{"id":210455,"date":"2020-02-15T01:52:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-15T09:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=210455"},"modified":"2020-02-15T11:24:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-15T19:24:40","slug":"whats-your-supreme-life-task","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/15\/whats-your-supreme-life-task\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Your Supreme Life Task?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your life is short and uncertain. The question is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>What do I consider my supreme life task \u00e2\u20ac\u201d a life task I consider worthy of myself?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VIDEO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is Your Supreme Life Task?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UL91zMK8ObA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AUDIO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/erickim\/episodes\/What-is-Your-Supreme-Life-Task-eart0u\">PODCAST<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The antidote to nihilism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nihilism says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>There is no God! There is no fate! There is no afterlife! There is no heaven and hell! Thus, life isn&#8217;t worth living. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I say: this nihilistic line of thinking is actually our ultimate savior. It means we can do anything, pursue anything, and become anything we desire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then &#8220;gun to your head&#8221; thinking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>If someone pointed a gun to your head, and you were given a second chance in life, what would you devote your life to? What would you consider your supreme life task, which you wouldn&#8217;t compromise for anything? <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"210559\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/876fdc01-fb45-4c2e-a64d-85267df2ce1c\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/876FDC01-FB45-4C2E-A64D-85267DF2CE1C.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>My photos, videos, words, music, poems, and ideas. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also of course my future hypothetical children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus from a pragmatic perspective, the best use of my life is to maximize my artistic and philosophical creation, and also train my future children according to my own image and values. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" data-attachment-id=\"209508\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/p1427332-selfie\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1427332-selfie-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DC-G9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1581566305&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"P1427332 selfie\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1427332-selfie-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1427332-selfie-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1440&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1427332-selfie-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 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It is something in which you&#8217;re willing to devote your entire life, soul, and being into. It is something you&#8217;d devote yourself to everyday, without fatigue, boredom&#8211;in a spirit of joy, fun, and play!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treat today like your last day and first day! <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" data-attachment-id=\"202142\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eyes-eric-kim-jpg-inverse-red-crimson-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eyes-eric-kim.jpg-inverse-RED-CRIMSON.jpg?fit=2500%2C1667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1667\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;RICOH GR III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1578673458&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Selfie eyes eric kim.jpg inverse RED CRIMSON\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eyes-eric-kim.jpg-inverse-RED-CRIMSON.jpg?fit=2500%2C1667&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eyes-eric-kim.jpg-inverse-RED-CRIMSON.jpg?resize=2500%2C1667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Selfie\" class=\"wp-image-202142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eyes-eric-kim.jpg-inverse-RED-CRIMSON.jpg?w=2500&amp;ssl=1 2500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eyes-eric-kim.jpg-inverse-RED-CRIMSON.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eyes-eric-kim.jpg-inverse-RED-CRIMSON.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eyes-eric-kim.jpg-inverse-RED-CRIMSON.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eyes-eric-kim.jpg-inverse-RED-CRIMSON.jpg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Live as if today were your last day in life, but also your first day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Treat each day like you were a child and beginner. What would you be excited to do today? What would you be excited to pursue next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, if today were your last day on planet earth, what would you regret NOT attempting, NOT doing more of? What would you regret not attempting more of?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let this guide you forwards and upwards to the heights! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your life is short and uncertain. 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