How To Waste Your Life & Never Be Happy (A Short Story)
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A short animated story about a man's search for happiness. On his journey, he looks everywhere, but learns that somethings you don't need to look so hard for.
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The only difference between noah and me is, at the end he got everything he wanted.
Noah, but whatever
That’s why he’s unhappy. Because he keeps wanting more considering he basically got everything he wanted in the beginning :/
You don't get the point of the video do you?
@@darkproject3368 except for a peaceful life like his brother, he had everything.
Is your name Noah too?
No one:
CZcams at 3 am: How to waste your life & never be happy
12:41 am
Mine was 12:34 am ☹️
11:12 am
Literally started watching at 02:58
1:13
I forgot who told me this, but it has stuck with me since a teenager, "Comparison is the root of all evil".
Fact.
no, pogostuck is the root of all evil
What? Its not the "love of money?"
is that a junji ito cat
@@adriatical9016 looks like it
"One loses joy and happiness in the attempts to possess them." - Masanobu Fukuoka
This is so veryn true
This is so veryn true
Yes.
Money cannot buy happiness but life’s much more miserable without money.
Exactly!!!
Some people can be just as miserable as millionaires as they can be as people who barely have enough money to get by.
I don't disagree with you, though. Spending money on *experiential* purchases, such as travels and such, can make a person happier. Money itself and spending money on materialistic things isn't a key to happiness.
x tonib x I think it also depends on whether somebody is satisfied and fulfilled for what they already had in life though. Just be grateful for what we have in life, enough is enough.
The point is to achieve a sense of peace regardless of your financial situation and the outside world in general. If you have money by all mean use it. But don't chase after it with a mentality that success brings happiness
As long as you have food, shelter and security, nothing can stop you from being happy.
-How to waste your life
-Watching 10 min video about how to waste your life
Holy Shit lol phat rip
-Reading and liking a comment by Holy Shit
Yep that's a start i waste 5 min replying to ur comment so every day ever time n every second we waste or time
Play on speed x2 you’ll save 5 mins
Stonks
Uh hu
There's nothing wrong with wanting to live a common, decent life.
I agree witht that. People just need to stop comparing themselves to others.
@@kiri4186 no one ever tells you how. If other people exist, you're gonna draw comparisons, period.
But in my developing country I don't get a comfortable life if I do so. Things are harsh here.
This video relates nothing in me. Not helpful at all.
@@freimann9067 I hope things get better
I rather be miserable but rich than miserable and poor. Having financial decisional power relinquishes suffering.
I mean yeah. If my work was making me miserable, but I had hundreds of millions of dollars as a result, its a *LOT* easier to stop doing said work and just be happier, as opposed to if I had too little to survive.
@@MiketheNerdRanger This is why I am grateful I grew up impoverished to know this fact. Thats why I hate when people say money doesn't bring happiness that the rich are depressed yadadyada. Look when you have your family member dying of cancer and your soo poor that you can't do nothing about it like pay for meds or provide world class healthcare to ease their pain you start realizing how important money is.
I'd rather have a good personality than a good bank balance 💰
@@_nimrod92 hmm it's exactly because you lives in an American liberal society driven by money as a nation principle... That you can't afford medical health care freely... In many European state there is free health care system (payed from taxation but even the poorest benefits from it) and in general a social protection system with social residences, food supplies etc
You are missing the point. Nobody said being poor is better than being rich.
Noah sold his company for 15 million dollars, then he saw a man jump into oncoming traffic and wondered if he could ever be that happy
Enzy savage
Alex's wife comes into the room, holding the newborn baby. Following her is a five year old girl - Alex's other girlfriend.
@@notyourdamnbusiness5974 hol up
Exactly my thought. How can a millionaire who is already setup and got everything figured .. envy an utter bum who still takes money from his poor dad... give me a break!!!
Damn that that harsh
NOAH : Not Obtaining Any Happiness.
Thanks
r/watchpeopledieinside
@@PrometheusHeart 😂😂 pleasure dude
Very well done, sir.
I’m 14 and this is deep
This is one of those stories that people would tell their kids without knowing if the "lesson" at the end is necessarily true
I've been married better than 25 years to the same wife. We have 5 kids.
My wife has multiple health issues, which began about 17 years ago.
We live in a modest house we call home. My kids love their "home," and my children who no longer live with us love coming home.
It hasn't been easy being married with 5 kids. Nights were very long with little children, especially with an unhealthy wife. I spent plenty of time being a mom and a dad...that was not easy. I bathed my kids, changed diapers, cleaned children and their bedsheets loaded with vomit in the wee hours of the morning, got them ready for school, braided hair, cleaned the house, cut the yard, and cooked many meals.
Then came teenagers...especially teenage daughters with a whole new set of challenges I could never have imagined.
