The Function Of Life: Life Is Full Of Problems

Life is full of problems. As a matter of fact, life is entirely composed of problems. The only reason you do anything is to solve problems. Eating, sleeping, and working all stem from one of two problems. One is self preservation, and the other is to preserve the rest of your species. There are multiple needs for each, so each problem stems into multiple. The ends of the branches are trivial things, and the closer you get to the root, the more important the problems get.

Although it is natural to want to preserve yourself, there are people who devote most of their time to the furtherance of the human race; people like Mother Theresa, Elon Musk, and pretty much anybody who sacrifices most of their time and energy for the furtherance of others. You musn’t die, however, since you are also part of your species. That would also prevent you from helping more people. But living extravagantly is not ideal. The other option is to serve only yourself, which is also viable. It is your instinct and your purpose. Although most people are in between those two, I will be discussing the way to solve your problems …show more content…
If you are trying to preserve yourself, selfishness is generally frowned upon. You need to make sure that people don’t see your true goal. This can be accomplished by expressing popular beliefs as your own, dressing nicely, and giving donations to charity that don’t majorly affect you. Doing things like this will cause people to like or respect you, making it much easier to gain support, or just as a witness to your character should it ever be in question. But if you are taking the more selfless path, this is also important. You could help the most people in the world and never get any publicity, which would allow you to get more funds and support to accomplish your goal. You do not have to hide your main goal, but you may have to hide any means that would be frowned