Personally I believe this is a question that is wrongly put. In my opinion it is only focusing on the ending, on escaping the labyrinth whereas, it is the journey through it which resonated the most with me. To fixate yourself on the ending denies the maze its complexity and the beauty that suffering itself entails. I don't want people to hunt for a way out of the labyrinth, I just implore them to enjoy the running through it.
I'd like now to talk a little about life. Life is a continuum of endless back tracking, circling choices rather than a linear sequence. Everyday people are born and they also die. Therefore there is no true end to life itself. The ending of a single person's time on the earth or death as it's more commonly called, is a subject of much controversy and speculation. Christianity and religion in general tell us there is an afterlife that is at the end of a person's suffering. Although I don't believe this myself, it does carry a certain weight and shows how human priorities really work. We hold on to the childish fear of the unknown, this causes us to fill in the unknown areas of life with our own ideas. So why is it that we don't fear the end of the maze? Because of our unrelenting optimism on the subject. We hope beyond hope that once we are done we will go somewhere without pain and it's this that keeps us pushing through the labyrinth.
I however believe we should fear the ending to the labyrinth as it's the ending to our existence on this earth and we really don't know what happens next. I advise people to be afraid of missing out on all the beauty and experiences life brings. Life itself, by definition, is to suffer. We are born screaming and crying. Throughout life patience and hearts are tested and that's how the world is. So beautiful, so ironic, so human.
So my conclusion to Alaska's question is; don't think about it, we'll know when we get there and dwelling on it is heaping more suffering on to the already overflowing pile that is life. So I don't want to escape. I will only strive to, enjoy the ride and embrace the end when it's staring me in the face. Because by then I'll know I witnessed insurmountable beauty by not seeking the end out before it was ready to be found.
So to everyone asking themselves this, I hope your eventual exit to the labyrinth is all you hope it to be.
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How would you personally escape this labyrinth of suffering?
CasualeAlaska Young posed a remarkable question. I believe it deserves a full answer, an explanation. i aim to provide a testament to how much her life meant, to me, to everyone.