Some career aspirations were sacrificed or put on hold for the benefit of my family. We bought our kids slushies instead of milkshakes; we went to the "dollar" theater instead of fancy cinemas; our vacations were short, two-hour excursions; sometimes we just stayed home.
There were times when I wondered how I could go on. Sometimes I wished for a different life with more money and career success, but no one should ever spend much time on "what might have been."
But this much is absolutely certain...
...my wife and children have given me the happiest times of my life.
What could be better than that?
I appreciate you putting these words together on a comments section in a video this one day. For reasons I’m probably familiar with but would never admit, I feel it’ll remain with me. Thank you, I’m pretty sure.
My guy... Some of us really live just to make others life better. I appreciate your effort man, i hope you and your family get better and better
A condom here and there, probably. Call me dick if you want, but i have a reason to believe that such heroics outside of any frontline or saving lives is simply uncalled for, whether people can put up with it or not. Having your daily life such a struggle for years is objective hell.
Could you spare some words of wisdom for me?
I hear you 100%. Married 25 years with 6 kids. We have a tiny home but it's ours. I have so many good memories and look forward to so many more. I wouldn't trade with a rich person. Glad to hear someone else out there thinks the same. God bless.
“Comparison Is the Thief of Joy”
- Theodore Roosevelt
FWALyfe yup it’s the real reason why people are not happy
It's hard not to compare though
Blorox Cleach
the way to not compare yourself to others is by realizing your own blessings & opportunities & thanking God for them.
If you don’t believe in God it will be much harder, God is also a way you can flip the switch when things aren’t going so well so its good to believe, if you don’t however you should look into “Pascals Wager”.
@@bloroxcleach3439 it really is hard..
i, sometimes, subconsciously compare myself to others. but then we need to remind ourselves that the only person we should compare ourselves to is yourself. that was you can focus on your growth as an individual.
Money probably can't buy happiness but I can tell you for sure that the lack of money can buy you misery
Yup, stress!
too true, nobody gets everything in life, and gratitude is probably the virtue every adult needs to strive for to be happy. Without gratitude you will always be doing spin cycles in the samsara. I think I made a haiku.
better to be unhappy in a mansion than miserable in the streets, either way your unwell but the context makes a difference.
lol one of the best quotes ever.
@@bigman-em7cc lmao
This was me for years. 51 now. And seeing live through different glasses. It’s never too late. If you can still recognize where you came from. I’m excited about the future. ☘️
I'm also 51, recently separated, I have enough money to be comfortable (not rich, I still have to be careful with my budget), and I've been feeling like Noah for most of my life.
I am 16 .. and i hope you have so much happiness and joy in life.
You still have much to live ❤🎉🎉
You are brave
I love how at every stage of Noah's life, "he wondered what he was like to be that happy." So relatable.
I don't need this how-to video. I'm perfectly capable of wasting my life and never being happy all on my own. But thanks anyway.
Then why did you watch it?
One chill Boi Isn't that obvious? To waste time watching it.
@@akinsalih1235 To see if anyone else was wasting life better?
Why not strive to be happy? Strive to do something? It is your life but I'm curious as of why
Rotfl
“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less" - Socrates
Thank you this is what I've been preaching the whole time after breaking up with my fucked up ex who couldn't stand her own thoughts and had to do "fun'" things all them time to distract herself... you can't truly love something until you love yourself first.
Smart bloke that socrates
@@azreedZindro7295 My brother I love you
I really like this.
@@jacobjacob4139 love you too brother ✌
Just a Korean casually walking by all these videos, this one hit me hard the most. I've been living so hard just to desire harder. Thank you for the video. This was a turning point to me of my 20's
Good luck on your journey, man - fellow korean
Can I just say while Alex has to continue painting and grinding the rest of his life or until he hits a solid break, now Noah has all the time in the world to find a passion and devote all of his money and time into it. When he feels like he’s overdoing it he can always take a step back and stop , money gave him that option, where as alex has to continue with his passion weather he’s burnt out or now.
Completely agree that's what video is about. Video gives two examples of same unhappiness.
Thank you. The grind pays off
Money is a prison only money can free you from
I disagree…I’m like Noah. I have all I want now and have a good size bank account, but now I suffer from depression and anxiety from selling my soul to corporate America. I have no capacity to want to chase passions anymore.
While Alex is grinding for the rest if his life, he was happy. I spent decades being unhappy in corporate America and now I’m still unhappy with much more than I’ve ever had. I really wish I could had taken a different path.
@@kaym7704 im poor and have the same mind set. i think its just a personal thing at that point, money cant solve our problem bud. we just gotta find a new s park or something but i feel for you
If only his parents simply got him his Gameboy. Lol
Signed,
Bill Gates
Or could have beat the shit out of him 👍
highlighted comment Well, that turned really dark...
You just spoiled the video I assume he gets really rich
Lol
@@Representing4II0I7 Shut up.
