Philosophical Sayings.

Today in class I heard a quote that stuck to me, "No man is an island." I agree with this to the fullest. I am the type of person who wants to be independent and loves doing everything myself but, even though I may not want to, there are times where I just have to bite the bullet and ask for help. We live in an interdependent world, as I did state in an earlier blog. If we were to go to the woods and try to live alone without anyone, which I believe Thoreau tried to do, we wouldn't survive. Humans are social animals, relying on others to reproduce, talk to, help, and just be around. Though it is hard for me to be around people due to my introverted personality I know I have to be.
Another thing that I have been thinking about for quite awhile is, since we, as humans, are suppose to define themselves and our life, why is it said that life is pointless and absurd. Doesn't that mean we are making it pointless, since we have the power to do what we want. I , at many times, had said "I'm bored", and I am sure you have to, but aren't we just making ourselves bored? Don't we have the power to make our lives exciting? On this topic I want to talk about Nietzsche. He describes the "routine" life of someone who wakes up, goes to work, comes home, showers, watch TV, go to bed (just to do the same thing the next day) as wasting life. How is that wasting life? People have to make a living don't they? Also, I am almost positive that the same thing doesn't happen in the same order everyday. This is why I do not like his theories and many other theories of philosophers. They love to generalize and try to make it seem like every one is the same Everyone is evil, everyone is naturally good, everyone has lives that are absurd! I just don't understand , and I don't think I ever will.