Panay hanap ng rason.

Baka pagod lang, pero nakakaumay kapag paulit-ulit na lang.

Eat. Work. Wash. Sleep.

Pwede na ito kahit napagpaliban mo na ang sariling alaga.

Good standing on your trivial scoreboard of survival.

Binubuhay ka, kaya walang problema.

Keep the cycle going, as it is what keeps you going.

Masayang eksena? Hindi na kailangang isipin.

Happiness can't make you live a life of "living".

Mamaya na 'yan. May next time pa naman.

Let them have their own moment. Your time will come.

Sunod sa daloy na sinasabayan ng karamihan.

There's nothing wrong with it in your eyes, as the masses seem to approve of it.

Ito ang utos – pakigawa na lang kuno.

Complaining and questioning are for the weak.

Mahina ka ba?

Nope. Not in the face of the people you look up to because you thought they wanted what was good for you.

Ulit-ulitin lang ito sa bawat aspeto ng buhay mo.

Until you luckily snap and wonder about the sense of the given script.

Tama ba kahit iba na ang tama sa'yo?

Saktong Daloy

Boredom enters the room if the task at hand is too easy for us.

Kapag sobrang hirap naman na lagpas na talaga sa kakayahan natin, pagkabalisa naman ang dumadalaw.

The balance between the two creates what we call "flow".

Saktong hirap na kaya nating banatan sa kakayahang mayroon tayo.

It's good for us, most of the time.

Kaso yung panahon na yon, parang napapanahon na lang.

This sweet spot of anxiety and boredom is also being used against us even without us knowing it.

Pakonswelong abot-tulong sa masa para hindi magreklamo sa aberyang nangyayari.

Pasahod na sapat para makaraos ka lang sa araw-araw.

Pautang na alok na mukhang mababa ang interes para ulitin mong gawin.

They are not phases anymore.

We reached the point of enjoying our chosen misery.

Kung dati ay mahirap makaahon, ngayon ay pinadali namang lumubog.

• Discounts and sales to make you spend more.
• Dagdag alalahanin sa kabilang dako ng mundo na wala ka namang dapat pakialaman.
• Freedom that is only allowed within the scope of your employer.

Kaya maraming gustong tumakas.

The eagerness is boiling.

Sa lahat ng nagawa niya hanggang sa puntong ito, ito naman ba talaga ang pinakapunto?

If life is what you live for, then is it a life worth living?

Counter Phrase

Okay. Hindi na ito bagong dilema.

Even great thinkers of the past have already tackled this.

Nasama na rin ang pampagana sa mga palabas at propaganda.

And that is the meaning of life.

Na mas lalong mabigat na usapan sa mga taong gustong makawala sa kani-kanilang posas.

Not only in the literal sense of imprisonment, but also in a psychological chain.

Oo krisis.

The personal ones:

• Trabahong hindi maalisan
• Karelasyong hindi maiwanan
• Pangangailangang hindi masustentuhan
• Nakaraang hindi malimutan
• Gulong hindi masolusyunan

Different flavors that question various situations.

"Ito na ba talaga 'yon?"

"Is this what they call destiny?"

Lahat ay papunta sa mala-mahiwagang tanungan.

It's good to question something, as it can be the start of change.

Pangit din naman na hindi mo kuwestiyunin ang mga bagay-bagay at baka panay sunod ka na lang.

But at this point, maybe the question is not worth answering.

Hindi dahil suko na tayo o ipagpapabahala na lang ang sagot.

It's more of seeing the question that is not supposed to be a question.

Kasi ang sagot na lalabas ay wala rin naman talagang kalaman-laman.

If there is one, it only burdens and slows your progress.

At isa diyan na sa tingin kong alam mo nang paparating ay:

"What's the meaning of life?"

A classic question that can be answered in many different ways.

Ang sagot dito ay pwedeng ikaw, sila, o partikular na grupo ang makikinabang.

They cover it with the "greater good", which later can make the collective greater at the expense of the individual.

Sumasabit na rin sa pagsagot sa tanong na 'yan ang mga nang-aakit sa tenga natin.

Good to hear but mostly bad to taste.

Napapalitan ang atensyon dahil sa sagad na paglalagay ng drama.

"Offering my life to you."