The key take away is to never compare yourself to other people's lives.
I feel you but then how does one improve themselves
@@bryanf4243 czcams.com/video/cz2tYGt0_As/video.html
@@bryanf4243 by trying to be better than you were yesterday
I made my life pretty miserable doing this
yeah, just find what makes you happy and stick to doing that and you'll probably be successful
the successful part is debatable, but you'll be happy
Great video. Such a reminder to be grateful with what we have. You can chase a dream until it becomes a living nightmare
I love this story. You look at Hollywood and other rich and famous and on the outside it looks glamorous but their lives are filled with drugs, multiple divorces and problems.
I never feel bad for anybody that rich and famous.
Cheating, backstabbing, eating disorders, suicide..
Insane generalization but ok
@@veronicaana me either. There's comes a point where unhappiness is a matter of perspective, and having plenty of money gives you all the freedom you're ever going to have, in order to do, be or have whatever it is you want, or makes you happy.
If you're rich and still unhappy, then you'll be unhappy no matter what you have, so sympathy is pointless.
I know people will try to appear "compassionate" by sympathizing with the rich, but if the rich can't be happy given what they have, how the hell is your sympathy going to help them?? Save it for someone else. It's just being deliberately stupid. You simply have no excuse when you're rich. You have access to anything that is available to help anyone, anywhere, so if you, as a rich person [I know I repeat myself] can't get your shit together even with all the resources available to anyone on the planet, and which most people will never have, then no one and no thing can help you. And if you're in that condition, the best thing you can do is GIVE it away to someone who CAN make some good use of it, instead of hoarding it while it does you no good. At least let it do SOMEONE some good.
it's all their fault.
“Every man is happy until happiness is suddenly a goal”
Underrated quote
That is a great Quote. You have it.!!!
U just solved the biggest problem i was going thru in my life...
@@titansfitness3393 it's just a quote dude
@@chickensandwichenjoyer0 you dont seem to see the power of quotes.
Alex: Did you do it?
Noah: Yes
Alex: What did it cost
Noah: Everything
oh snap! 😋
I bless your soul for this, I bless it immensely
Darius DarkShadow 💀
xD isnt that what nebula told iron man
Nah weird shit.
Beautiful video. The last phrase,”Noah I just didn’t look so hard” it says it all.
Um that's bullshit
Noah offered Alex some money and the grifting bum said no? Thats some steaming bullshit right there.
Sums up life of millions on this planet. Beautiful beautiful animation, editing and Storytelling. I love it.
Me: ‘how to waste your life and never be happy’ i guess that’s interesting
“This is Noah”
Me: well... shit
Oh shit
Lol
Fortunately, this is not the Noah we're looking for (you)
well... shit
Can I join the club?
It’s legit 3am and I’m having small existential crisis
Just another day in the job
It happens, man. It happens.
Ahh shit, here we go again;-;
Same
justgary Every night lol
I liked the message this story tells. I hate the way "success" is always measured by ones income and their possessions. Shouldn't one's success be measured by their true happiness. I see people who are committed to succeeding and never stop long enough to enjoy life. These people are rarely truly happy and wrongly believe it's because of unobtained success. Truly sad. THAT is a wasted life.
Agree. Everything has to be "external" in this world but the longer you live, you realize there are people who have less stuff but their inner world is so rich. You can see a whole universe in their eyes and it's so mesmerizing and beautiful.
Be careful going towards extreme ends of both sides. I came from family which had faced lots of issues in regards to money. Lack of money affects your psychological well being big time.
You don't need to be on grind 24/7 but you also don't wanna remain mediocre.
I was really thinking that I had very big problems in my life but now after reading some comments, I realised that my problems were nothing as compared to other people but they are still striving and hoping for the best. That is one lesson which I learnt.
"He didn't know what he wanted to do, but he knew he wanted to make a lot of money"
well there's your problem
1) love your profile pic
2) I'm in the same boat. I've spent years evaluating what to do with my life. It's easy to see financial success as a solution to your problems when it can open up so many doors for you. Without a sustainable income to keep afloat and enjoy even the smaller things in life, it is hard to enjoy life at all.
Financial illiteracy from a young age and the resulting debts have consumed my adulthood; consumed my mind to the point of burying all but the smallest amount of positivity. I work hard to bring home a good amount of money so that I can pay the bills and it still isn't enough to get by. I don't eat out, I don't go shopping, or hang out with friends, I do practically nothing. The result? I gain nothing for it. It is enough to drive a man to insanity.
The solution: a second job to pay off debts owed for the next 2 years before I can move ahead with any future plans to get married, change careers, have kids...2 years is a long time, but my hope is that I will be able to finally find a sense of peace at the end of it all.
