it hurt” and “So this is as far as I go” and “This is it” and I do remember saying goodbye. In that moment you notice the breeze, the smells, sounds, colors and how beautiful everything is. Only when everything was said and done did I breakdown each time

[@terra4291]

My daily dose of "good sadness", thank you.

[@0.0-y8n]

I love the way you've described that🧡

[@farzansheikh1820]

Now thats a good perception

[@astrocosma]

I like to call it sappy

[@anastasistzaras7389]

Nostalgia like

[@johnwallace7841]

Perfect

[@liamsmith5188]

The more you think about life you realize how bitter sweet it is

[@KelvinWKiger]

Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve. The older you get, the harder it hits. Take care 🍀

[@p.k-p4t]

the more u think of it the more confusing it gets

[@orctrihar]

Life is a tragedy yet a epic adventure, it really is a comedy in the end.

[@orctrihar]

I thinks the best way to end questionning life is to go with the ultimate answer : 42

[@orctrihar]

@@KelvinWKiger I disagree with that I turn crazy yes, but atleast I stop to feel bad and stop to Care like that

[@the_mexicanduck134]

I’ve watched every single one of his videos for three years now it’s the best time of my day when I watch his videos

[@lulumoon6942]

Erm... I think you might be missing the point, then, friend 🤔

[@morris9524]

I think it's a small team of people working on pow! But yes they are amazing

[@gavinkempskie8846]

@@lulumoon6942 No he simply appreciates the videos. They are amazing and thought-provoking everytime.

[@ucrain4971]

ive been watching this video every friday for the last 4 years, it has truly helped me

[@guilletiger]

And mine is one of the most difficult ones

[@KristiContemplates]

Wish I could remember the last time my kids asked "Mummy, carry me", the last time they held my hand while walking, the last time they showed me their latest artwork, the last time they told me about a new discovery or friend they made. Rumi - pretend I'm already gone, and love me openly

[@bigboibebop]

Why don’t you reach out to her? Tell her these things? Now is not the time for waiting.

[@sidrixx]

@@bigboibebop it's not that easy bro 🙂👀 Yk that! Only she knows what she is going through ( we can't understand mother's love , only mothers can ). I wish her children see her comment...

[@KristiContemplates]

They're adults. Rumi is a poet from loooong time ago, and I was paraphrasing one of his Poems of Friendship

[@fitemeforanapple7808]

pretend im already gone and love me openly ; its so beautiful, can you tell me which exact poem you're referring to?

[@danieljupiter7223]

​@@KristiContemplatesyou can still hold hands

[@cousin_JACK]

I really needed to hear this. I’ve been very nihilistic lately , I’ve been rude to my parents, cold and distant from siblings, completely detached from the rest of family

[@chrismullin8304]

Many relationships have changed in the last couple years. I call our current stage, “the Great Divide”. Have you noticed an increased amount of people separating, divorce, or no contact? I am seeing it all around me. People are losing their shit.

[@MnemonicHeadTrip]

I’m struggling with the same thing. I can’t help but feel bitter and nostalgic for even just a year ago when I was in high school. I feel constant regret with everything, even stuff I did just this week. I should have spent more time with my parents, and I still need to stop acting so cold and distant.

[@windowsxpp]

@@MnemonicHeadTripsounds like myself. I’ve been extremely nostalgic lately. I don’t know why or what’s going on. I browse google maps to locate a place, and if I take 1 look at my school or my previous workplace or find their images, I get extremely nostalgic to the point of getting teary-eyed and spoiling my mood for the rest of the day. I can’t even listen to music from last year.

[@mistadopeyy]

Life is simply suffering. There is no avoiding that fact.

[@jin_cotl]

@@chrismullin8304 nah it’s only you

[@maxmiller3847]

Remember, you will either have to live with the pain of discipline, with a pain of regret.

[@rivalow2512]

both are temporary phenomena anyway.