"Ikaw ang dahilan ng buhay ko."

The subject here is not limited to a person; it can also be a group.

Alam mo na siguro yung mga pwedeng grupo na tinutukoy ko (malaki ka na).

This overromanticization dilutes our clarity of thought again.

Kaya may magandang ilapag din sa usapan natin na kaharap na tanong:

What if there is no meaning to life?

Munting Tabig

Relax ka muna saglit.

I know this point may be delicate for some.

Lalo na sa mga taong nabuhay nang matagal na hawak ang dahilan para umusad.

We have to be careful here as it can trigger real darkness in someone, which can lead to irreversible consequences.

Pero, hindi kita gagawing "baby" dito kasi baka mas maalam ka pa sa akin.

If this is more than a bad week, talk to someone or handwrite it down — whatever gets it out of your head.

The concern we have here is the context of "meaning" itself.

Ang pinakapunto naman ay bakit kailangan nating bigyan ng rason.

Yes. We know we are the most intelligent species (as far as what our perception can reach).

Kaso nga lang, tayo rin ang madamdamin sa nasabing grupo.

And this attempt to answer the meaning of life is a push for emotionality, not rationality.

Hindi ito dahil wala tayong pakialam sa nararamdaman ng bawat isa.

We consider that – that's why I have to mention it again and again because our society is too emotional right now.

Nililimitahan tayo ng paghahanap ng rason para gawin ang gusto talaga nating gawin.

I'm not sure if someone already told you, but you can do what you want without giving meaning to it.

Yes. Sure. You can say the meaning of doing it is because you want it.

Hindi 'yon ang ibig sabihin; rason ang tawag doon.

Doon pa lang sablay na agad.

Various words should clear our understanding. Unfortunately, most of them tend to confuse us in a subtle way.

'Yong nasabi kong "progress" kanina? Ito na 'yon.

Hindi ka makaabante kasi panay ang pag-iisip ng motibo muna bago mo gawin ang imbotido (kudos to those who get the reference).

In your search for it, you let yourself be persuaded by someone who can give you the most beautiful answer.

Hindi ito pabanguhan ng sagot kasi hindi naman natin talaga kailangang sagutin sa umpisa pa lang.

Those biographies, speeches, or quotes are all just guides from those who lived that life themselves.

Hindi sagot ang mga 'yon sa talagang hinihanap mo.

Meaning is now the placeholder for a piece of propaganda you're made to believe in.

Kaya ang bilis mong maloko kasi sa kaloob-looban mo, gusto mong lokohin ka niya.

Then later, once the damage has been done, you will again give it "meaning" and, worse, repeat it.

Gawin mo kung anong gusto mo.

If you don't know what you want, just do something.

Mag-aral ka.

School is not always equal to learning.

Learning is learning. Simple as that.

Kabado tayo kasi hindi natin alam ang susunod na mga eksena.

We are confident because, on some level, we know what will happen even if we're not 100% sure.

Anong pinagkaiba?

Awareness and comprehension.

Pwedeng nalaman mo o napagdaanan mo.

Different roots, same outcome.

Ang sinasabi mong nawalan ka na ng saysay nang mawala ang isang bagay o tao sa iyo.

It's on you. You gave too much meaning to things outside of yourself.

Ang mga ugali natin sa mga napag-usapan natin dito ay iba-iba.

Some people will take this as a light toward possibilities.

May iba naman na manghihina kasi nakaasa lagi sa ideyang dapat may ibig sabihin ang lahat.

You have to experience both to develop enough sympathy and empathy.

Paano mo makukuha 'yong para sa'yo kung hihinto ka na dito?

Even if it's packed with ups and downs, at least it's something that is yours.

Hayaan mo na silang magkagulo sa paghabol sa hinahanap-hanap nilang kahulugan ng buhay.

As long as it doesn't harm others, do what you want.

Alam kong hindi posible kapag may mga bayarin kang nakaabang.

Do the needed work – no one will actually come to help you at this point.

Abala lahat sa kani-kanilang pantasya.

"Maybe the problem isn't that we haven't found the meaning of life. Maybe we're unnecessarily assuming life requires one."

Simple lang naman talaga dapat; pinapakumplikado lang natin.

- Mark Galvez

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