It is going to be damn hard to come back from it all after pushing my friends and family away for the last decade. It hurts me to not be able to give my gf what she deserves as well. The sacrifice is damn painful. 2 years....2 years and I'll be able to live and not just survive.
@@b1_ferg all the best man, you're in control now, get through the rough period.
@@b1_ferg Thanks, I need this
@@b1_ferg You can do it! (๑و•̀ω•́)و I'm sorry that I can't say something deep or insightful to you, but I wish you the best of luck in your journey!
byronius Spot on!
I wonder how it must be like to have a youtube video with that many views. I wonder how it must be like to be that happy.
Lol
Get out of my head buddy.
🤕
pure exampl of noah
Lmfao
Everyone should and deserve to be treated good. That is so moved😭😭😭Hope all of us can be what we want to be without regrets
Finding the path to true happiness can be a real challenge. It's something I still struggle with today.
That’s so scary. My name is Noah and my brother is called Alex.
Oh shit
Well Frick.
I’m called boot but my real names dora
If u ever start company count me in. Just saying
Yikes!!
How to waste your life: spend your time on youtube watching videos like this one on a daily basis.
Lol
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Yesss
Poignantly so.
Sometimes I just need help
i have spent too much of my life thinking i could only be happy in other relationships. guess what. i was miserable all the time. happiness is from within, NEVER from someone else, or any amount of money or things. I promise you.
Wow. What a powerful story. Really one must learn to be content with what one has, and valuing the little things. Such a beautiful, heartbreaking, and powerful story.
I wonder how it must be like to be a bored millionaire.
Mohamed Blaiech whenever i’m super rich in the sims, i get really bored
@@holland3106 yea almost the same thing 😄
@@holland3106 that actually does make perfect sense
@@holland3106 Because the Sims doesn't give you that many options.
Real Life gives you like a billion things to do. If you're rich and don't like it you can still just restrict yourself.
How its like to be bored with the amount of money you already have? Just with a lot more shiny toys I guess.
"how to waste your life & never be happy"
*recommended for you*
😂
Kind of scary
this comment is solely for satirical purposes
@@sangmadewira4726 Thanks for consoling me, but it really did hit home.
I'm trying sooo hard to be an unhappy millionaire.
Your videos are so insightful, many of these things are very obvious. Yet I feel like I need some reminding every now and then, thanks!
Loved the video. I can get a lot by this.
1. You’ll waste your life comparing yourself to others and what they have.
2. Money can’t buy you happiness.
3. You can spend your whole life wanting this and that. Sometimes once you get it you still find yourself not satisfied with something.
4.Happiness is a choice and is free. It cannot be bought by material possessions or money and status.
I really needed to see this!
Money can’t buy you happiness
Lack of money can and will buy you misery
Funny how that works,huh
Misery both ways
In reality Noah didn't want the toy. Noah wanted to be accepted among his peers by possessing the toy & car. Since his family couldn't afford it he felt the discomfort of economic alienation and sacrificed a majority of his life to relieve it.
Dukkha, or desire, kills the soul.
Attachment to the material is the root of suffering. That said the Buddha.
You do not want a fancy car, or a house, or a job, or a sexy girlfriend... you want the easy things in life, you want commodity, you want status...
Would you sell your dignity, your reputation or your honesty for a few millions? Would you be rich and famous for being a piece of shit? Would you leave your friends and family to impress a shallow bitch that will leave you as soon as she gets the chance? Would you starve and sweat like a meth-head on an elliptical, simply because you want to get laid?
Pleasure and approval are fucking stupid concepts to live for. Ask any addict or any cheating husband how their quest for pleasure ended... And, unless you can read minds, you will never know what others honestly thin of you.
Dignity, honesty, kindness, perseverance... those things will give you more status, more happiness, more love, more peace of mind and more respect than material possessions ever will.
Yeah, buying some cool shit for you is OK, and you still have to pay for basic things, but that should not be your reason to keep going forward.
Sorry for the blog post. Peace.
*Steel Beam* naw bro, thanks for this !
Story of my life.
@@frenchampagne2009 same here
@little bird lol
Noah's friend: I got cancer... I will be dead soon...
Noah wondered what it must be like to be dead and suicides :(
@toorf i would not say that he is selfish. my opinion is, that he simply never knew that he lived for him and only himself. he acted like there was no deeper meaning in life, all he had was his broken childhood dream he unconsciously held on to.
to all of you, reading this: go out there and do what you love - just like alex did - and your life will have an happy end. i promise.
invisible girl how do you find what you love? I’m a sous chef at a restaurant I get good money but I hate everyday of my life is the same shit everyday. And if I get less money i won’t be able to pay for everything I have. 🥺😢😭
why is this such a mood
😂😁😂😃😄😅
@@ViperTheNoLife quit and find a way to enjoy your life you only have one why waste it doing something you hate just for material things and a false sense of security
Thank you Pursuit of Wonder, thank you so much for giving us so much wisdom.