[@simonasfaw9450]

Discipline, I like that word 👏🏼

[@ultraultra6726]

Pain is beauty.

[@grimtrigg3r]

False dichotomy

[@netroalex5209]

what

[@intheloopsyute]

the song that plays at 4:50 is called eternalism by ave air if anyone’s wondering

[@kieganmachat9138]

Thank you!

[@jenadams9904]

I lost my dad the day after Father's day this year out of nowhere. He was the rock of my world. Your channel has helped me cope and process his death, not in a better light, but to understand...things and life better. Thank you.

[@simonhagos]

So sorry for your loss :(

[@cookie4578]

Hey Jen. I just lost my Dad, too. In the evening he made dinner for our family and afterwards my Mom drove him to the hospital with chest pain. He never came back.

[@philmomslim526]

Sorry for your loss fam

[@user-vr5zk9ox8d]

Sometimes there really aren’t proper words of solace, there isn’t really the perfect way to offer words of comfort, or a way to find something that makes the pain any better. People will really say the same things over and over, I think people try and acknowledge the way we feel with grief, but it doesn’t really alleviate grieving. There’s not any warmth that can break the cold when we lose someone we really love. It’s like we don’t just lose them, we lose a piece of ourselves. I’m not sure if we ever really get it back, maybe it just feels that way. However, that piece of them still exists within us as long as we carry that memory of them … It’s kinda like in this video, PoW describes the “picture” and how we look at it through the scope of time; we cherish the moments for however long they last, even when the reality is that they’re ever so fleeting. Nonetheless, we still capture it. We still live for the moments. We still remember. Possibly, that’s the hardest part … Remembering. Either way, “what is grief if not love persevering?” (Laura Donney). It’s both a gift and curse, how we love despite knowing time is limited, perhaps that’s why we remember in the first place. That we understand not the truth to life, but hopefully we will have the strength to carry on when we do … That those pieces, even when we think they’re broken, help carry us on to fully and completely put together a complete picture, and maybe that’s when we will have the proper solace, or clarity, or at least … I hope so. Anyway, sorry for the long rant. This is all just to say keep on keeping on Jen. I love you, even if I know not who you are ❤

[@JackRR15]

Honestly I'm sorry but yeah three's nothing to understand. Life is just a sandbox literally everything is all meaningless in the end. Like fr I don't get it. These videos just make it worse.

[@KingdomEFFEX]

*"Today is the youngest you'll ever be..."* Truly, Time is gold.

[@jwgoon]

I'm 45 this year. Never been married. Life has been good. Ups and downs. But right now, I'm truly just grateful that I'm alive and healthy and have a roof over my head and a job that pays my mortgage. My parents are still alive and healthy. As I get older, everyday that I wake up alive and healthy is a blessing that I count for myself now. Merry Christmas everyone ❤️ 🌲

[@portal009]

i hope you find someone

[@instaremergence]

I'm 17 now, I'm very grateful that I watch this video at right time

[@BrainDonors]

Work hard give your best

[@logicake]

Same, I'm 17 years old, too. I guess you enjoy philosophy just like I do. I'm glad that some young people are interested and listen to these kinds of videos. Unlike most people who just survive without knowing how wonderful and mysterious life actually is. Wish you the best.

[@DorkDork69]

You're 4years younger than me. Please do your best if you don’t wanna be 21 sitting listening to this and having constant goosebumps and thinking " how my life could've been"

[@LoveHandle4890]

“The worst thing in life is wasted talent.” -A Bronx Tale.

[@slaterbayliss2280]

@Constantinos Ioannides Hitler wasted his talent of being a good leader on starting a world war and leading a genocide

[@Etrehumain123]

@Constantinos Ioannides No but time yes, and wasting the time of someone that could achieve great things is sad.

[@lumpymilk8280]

The worst thing in the world is the idea that your life was wasted, not the perceived waste itself

[@ultraultra6726]

@@Etrehumain123 sadness is beauty. Embrace it.

