I was watching this film about a man who talked about different people who came by a coffee shop. There was an old man, a homeless man, a perverted man and the pink man (you can research about him in google) If you would notice, these people are totally different in the way they have lived their lives and it made me think of something about class last Thursday.
The main discussion was about existence and how one can prove he/she existed with his/ her lived experiences. How does this related to the video above? These people mentioned have lived differently which resulted to how they are at that particular moment. In a way, it shows how much experience can affect one’s existence. According to the narrator, “…I can sort of understood them in a weird kind of way.” He mentioned possible scenarios about how he could be that kind of person had he lived differently. In here, the mentioned experiences kind of reminded me about the different people around me. We each are currently living different experiences. There are people who are happy now but there are also people who are sad. There are people who are angry but there are also people who are guilty. In a way, I can relate to these people. I have experienced happiness, loneliness, anger and guilt. But this relation made me realize something. I’m sure even great people like Mahatma Gandhi have experience these feelings. Does it mean that my mere existence can actually mean something?
It now brings me to the questions that I usually ask myself, “Why am I here? Why do I have to exist in this world? What is my purpose in life? Do I even have a purpose in life?” Basically, it questions my own existence. But it also brings about new questions like “Do people still want me here? Am I actually affecting some other life or none at all?” These questions now connect to other people. In a way, it makes me think about the people around me and whether my existence is important enough. Other people say that we exist to affect another person’s life whether big or small. It actually reminds me of the Butterfly Theory. In this theory, it explains that even a small butterfly can affect the world by its choice of flying to the left or the right. If only the existence and choices of a mere butterfly affect the world, does it mean that even my existence and choices can affect the world? I hope so.