I wish I would know all this in early ages.
This video is definitely for me right now 😭😭😭😭
When I graduated from high school, most of my friends got a nice job, and they made tons of money, they bought a new phone, a new motorcycle, they helped their parents financially.
And I was still jobless, or I changed jobs quickly, but mostly jobless.
I was wondering what it was like to be that happy.
Both my parents sent me money every month. I should have been grateful for that. While my friends had to work hard to provide their old parents, and work hard to buy expensive things, I didn't have to.
Even though I was jobless, I had a lot of money to buy expensive stuff. I got a new phone, I got a new motorcycle, I didn't suffer.
The only thing that made it feel hard was, that the neighbors and family members couldn't accept that I was jobless, and I spent money everyday. I was a bad person to them, I was monster, a disgusting human being, all because I couldn't find a job that suit me.
But I was still very young. I wasn't mature. I just graduated from high school. I was still a teenager.
Years went by, I finally got a good job, I made tons of money, I had my own apartment, I didn't need my parents to help me financially. I could finally get myself together.
But I was not happy...
All my friends were getting married, and I... Since I graduated from high school, never been in a real relationship.
I only had online relationships, that never made it to the real world. I was lonely. Everyday I was depressed, and I was jealous of seeing people looking so happy with their boyfriend/husband.
I was wondering how it felt to be that happy.
Years after that, I finally found my soulmate, someone whom I love more than everything. He's from a different country so far away, but he managed to save up money to come and visit me and we got married.
I finally have what I've always wanted, a loving husband.
Yet I still cry everyday, because my husband has to go back to his country and there are reasons why I can't go with him at the moment.
And everyday I cry, wondering when the next time I'm gonna see him again. I miss him so much.
Everyday I would worry about him. Worry about our future.
I should be grateful that at least we are doing fine...
wish you guys a happy ending ❤️
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” Ain’t sure exactly who said it.
Theodore Roosevelt
@@Fuzzy_Halo Thanks Fam
I'd say comparing to people who are more succesfull than you steals joy. Just compare yourself to losers and you'll be fine
harold van de haar Huh. Okay, okay.
Godzilla
*someone gets shot in the head*
"noah wondered what it was like to be shot in the head"
Lol honestly I think like that
Cummon. It's a daily normal scenario in the streets of USA. DON'T BLAME THE NRA!
I'm mostly a sign that says: Don't end up like him, high prospect and destroyed..... now trying to fit in somewhere
Lmao noah is me
That's funny af.
I feel like this is from the perspective of a rich person. If you don't have money everything feels even more forced upon you. I thought it was going that way at first (when he was a boy) but it didn't. I think if you're poorer it's in many ways worse because it's literally forced upon you. It's not like you can change your position, not like you can spend money on holidays or time with your family or doing something meaningful with your life because most of that stuff costs money.
Those who say you should work hard don't understand either, it's not that easy.
it's not about what you have, it's about how much you appreciate what you have- contentment is key
This right here. This video hit hard, and it's quite literally my takeaway from this.
Never take life too seriously, you're never getting out alive!
Dayum, true.
But you need money to survive, the time you are alive, so u need to take it seriously
Too much of anything is bad
Except you do if you accept Christ as your saviour.
a better quote would be "life is short, don't waste it"
Be aware of survivor bias in this story. The artist-brother could just be lucky. Most artists fail as they don't earn their living through their craft. For every successful story, where people followed their dreams and succeeded, there may be thousands of people doing the exact same things, not succeeding. However: If you seek personal growth, without comparing to anyone else, it might lead to a higher level of fulfillment.
Hell true hhhj
Yesss you have a good point
“talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not”
@@thisguy9540 nah, lets be honest, talent is not distributed equally, but that shouldnt be an excuse for someone to not try hard
You may as well fail at what you don't love doing so which do you prefer? To fail at a thing you don't like doing or in one you love doing?
I’ve just subscribed to this channel few hours ago watched few of your videos
What a Channel
Thanks for amazing clips
🙏🏼🙏🏼
My key take away here is about happiness. You can have your own definition of happiness and success so, you don't have to compare it to anyone else's, if you do so, you are just wasting your energy and time comparing your life with many people.
You don't search for happiness, You create it.
Truth
what if sleep *is* happiness
Oh shit
...interesting...
Finally a comment I can give a like. There're so much people who does not understand the meaning of this video.
FACTS
How to waste your life: Go to college for something you never wanted to do in the real world and spend the rest of your life paying your debt off.
@DANE what do you do now?
So true
Even with debt, your level of income is significantly higher than if you chose to work as a cashier.
DANE if u recognize this than your on your own
I am doing that right now, I think I am going to kill myself
This one hit home
I love these videos! They really speak to me!!