[@pyewackett5]

Nothing that is meant for you will ever pass you by. - old Chinese proverb

[@MrJerrytheSlime]

Even though I may not do much with my time off work, I think I’ve found that I’m still enjoying my life how I want. I may stay at home a lot and many would say I’d come to regret it, I would argue that I’m just doing what makes me happy and staying at home sometimes is the best. I may not use my youth to the fullest, but I’m okay with the fact. Live your life how YOU want and never regret it even if nothing was done. Some people just don’t live grand lives and that’s okay because the most important part is that you enjoyed yourself how you wanted.

[@franciscoferraz6788]

As long as you have clarity, that is what matters. If you know yourself well, then you can be fully sure of your actions. It is when people fail to be honest with themselves that they commit folly. Know why you want to do what you do, and fully accept it or move past it into other things, and then you're free... Probably, idk.

[@shalex2O]

@@franciscoferraz6788ide say the best way to understand what you want, to have that “clarity”, is by experiencing, therefore understanding, in this situation, both sides, being out in the world and deciding you would rather stay in.

[@stephkayjay]

This comment resounds, thank you

[@whoaitstiger]

"The shortness of life, so often lamented, may be the best thing about it." Arthur Schopenhauer

[@Will-fr9hg]

Life is only short because we’re forced to spend so much of it doing what we don’t want to do. School, work, etc.

[@montymcneilly]

As a young person, this video has been really inspiring to make the most of what I have while I have the chance. I often find myself looking forward to being older and for what the future holds, but then I also think that one day I’ll look back and wish I could come back to this time. This video has been especially good for that, for being grateful for what I have now, because it won’t last forever.

[@brydie191]

Yes same for me, I’ve watched a lot of videos like this over the years and they’ve really impacted me but I think this one will truly help me get back on track to living a more fulfilled life I hope. How old are you by the way? I’m 17

[@ernestomiguelcredito3777]

I love you for this comment my friend. I envy you for realizing that at an early age. I squandered a good chunk of my younger years, years that I'm still living with my parents. I was eager to grow old, get a job so that I can get away. Now that I'm 34, away from home, about to start my own family, I always long for the time that I still live with my mom and dad. We lived a simple life but they both made sure that we have everything we need, and I failed to recognize that. My parents are now getting old, and we just talk on video calls. I'm trying my best to savour every second that I still have. Goodluck to you.

[@corey2954]

I lost my fiance (29) to a severely aggressive cancer recently and it all came out of nowhere. Totally destroyed me mentally but this video really hit hard. Great job, I am trying to build myself back to be some sort of functional, normal person and this was helpful.

[@dirtynachobuffet]

Whoever the person or people are who make these videos, I sincerely hope you never stop. You are a small spark of light in an otherwise dark world. The philosophers of the times.

[@Mtvnn]

Your content has changed me in ways I never would’ve imagined. Thank you

[@becerrdi]

I remember the first time listening to this while in a walk with my dog about a year or two ago. To say the least, I cried the first time around but had the video on repeat for a bit. I’ve come across this video again at a time where I needed to hear it again. I’m signing up for a Marathon for the summer of 2024, and I’ve decided that the title of this video will be on my “bib” during the event. It holds so much meaning to me and I hope at least one other person during the event can relate to it when they read it.

[@Onxyous]

The way that you’re always able to give meaning to the fragments of life. Thank you for expanding my horizons yet again

[@janisgross]

Sometimes, just living life, embracing and soaking in both the happy and the hard moments, is enough. You don't always have to be the most objectively exciting, outgoing, successful person in the world. Learning to enjoy life no matter what and in all moments as they come and go is one of the greatest accomplishments one can achieve and an incredible act of resilience. Love, Janis ❤️

[@chibiyaten15]

beautifully said 💓

[@opiunn]

regret soon you will realize

[@chibiyaten15]

@@opiunn ok yoda

[@dipaktrivedi1533]

"The picture has been taken" It hit very hard!

