闲人

People... assign values to things that are essentially valueless.

Not value as in monetary value (that's another question for another day). Value as in good, bad, better, worse. We have glamorous jobs and shithouse jobs. Cars, phones, gadgets, fashion. People spend a lot of time and effort to maintain an image which is essentially meaningless. The music you listen to, the shows you watch. The things you deem of value which are in turn added to your image as if it makes you a better person. And so ingrained is this system in me that I end up saying words like a "better" person even while writing about such a topic. Another value, another judgment.

But is there such a thing as a better person. Mother Teresa died and left no trace. Hitler died and left no trace. We remember them for their deeds, but as characters, not as people. And our evaluation of them means nothing to them now that they are gone. And most of us are insignificant. A majority of the population do nothing great with their lives. Some people leave footprints in the sand which are eroded by time. Most people don't even have that.

What would it be like to live valuelessly? No thinking that this or that is better, no comparing, no judging. COULD it be done?