When Noah became a teenager, him and his family suddenly became Asian.
We all go through changes at puberty
So noah is elliot rodger?
Is this just about how aisians think money is happiness
chauncey hulbert Wasn’t his mom Asian in the beginning?🧐
💀
Moral: If u want something in life, just wonder what it would be like to have it.
It's hilarious but at the same time inspiring 🤣🤗
Kamlesh Pradhan exactly
But I wonder everyday...
Lame
Excellent story brother. All evil thoughts start with comparision as one wise man said.
So I always walked on the right path. Good to know, must not praise myself so I won't get swayed.
Somehow most people in the world have the things Alex has but are as unhappy as Noah.
It's all about perspective
I relate to Alex. But I'm really poor and can't actually make money with the things I appreciate to do.
And I'm unhappy as Noah, but my problem is actually more about leaving the armor I build myself to not let people know when I'm hurt.
I'm hypersensitive, and I feel shameful if I let anyone see I'm crying.
Seems hard to overcome that feelings and habits.
@AGKyran : As lx i said, it's all about your perspective. I know we are programmed completely illogically about such things, but if you think you are weak for being afraid to show your feelings, just imagine how much weaker someone has to be to literally be afraid to just witness it. Never forget that people *only* make fun of others out of some sense of fear.
Laughter and comedy are how we humans deal with things that are too hurtful to even cry about. If you diligently search for the root cause of why people find things funny, you can see this for yourself. This makes it not only easier to understand that you are stronger than you have been led to believe, but also it helps us to have compassion for those who are mean, as well as be able to put them in their place more often as well.
I don't mean like telling someone off, but actually caring enough to understand how fucked up their life must have been to become so hateful. Then we can actually see closer to the root of their issue and either simply walk away, or kindly point it out to them, then go on about our own business. But also, I'm not saying to go around trying to give them all hugs either, that's just asking for trouble. Find the balance each situation deserves, especially the situation within yourself, because that is where strength lies for each of us.
Introspection is the greatest quality a human can have, because from being introspective we can see the benefit of all other positive qualities.
Peace and prosperity to all of you. ^-^
@@aylbdrmadison1051 You're right.
The idea is that I'm just trying to free myself. I want to do stuff and I don't do it because of fear, and that is something I must resolve.
But I do know that a lot of people have it worse than me. I know I'm strong because I lived harsh stuff and I'm still there, I haven't gone crazy (at least I think). And even more, I'm still alive. So much times I hated myself and had suicidal thoughts. Sometimes as soon as I waked up. Sometimes I hurt myself.
And I did it pretty much alone.
To be honest, I'm a carpet. I care too much about people's opinions and reactions.
And I'm actually changing that. Today I succeeded. Maybe tomorrow I will not, but I think (I hope) I'm ready to fight for myself.
Thank you for your answer. It makes me realize more that people don't do stuff for no reason at all. I knew it before, but it is a bit clearer to why some people done some stuff.
Peace and prosperity to you too :D
Yep
If there weren't people like Noah, no one would be buying Alex's art.
I like that remark
Lol good point
This remark is the saddest thing I've ever read
Yeah right this is happy but somehow sad
Damn ..wise words ..
I wanna appreciate sadness because it feels like I'm not gonna feel it anymore
Moral of the story: Become an artist and camp a lot and you'll be happy
and play a little guitar as well
Become a stupid leftist and believe in this video is happy too.
@@LinhNguyen-my5my what does this video has to do with politics??
Be like Bob Ross, not Noah
@@LinhNguyen-my5my People like you that put politics in everything are the reason the world is devolving.
Happiness is only temporary. Just like most emotions. They all come and go at some point. Sometimes you laugh, sometimes you cry.
Peak gen z nihilism
Being content can last your entire life though, happiness is an emotion of course so it does cone and go, but you can still be happy about your life without being happy in the moment. And that's truly what its about
@@reaction6370 said better than I could articulate
You can be more happy or less.
@wsxrfvyhnukpqazedctgbujmol A I usually feel sad and lonely but when i think about this more i realize that how happy i am about my life and that i can feel sadness and happiness even if i feel sad usually but im still happy that i am alive and yeah
I think I needed to see this today, it’s easy to miss what’s in front of you.
Moral of the story: Never compare yourself to anyone. Focus on youself and be better every day.
Be warned: the artist life is far from ideal. It’s a struggle and depression is real.
^ This! Plus the only people able to eek out any kind a living with art are the art dealers, not the people producing art. And only the people buying and selling artwork from old, dead artists. Artists have a history of dying young and alone, depressed and never has it been more true in history than now, because nobody is buying paintings from current artists.
Signed,
Someone who was in the honors program in art school and has nothing to show for it but massive student loan debt
I work for a museum and thus is true. Anyone can declare themself an artist. People approach the museum director all the time and say they're an artist, and he just dismisses them.