[@MrAtthedrivein925]

I am crying as I write this after finishing this video, a kind of beautiful sadness that gives me hope by appreciating this moment. Thank you

[@EE7A]

rarely does the profundity of a youtube video make me stop and evaluate my choices and decisions, and life as a whole; and yet, here i am, watching this channel on my lunch break, thinking over every aspect of my entire existence, wondering what i could and should be doing differently, for both myself and those whom i love. this is some good shit man, and i say this to myself after pretty much every video of yours that ive watched. thank you for doing what you do.

[@yeshayahubensh]

you succeed to explain the harsh, painful truth of life in a way that makes me want to embrace life (average and unperfect as it may be) and live them to the fullest. thank you.

[@PurpleHat__Real]

I feel like this is the subconscious reason people want to have kids They want to grow a life that is filled with the joy and experience yours was, only this time u want to take away the pain from that life and have them live freely and happily I often think abt “if I have kids ima make sure…” but I don’t really want kids I want to fix what I broke I want to experience what I was too afraid to I want to make free what was imprisoned I want to give a life that I was never able to experience to someone else That’s what I really want

[@samusaran7317]

Misery loves company

[@HeatherHolt]

Damn. This brought a tear to my eye. The part about sitting quietly with my partner, light flickering on our faces from the television, is exactly what I’m doing now. Watching my baby play on the floor. It truly is the little things.

[@MK_90X]

Oh man this hits me hard. I watched my grandma die two days ago and felt like a complete failure and disappointment to her... how I wasted the valuable time and never became anything worthy in her eyes. Depression is a black hole that can take away your life, most precious years... I thought I had accepted my fate and grown to embrace this dark friend of mine but now I feel like it was a mistake to surrender.

[@gamerrex5940]

I'm sorry for your loss 💐

[@ramsnation196]

you did the best with what you had🙏keep moving forward

[@obfirmoviatorem]

Thank you for slowly piece by piece trying to complete my view of the world

[@powder_1998]

Can't watch a video from this guy without crying. I love it...

[@WhiteCranK]

Why so weak?

[@guilletiger]

@@WhiteCranK crying is not being weak necessarily...could also be a symbol.of cherish and understanding

[@9agy]

@@WhiteCranK Why so insecure?

[@WhiteCranK]

@@9agy Where am i insecure O.o explain

[@Dhsidhsusjs]

@@WhiteCranK Why do you stream Forza when clearly nobody is interested in you?

[@AdrianaSilva-ce3vw]

Made me cry. I'm just another person trying to get through the rough times and it really spoke to me. Thank you

[@weasel5407]

Me too

[@michaeldaly3254]

This is a beautiful, sad and oddly freeing insight into how we see our lives...or at least, how I see mine. Thankyou Pursuit of Wonder man.

[@jamesbattista1466]

Wow. Succinct, to the point, almost poetic truth. I enjoyed this immensely; thank you for creating it. But I wiped away a tear or two. Sometimes the truth stings.

[@JCespedes81]

You have a very special way of communicating complex/abstract topics and ideas in a way that's both entertaining and thought provoking. I feel like I'm on a soul searching journey every time I sit back and watch your videos. Your work is phenomenal. Just wanted to take some time out of my day to give you the credit that you deserve.

[@alsecen5674]

A stirring video and words for all to ponder, but also, they mean nothing when you have watched your spouse die and realize the only thing that you care about anymore is having that horizon reach you as quickly as possible. If you have loved deeply enough, nothing else matters once you are alone. Memories are painful, regrets innumerable, and time is over.

[@tim_robin]

Just wow. I'm a highschool teacher from Switzerland and I really love to use your videos in class. The discussions that emerge through your creations are always amazing! Thank you very much.

[@Keenonhang]

Love these videos. They kind of snap you out of the foggy malaise we wander around in. Life is so fleeting and we’ll be gone so quick and forgotten forever and yet we fret and worry about so much.

