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Whats the hype behind all this new year ish?
Posted by tiziani
Thanks for killing my goldfish.
Was tasty thoe.
Posted by notafollower
Seriously and enjoy the fireworks and get togethers and all - but i dont get what people are celebrating. Whats there to celebrate about an upcoming year? Do people really think their lives are gonna change overnight making all these new yrs resolutions and crap. Lol
If you didnt manage to get your shit done in 2015 , 2016 is not going to be any diff.
Celebrate real accomplishments not the end of a mere calendar.
Then again, just an excuse for people to get wasted & spend the money they dont have on shit they dont need.
Of course nothing changes overnight with the change of a calendar year. Like you say it's just an excuse to get together, celebrate, laugh and spend some bucks. Many people enjoy this. That's all there is to it really.
Really in a sense living isn't easy. Just being the sperm and egg that got to make the exact baby you turned out to be was near impossible. Every year millions of people die, yet you still stand. Its about just taking a moment to appreciate life imo.
My thoughts exactly. What are we celebrating? Is a year really a precise measure of time?
Everyone has their own rythm, some cycles of life last months, others years, maybe 5 years, maybe 10, or 20, or 50....
It all depends. A year on it's own and for everybody...no meaning.
Other years it was a sign that I made it through the year. It also signaled that it was time to get et ready for the summer and travel plans. This new years is miserable though.
wait you mean new years aren't magical?
fuck
I've been lied to for 30 years of my life.
Posted by starwars
ITS FUNN TO CELEBRATE IT! YOU DONT KNOW WHATS COMING AT YOU IN 2016 BUT YOURE EXCITED ABOUT IT AND I REALLY AM. I HAVE LOTS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO DO IN 2016
AND ITS NICE BECAUSE EVERYONE IS DRESSED UP AND GLITTERY
AND I CANT WAIT FOR THURSDAY TO COME TO GO ROAD TRIPPING
Why do we celebrate thanksgiving or Easter? Why do we mourn death? Why is up, up and down, down? All arbitrary human constructs based off what we decide to place value on as a culture and what we've come to a consensus as a society.
Posted by starlover
Posted by bricklemark
My thoughts exactly. What are we celebrating? Is a year really a precise measure of time?
Everyone has their own rythm, some cycles of life last months, others years, maybe 5 years, maybe 10, or 20, or 50....
It all depends. A year on it's own and for everybody...no meaning.
......celebrating being alive
That is something to celebrate
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Yes the temporal element was what l talked about...why once a year?
Also, once you're dead you know nothing. So it's really stupid actually.
Posted by bricklemark
Posted by starlover
Posted by bricklemark
My thoughts exactly. What are we celebrating? Is a year really a precise measure of time?
Everyone has their own rythm, some cycles of life last months, others years, maybe 5 years, maybe 10, or 20, or 50....
It all depends. A year on it's own and for everybody...no meaning.
......celebrating being alive
That is something to celebrate
Yes the temporal element was what l talked about...why once a year?
Also, once you're dead you know nothing. So it's really stupid actually.click to expand
Exactly what i was thinking
Posted by SensitiveBlues
You and my Scorpio brother should date he went b on and on about how superficial New York new years eve was and how ppl were kissing on camera how fake that sheet was...He's like there's no real passion in the world anymore it's all for show.
We prob should. Hard to find people who can see past all that bs nowadays
Being alive is a blessing.
Because.some people who need a fresh, new.beginning. a time stamp on when they will START to make some serious changes, goals...and the beginning.of the year is good for that. Gotta begin somewhere right?
Stop being such a kill joy scrooge. 😛
Posted by SensitiveBlues
You and my Scorpio brother should date he went b on and on about how superficial New York new years eve was and how ppl were kissing on camera how fake that sheet was...He's like there's no real passion in the world anymore it's all for show.
More so on social media imo.
On those live coverages, you gotta give what people want to see for the show, so I get it.
Posted by starlover
Posted by bricklemark
Posted by starlover
Posted by bricklemark
My thoughts exactly. What are we celebrating? Is a year really a precise measure of time?
Everyone has their own rythm, some cycles of life last months, others years, maybe 5 years, maybe 10, or 20, or 50....
It all depends. A year on it's own and for everybody...no meaning.
......celebrating being alive
That is something to celebrate
Yes the temporal element was what l talked about...why once a year?
Also, once you're dead you know nothing. So it's really stupid actually.
...but what about the people around you...family.....it isn't all about us, we have others to think about it
i lost all mine and it is a huge shock to the system
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I have zero family.