@@mascara1777 There’s a lot of bad art out there even from people who have studied art and have MFAs in painting. I worked at the de Young and the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, as well as a couple of art galleries, and the de Young has artists in residents. Most of them are bad. And these are people who have gone through the whole process of being vetted, being deemed important and talented enough to have an “artistic voice” that the museum wouldn’t be ashamed to be associated with. There were very few artists that showed their work in that program that I was at all impressed by. Now, that being said, art is subjective, and not even all of the artwork that makes it into museums should be hanging there. It’s sometimes only there because the associated artist was famous for other great works. But the artist him or herself would be cringing or rolling over in his or her grave to see their lesser works hanging in a public space for people to view.
Engineers life ain't fun either
You gotta deal with corporate bullshit, bad coworkers and constant stupidity
Your life becomes a Dilbert comic
“Noah wanted to become God”.
"He wondered what it would be like to be that happy"
Noah wanted to beat goku
Noah should've joined a gang.
But he became a dog instead and got dragged down by the stone.
It's 2077 and noah actually did it
This is beautiful, thanks for sharing.
Oml thank you for this video I feel better watching it. Gonna keep watching it when i feel down too.
How to Waste Your Life and Never Be Happy: watch youtube all day, every day.
basically everyone during quarantine
And not read books but dive into opinions
Check ✅
Watching CZcams being a waste of life is debatable. Nothing is useless or meaningless as long as it makes you happy doing it.
I don't know about not being Happy because When I watch these Videos I feel Really Happy and I learn some things but although I'm not using most of that gained information so it goes down the Drain.
I just wasted 10 minutes of my life. This video actually works!
rami beiruty for real tho
True so true.
lol
That was the point.
@@TasteMyStinkholeAndLikeIt wait what if that was reaally the point
Chase aspirations, not money. Your success is subjective and based on what you were trying to a achieve. A happy life doing what you like daily and making enough to sustain yourself is a successful life in my eyes.
Simply being grateful for what u do have will give you much better results than always wishing your life was better.
It's simple: The happiest man is not the man the has the most; it's the man that wants the least.
Yes that is true
So....a fetus?
Yeah, stoicism
As someone who wants very little, this is a blatant lie.
@@vaevictus4637 Yeah, but it's simple and sounds good so we'll ignore its veracity.
"Comparison is the thief of joy." - Roosevelt
Yes ! But it’s human nature to compare yourself to others. Finding your **. true self***-No matter what- is the prize.
@@pibly674 maybe instead of comparing materialistic possession that are declining both literally and in value, we can compare what amount of 'good' you are giving to the society and world. Yeah it sounds a bit utopian but it's concept to explore nonetheless
@@brownerjerry174 agreed .
Well shit, this hits home. Every time I’m almost happy I compare myself to my friends, get jealous, then depressed. Then mad at myself because I am being jealous when I have a very good life. Then I usually try and fall asleep. My daily routine 👍😥
Which onep
I still think Noah has the better life than his brother. I don’t see family and people as more important than your work.
But if his works really yield any fulfill or happiness, because if it is not then it is not
Life is a struggle to not make it far and die. So of course I feel this way
Noah is financially free, doesn't ever have to work for anyone again and has the time to figure out what he is passionate about and do it - sounds like a home run to me!
@Jack Tweedale there's not. People like Alex (most of them) end up breaking their backs working all day in sweatshops and factories. I've seen it all. This video has some truth to it, but paints a false picture if reality. People would do well do take it with a fistful of salt.
Not for me
@@7yep4336dfgvvh I think the video wanted to show that you don't have to look for happiness so much. Noah, even as a kid, never enjoyed what he had. He will never imo. He's comparing himself to his brother, who earns less, people like Noah would never be content with what they have. Working for something great or bigger isn't bad, but the journey is way more fun. You need to enjoy the path too, or you'll always wonder, what it would be like, to be that happy.
@@ryuk2479 I know what you're saying. You do have a point, especially as it relates to the story here. But given an even worse situation, it's hard to enjoy the ride. There's nothing fun or enjoyable about poverty, no matter how you want to look at it. Even the most optimistic person will get tired of having to deal with the never ending crap that an acute lack of resources brings.
@@7yep4336dfgvvh I do agree with you, but complaining about poverty won't help either. I might come off as really annoying here, and even though I agree with you, I don't know why I wanted to say that. I think a positive outlook towards life, helps us.
"[E]very life story is a story of suffering [...]"
-- Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, Vol. I (Fourth Book), § 59
But the art of embracing pain makes it a strength - the philosophy of stoicism.
Our suffering
arthur schopenhauer : the most pessimistic philosopher in western philosophical history
@ASTROTHUNDER Well, I often suffer when I feel pain. Some people may be able to avoid suffering during pain, but when they were young there definetely couldn't.