[@wilsonarifin]

I've subscribed to this channel close to 4 years now... Still can't believe the progress that you and the team made is wonderful, always getting better and better. I still feel the same spark now whenever I see this channel upload as it was 4 years ago. Cheers to more self-realization, thought provoking videos!

[@jasonh.8754]

It's good to learn the pain of regret when you're young - it doesn't have to be too harsh, just enough to learn to appreciate life more. They say the worst pain of all is the pain of regret when you're old - no time to right the wrongs, nobody left alive to apologise to 😔.

[@josephmfula6596]

Rest In Peace to everyone who watched your videos for the last time and never returned because they died and we didn’t notice.

[@Waffles4903]

Nostalgia is the best worst emotional state I’ve ever experienced.

[@DorkDork69]

It's addicting

[@Linknelson]

Going through a break up with what I thought would be my life partner, we have been together for 10 years, the craziest thing to think about is each day that passes those times become more of a memory than the day before. Good luck out there

[@rottenbobread]

Life's been flashing before your eyes the whole time.

[@Whats_Goody]

These topics are a slap in the face if you grew up poor or ostracized

[@Grapefruit5000]

This hits hard in the feelings. Thank you for reminding us.

[@AmyFerguson]

Life is constant rebirth. You change and you change and you change. With more and more depth and revelation. More joy and pain than you can ever imagine. What ever you’re thinking now of the future, it’s wrong. Always.

[@spec404]

Love this channel so much Makes me want to study philosophy deeper and deeper

[@NessyMAIN]

Failing often is better than scared to try anything.

[@JohnDoe-ef3wo]

Almost always, I would say!?

[@matthewmast485]

This is one of those videos I routinely come back to every so often for a bit of clarity.

[@Ishangadhavi]

“You understand the concept but it can’t hurt you “

[@andreapaulina113]

what a great moment to have an existencial crisis, I'll never forget this as a moment of nostalgia

[@supermanevil]

You yourself and your memories will be forgotten rip

[@yappycircus]

@@supermanevil obviously everyone will forget u aswell and everyone alive rn will be forgotten and that's okay

[@Vladimir-V-Kondratyev]

I'm really scared of death and this video was a journey! ❤️

[@supertramp02]

You're here today, and if your lucky you will be here tomorrow. Step by step, don't worry to far ahead.

[@martinnunez836]

I’m scared too ngl, but we just have to learn to let go and understand that everything dies. Every ending is a new beginning just like how life itself is a miracle.. 🙂

[@Joosher56]

@@martinnunez836 I mean not really because once you’re dead there aren’t really any more beginnings for you, you’re just dead

[@ultraultra6726]

Death is the most beautiful and honorable gift that we can ever receive. It is the reason why we came here, and it is the only thing that will allow our lives to mean anything. Were you afraid to be born? Maybe. Are you glad that it happened? I hope so. Well, death will be a very similar transition. It is natural to be apprehensive about changing times and new experiences, but don't fear. You will be exactly when, where, and what you are meant to be. Don't judge yourself for it... embrace it in the moment, for all things are temporary, and most things will be remembered as beautiful experiences, that deserve to be valued and even cherished! Stay present, and fearlessly stay true to yourself and your pursuit of joy! Then, when you go to the next series of moments, you'll look back, with no regrets, and know you did it right!

[@austinmurphy6359]

We all are and its ok. Either way its been a hell of a ride.

[@micahwise4212]

This is a very sad way to view life. Time is an illusion, I’m 25 now, some years fly by, others seemly last forever! As time progresses and memories fade it creates space for new memories and also allows old wounds to heal. Imagine the horror of vividly remembering every moment of your life. You can remain wrapped up in the past or you can shed the old and continue reinventing yourself equipped with the lessons you’ve gained. Such as a Phoenix, we too must burn in order to be reborn. The impact your life can have can’t be understated. Don’t waste it with this mindset. Wandering through life as if nothing matters and it’s all slipping through your fingers. Some days you may feel that way but I argue if anything in life is an illusion, it is that. you’re more important than you’ll ever know.