Posted by starlover
Posted by bricklemark
Posted by starlover
Posted by bricklemark
Posted by starlover
Posted by bricklemark
My thoughts exactly. What are we celebrating? Is a year really a precise measure of time?
Everyone has their own rythm, some cycles of life last months, others years, maybe 5 years, maybe 10, or 20, or 50....
It all depends. A year on it's own and for everybody...no meaning.
......celebrating being alive
That is something to celebrate
Yes the temporal element was what l talked about...why once a year?
Also, once you're dead you know nothing. So it's really stupid actually.
...but what about the people around you...family.....it isn't all about us, we have others to think about it
i lost all mine and it is a huge shock to the system
I have zero family.
What happened to your Scorp mother you talked of
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We don't talk, obviously.
Duh
Posted by magnetoreborn
Posted by bricklemark
Posted by starlover
Posted by bricklemark
Posted by starlover
Posted by bricklemark
My thoughts exactly. What are we celebrating? Is a year really a precise measure of time?
Everyone has their own rythm, some cycles of life last months, others years, maybe 5 years, maybe 10, or 20, or 50....
It all depends. A year on it's own and for everybody...no meaning.
......celebrating being alive
That is something to celebrate
Yes the temporal element was what l talked about...why once a year?
Also, once you're dead you know nothing. So it's really stupid actually.
...but what about the people around you...family.....it isn't all about us, we have others to think about it
i lost all mine and it is a huge shock to the system
I have zero family.
youre lying.
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Nope
Posted by ramengirl
Posted by bricklemark
Posted by starlover
Posted by bricklemark
My thoughts exactly. What are we celebrating? Is a year really a precise measure of time?
Everyone has their own rythm, some cycles of life last months, others years, maybe 5 years, maybe 10, or 20, or 50....
It all depends. A year on it's own and for everybody...no meaning.
......celebrating being alive
That is something to celebrate
Yes the temporal element was what l talked about...why once a year?
Also, once you're dead you know nothing. So it's really stupid actually.
I think you're under the assumption that celebrations of life do not happen throughout the year...which is false. Life is celebrated when people die, when your spending the holidays with your family, when you look into your beloveds eyes on valentines day and thank God or whomever you worship that you're blessed with such love.
No one knows what you will uncover once you die...but that's part of the mystery. Š Also it's rather ironic that you said that on an Astrology website when astrology speaks of reincarnation and how our past zodiac signs carry over to the next.
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No one knows why they celebrate. It's a tradition that gives idiots a chance not to think, just act on impulse with no reasons, no philosophy, no idea about life or anything at all.
Posted by ramengirl
Posted by bricklemark
Posted by ramengirl
Posted by bricklemark
Posted by starlover
Posted by bricklemark
My thoughts exactly. What are we celebrating? Is a year really a precise measure of time?
Everyone has their own rythm, some cycles of life last months, others years, maybe 5 years, maybe 10, or 20, or 50....
It all depends. A year on it's own and for everybody...no meaning.
......celebrating being alive
That is something to celebrate
Yes the temporal element was what l talked about...why once a year?
Also, once you're dead you know nothing. So it's really stupid actually.
I think you're under the assumption that celebrations of life do not happen throughout the year...which is false. Life is celebrated when people die, when your spending the holidays with your family, when you look into your beloveds eyes on valentines day and thank God or whomever you worship that you're blessed with such love.
No one knows what you will uncover once you die...but that's part of the mystery. Š Also it's rather ironic that you said that on an Astrology website when astrology speaks of reincarnation and how our past zodiac signs carry over to the next.
No one knows why they celebrate. It's a tradition that gives idiots a chance not to think, just act on impulse with no reasons, no philosophy, no idea about life or anything at all.
Š That's very condescending. Celebrations have been apart of mankind for centuries. From ancient civilizations to modern ones. I'm curious: what is your reason for being on this site, which is devoted to philosophy about the stars and how they influence life?
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Im just stating the facts, if it's condescending that's because of you...
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Seriously and enjoy the fireworks and get togethers and all - but i dont get what people are celebrating. Whats there to celebrate about an upcoming year? Do people really think their lives are gonna change overnight making all these new yrs resolutions and crap. Lol
If you didnt manage to get your shit done in 2015 , 2016 is not going to be any diff.
Celebrate real accomplishments not the end of a mere calendar.
Then again, just an excuse for people to get wasted & spend the money they dont have on shit they dont need.