@ASTROTHUNDER Schopenhauer refers also to rather low pain, such as hunger, thirst, stress, exertion, boredom etc. They are omnipresent.
Lessons of this video: Learn how to be content in every situations and find a greater purpose in life.
True
i think it is true in certain cases. if i have money, i can pursue my dream, my hobbies so i think it is really important to be successful at work and have a good salary. It will make me happy.
even to travel you need money.
"Later on as he went home, Noah started crying in his new limited edition Lamborghini and drove home to cry some more in his rooftop hot-tub."
material pleasure only gets you so far. Crying in a Lambo may be better than crying in the street but worse than being genuinely happy. Moreover, unhappiness exists equally in the lives of the top 1% and that is testament to the fact that money is not the cure all.
idk guess its not for everyone but i wouldnt mind an unending supply of weed lol
@@arjunmakart You can be happy while being homeless and having nothing. Doesn't mean you're in a good place in life.
So he went to the Bahamas the next day and cried on the beach, at the massage parlor, and while eating his dinner of filet minion and lobster in a fancy restaurant.
He did feel a little better when he brought sadness to another by stiffing the waiter, who didn't refill his drink quickly enough.
"Later on as he went home, Alex started crying in his trashcan he calls home and got cancer"
Oh no! Noah got new airpods, he cant hear Alex!
facebes20s XD that’s great
"Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy you a big yacht to sail right up next to it - David Lee Roth
This is a great video that confirmed I made the right decision recently by withdrawing from a postgraduate course that may have helped me advance my career. However, my heart was not into it as I have been working in jobs that I don't really enjoy, but provide me with a steady income my entire life.And now, I finally want to do what I really want to do, but have always been afraid to pursue.
tldr: don't compare yourself to others. Strive for more, yes, but also be happy with what you have.
Or strive to be happy with nothing...
@RedGaming Studio too long, didn't read
Yea... I would enjoy things if i wouldn't be severely depressed.
@@ethanno7164 eat healthy. work out. get a job. get on a healthy sleep schedule. drink a shit ton of water.
it sounds retarded but I was where you're at before I started doing these things. it's utterly miserable at first, but gets more enjoyable and you start feeling better very quickly, both physically and mentally.
There was nothing to read, its a video?
How to waste your life: watching CZcams all day long
At least you learn useful things not like in school
I think it depends on what you watch on youtube. Like how to start a business and stuff, tutorials and whatever
fascinatinglist The problem is watching all those tutorials feeling like you are doing something productive but never applying them. How good is a business tutorial if you never start a business because you are watching tutorials all day.
how to waste your life and never be happy: commenting on CZcams videos..... wait
Not sure about that, chief. I quite enjoy watching youtube, it's one of the few reasons I haven't killed myself yet
One off the greatest videos for ambitious people the best receipt is balance. Thank you very much sir
The caption on the video definitely got me interested, I've been wasting my life, but could really use some tips to do it right.
humanity's problem solved: we all should go camping, paint some horses and play the guitar.
Damn right🤗💕💃😎 & ride Harley's & go to concerts & cherrish our blessings & love our families and friends and humanity😍
What if I dont enjoy those things and the only thing I enjoy is being a Corporate Boss
My thoughts exactly... There's many Alexes that are miserable too
Talk about missing the point... sheesh
@@lucasthehuman8443 you missed the point dude...
I'm hitting my 32 year life crisis. Just slept for three days while sick, first days off in months, alone with myself thinking about this topic exactly.
I have two farms, a tiny house, all my highschool friends are dead, no new friends or girlfriend in years, see my family once a year. Used to do so much with my talents, now I barely have time to eat my own food that I produce. Or I go days without talking to anyone but birds. I see the gates closing, and need to make a change before they are shut.
Good news is I quit smoking at my first step forward, smoked for 8 years,, 7 days off so far. Watched waterworld and the bad guy hands out cigarettes every scene, didn't cause any cravings. I quit every year for months and have it down to a science, but this time feels different, like it's the last chance. got it in the bag
Patchwork Gardens good luck man, I hope you keep on striving to be a better version of yourself
No matter how you look at it, there is a guy like myself who envys what you have.
I envy you... I am 31
Wish you the best, appreciate what you have, your Farms for example. some people have just a cardbox apartment in a big beton cube with hundreds of different apartmens filled with people you never spoke to. You sond like a guy i would enjoy hanging out, not so shallow and meaningless like most people i meet in my surrounding.
Sell your farms, house and move. Start a new life! Move to a big city where you will be closer to family (if possible), make new pals, meet new women, and find a new job. The worst thing you can do to yourself is to remain in a situation that you hate.
Thank you very much. Very informative and useful story!
Thank you for this. So much realization
"Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life"
- John Wooden
John Wooden never lived in New Jersey.
The people before us set it up in a way so precisely just so that would happen
Deep