[@davidkaye8712]

Regret is pointless and a waste of time, the decisions you make, good or bad, make you the person you are and give you the knowledge and skill to pass on your wisdom to others. We all remember those certain individuals in life who told us something when we were younger and discarded what they said, only to later in life recall what they said and we say to ourselves they were correct. Never have regeret, its a fools errand.

[@Antonio-xq2hg]

this channel makes me believe the last thing I'll see before my consciousness dissolves after I die will be a blinkist ad

[@Dora.thee.leader]

This was shared to me by a special friend And I'm literally in tears writing this.... I'm so grateful for life and would work on helping myself n fellow young youths ... On Gaining a perfect and memorable moment

[@RetroHalon]

Eventually the shutter closes and the picture has been taken, whether you like it or not the moment is gone and just will forever be in your memory...This video brought me to the tears. Thank you for what you do.

[@Kazuma11290]

Even after the picture is taken, there's only so long to appreciate it before it too fades away.

[@markus445]

This is your best video so far. It made me tear up because you have put all my thoughts about life and time into words...

[@EliasVisualProductions]

My gosh bro… way to kill the mood… but definitely needed… thank you for what you do!

[@Mo_41258]

I lost a friend two years ago, it so sudden.. one day i woke up and heard the new that he just died of heart attack or something… Just like that, like a snap and then he is gone forever. After that incident I become to realise how short our life is. “Eventually, you will do everything for a last time” Never know that messages i sent to him days before will be the last. At his funeral, I look at his remain for the last time and thought “Yeah, life is just like that, it will run pass you before you even notice”

[@pitchypunk]

The video was so captivating that I watched it the day it came out and remembered every word so well that hours later, I could narrate it perfectly, despite only watching it once.

[@zeno7903]

The curse of nostalgia. I have thought of this so many times before. Why do I tend to remember only the good things from a certain phase of my life no matter how bad it was overall. I thought its human nature to only remember the good things and damn right it is. The curse of nostalgia , beautifully coined.

[@jhill.7216]

This is so true for me being 23 years old I can say for a fact this is true , looking back on high school and middle school and now my adulthood and also I’m almost done with college

[@PurpYoshii]

you are still a baby

[@the_expidition427]

Perspective is a wild thing

[@utente1489]

@@PurpYoshii how

[@ScoutmanTC]

You’re entering the prime of your youth. These next few years will arguably be the most important. I just turned 28 and remember 23 like it was yesterday. All the best

[@tinambalienhle7691]

Me too 🙂

[@undeaniabletruths5551]

I love your stuff. Always thought provoking. This one especially touched me. In January I start my 3rd bonus year. Initial diagnosis of stage 4 cancer had my expiration date of January 2020. I have learned in the last 4 years that there is only this moment, good or bad. I focus an noticing them for they are my life.

[@clockworkdeath935]

So what I got from this is “time is finite live life to the fullest.” But dragged on for 6-7 minutes… amazing

[@mikeayia8819]

The world is listening thank you again , we are all the creation of stars

[@ivar4355]

everything talked about inside this video has already blown through my mind 3 times by 10am on a monday Its a pain to live

[@FPJourney]

Regret is something we all feel in some regard. Learning to harness regret, whatever that means, should be of utmost importance.

[@b_retro8211]

Anything can be harvested, but should we?

[@justaguy2961]

Ive said it before and I'll say it again. I NEED A PODCAST WITH YOUR AMAZINGLY SOOTHING VOICE AND THESE INTELLEGENTALLY INDEPTH PHILOSOPHY VIDEOS!

