Life is Short 2: Finding Direction.

This is a post full of ramblings from a guy who is selfishly trying to make sense of own direction and future.

I once went to one of those startup conferences, where they're all about the good vibes and can-do attitude. And in one of those Q&A sessions, I asked an experienced engineer, what he thought the meaning of life was.

He answered, like a true system architect/analyst, "Define your specifications for life".

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You know what I like?

When I was 1, I really liked bashing things, flipping things over, crying and crawling. I did a lot of crying as a baby. Walking was not my strong suite.

When I was 2, I liked to walk, laugh and eat.

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Space

I want to go to space. You know, just to see how big the universe is. Because I can never quite understand just how small I am relative to the universe, yet at the same time, be capable of observing it, and having it in my mind.

Vacations

I want to have vacations every 3 months, no matter how short they are.

Money.

I want to make enough to never have to work for income ever again. That's it.

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OK, the above is getting complicated. Let's get a framework.

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Food.

I want to eat out about half the time. The rest of the time, I want to cook or sit down with the family.
I will always prefer extreme spicy, because it excites my pleasure centers.

Career.

I'm quite sure I'll always want to do something related to tech.
The question will be "Tech Plus What?"

Air.

I demand that my air be fit to breathe indefinitely.

Death.

I intend to live to the average female life expectancy, which is about 90 or so.
Because males just live too short.

I intend to die well. Not old and toothless in bed, but at the height of some experience.

Sex.

I don't have goals here. I choose spontaneity.

Of course, sex for making more copies of my genes sounds awesome. All my little strands of DNA agree. I would also accept biotech alternatives.

Legacy.

Awfully gloomy here isn't it?

My ego would really like it if I cared, but I did a lot of soul searching and came to a unanimous conclusion...no. I don't care at all what happens after I die.



TBC...