[@meierlinksd4996]

Ah, the channel with the constant existential crises. I have spoken about some of these things elsewhere. I might as well do it here more directly. The last shutter snap of my life has already happened long ago. I am nothing more than a corpse awaiting its death. I never did anything with my life. I always ran away from every challenge or risk. Every time I ever took responsibility for anything, it was always a disaster or became a disaster, and nothing came out right. I was, am, and always be a coward and will die a cowardly death. I have never grown up. I realize there is a part of me that never wanted to. I could never understand nor enforce any structure or discipline in life, because I am also extremely stubborn and obstinate. Sarcastically, I love the quote popping up all over the place that is: "You either live with the pain of discipline or the pain of regret". Perhaps they do not realize that due to genetics or other factors, for some, there is no option. In a real strict family, the person will have no regrets because they were born in fire and never knew a day without discipline. Or, like me, the other way around, and has no ability nor mindset to even try any discipline. I cannot let go of anything. I also do not forget (at least events but not necessarily good at remembering things for tests when I was in school ages ago). And that has also led my mind to constantly torture itself as to what I should and should not have done. No, I do not think most people have a talent. Most people, in truth, are boring, insipid, and have no scientific talent or creative genius. They just merely exist. At best, people have children, hoping one day someone in the family line will become a "great person". All of this is just another con game to say, "follow your passion, find your true talent!" That is laughable. I am north of 40. I never had a career, just odd jobs. I lost any nerve to pursue anything more, knowing I did not have the intelligence, will, or mindset/attitude for it. I have never married. Only had one girlfriend my entire life, and that was in desperation. Never asked someone out. And it is way too late to try now, especially to learn things I should have seen, learned, and understood decades ago. I do not have any children, thank God. I want my family line to end. For yes ... I wish I was never born. Life would be somewhat better if a lot of us were not born and pollute humanity and our planet. I wish Death to finally take me so that at least the elements and molecules needed to create me were returned to their proper place. I have stolen them long enough. The only thing I can say or do is two things. First, is to say to the rest of the world: "You are so lucky. You are rational and strong. You made it through various times. You created some place for yourself. You should be rewarded." And second, that I and others like me are merely instruments, examples of what not to do in life, to teach and shield your children from. When I think and say that, I tend to think of the scene in Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" between the Ghost of Christmas Present and Scrooge. It is when the Ghost parts his robe showing two waifish and emaciated children, Ignorance and Want, with the word "Doom" written on their brows. The idea is repeated with the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come at Scrooge's grave. In both cases, the effect is the same to which I am screaming out loud to the rest of the world, "Don't become me! Do anything else but not this! Heed my warning and do not go down this same path. Leave now and save yourselves!" An extremely self-loathing creature. For yes, the only thing I will allow myself to be called is a creature. Something created, forced into being. But I am not and was not a human being nor a person. A person means to relate to another, which I was incapable of doing. So, this creature salutes you and says "good luck", since you were always better than me. It was always to be this way.

[@RetroHalon]

Thanks for sharing your experience. To err is to be a human. Even a criminal is a human. We are a species granted the curse/blessing of self analysis. Your capacity to comprehend & self critique already shows that you are self aware beyond any ordinary being. Its a part of show. Try to find a solace in being human in all its shame & glory. Your not alone with these thoughts & life. A fellow human.

[@CDM416]

Cool story bro

[@henloworld514]

you could be a great writer. maybe try spending your time writing books and you may yet have a purpose to live

[@Ethiopian_Kids]

Oh my God!! this is your talent. You are a great writer

[@BennieVredestein]

Love you bro

[@rarebirdjones]

I have gleaned a great deal from photograph paper as a metaphor in psychology; how every experience imprints and relatively is seen through the imprint of all the things we’ve seen before. Some spots get over exposed, and so on. Thanks- poetic as anything as always

[@lucas-uq1vr]

This video pierced into my heart like a thorn complete reality

[@BrainDead235]

Your videos always hit different. Thank you my friend.

[@harmony331000]

😭This one hurts at my age lol I’m cryin my eyes out but so happy I told my kids to please take the vacation trip they are on right now lol! Thank you, this one got me in the feels bad today, in a good way lol🥰✌️

[@Jay._22]

damn that was insanely deep i feel weird watching these videos for the first time but somehow it’s helping me it’s super deep for me🤝🏽

[@Veilzlol]

Gratitude for the gift of life is the solution to many of life's problems. Whether it be good or bad, we all had the chance to experience something profound, It's easy to forget that.

[@vrajthakkar6454]

I cannot be grateful enough for being able to see this video. Thank you so much!

[@LoveHandle4890]

One of the most important videos of all time.

[@nuwanda2702]

Carpe Diem, Sieze the day is still my favorite quote. Just like the video said. It doesn't mean making big and crazy decisions. Just appreciate that day given to you and make the most out of it. You'll never know when's the last time you're gonna be doing that thing.

[@HouseHoldAdventures]

jesus christ, thats the most beautiful video ive watched on youtube. Bravo

[@monkdab1654]

Ok soon going to be fifteen and now my perspective changed from a never ending joy ride to a countdown to the inevitable where I'll miss all the tiny little things that I take for granted everyday of my life. Every moment I do something I don't live in the moment I'm always thinking ahead and what's happening next, I want to stop that but I can't each time I try I just think about how I'm going to live in the present later because I've got a school assignment or a chore to do so I don't get to enjoy the moment. I wanted to say all of this because I know tomorrow I'll forget about this with my terrible memory so before I go I want to thank you for this rare moment to be able to live in the present for once.

[@TheNeonRabbit]

Good thing I watched this. I wasn't nearly depressed enough.

[@ttocselbag5054]

I think of each of the times I picked up, and cuddled my little children in my arms. At the time, I was unaware that moment would be the last … The realization that it is poignant, remains fierce!! ❤️

[@savasavkovic7228]

This is one of the most powerful videos you have ever made, and there are plenty. Amazing, loved this one

[@ttocselbag5054]

I so relate. At age 60, I find myself reflecting back on what was … , and what could have been! Sad, melancholy, and regretful? Perhaps, but I helped to create children to take it all forward. 🙏😊🙏

[@brightbulb9778]

No regrets. The body I am animating has experienced the highest of highs, the lowest of lows. No regrets. I am here for the experience. The experience could end this day, or not. I am now in peace aware I lived a life full of awesome, consciousness expanding experiences.

[@zerodegreescelsius]

I think that this video hits the hardest out of all that you have made so far.

[@scfatal]

Who are you? Your videos are perfect to the mindset that I should, or want to at least, be following and their timing is impeccable. This is the best one yet...thank you, whoever you are.

[@aishwaryaganesh8765]

Well life is beautiful......... Live it to the fullest and have an amazing time

[@jackphillips2874]

THIS IS IT. THANK YOU

[@PriceyTomato]

This video may have triggered an existential crisis in me. But the analogy of a shutter capturing our entire life in one picture on our last days to show all these years burned down to what we were on our last days is bittersweet. In the end its a life just like everyone else. Some will be remembered centuries, some will be quickly forgotten. But only you yourself will be your lifetime partner. Life is more about how you learn to live with yourself more than with the people and environment around you. In the end you'll be in your head in your life saying it goodbye.

[@hegyesmaugli]

idk music and arts kept a huge part of my youthful playfulness within me and I can't be more thankful for that, since it always helped me with my creativity and in my everyday life, most specifically in social connections. However, only in the past months I've realised how important it is to love the process, because with only goals in mind, one can not and probably will not get far in whatever they are doing. Or maybe they'll do, but the road to that place will feel way too long and depressing, instead of feeling like a journey and an adventure. I think this is kinda what we, as humans, forgot about and could be the root of almost all of our problems.

[@amuaiz]

Perfect video for me at 39yo, good job making me feel worse about aging

[@MrProAntagonist]

These usually don’t make me weep. Thank you.