So how does one have a wonderfully good time then?
Well, its really about having a certain philosophy about life; certain core beliefs that are then manifested externally by your attitude.
Let me explain:- we all know that life is basically absurd. Right? - if you haven't figured that out yet then I urge you to read the Nobel laureate Albert Camus's essay 'The Myth of Sisyphus'. Hopefully, then you will be awakened from your deep slumber. If it doesn't have the intended affect i wouldn't fret too much; your're pretty much in synchrony with the rest of humanity who are shuffling and babbling along with the majority.
Anyway, assuming you have figured out that life is inherently absurd, then you can get down to doing what REALLY matters - which is to have a wonderfully good time.
You see once you have figured out the true meaning of life; and i lay stress here on the 'true' for there are many sly imposters out there who claim to have the monopoly on truth (but are just a bunch of charlatans who would like nothing better then to inflict their evil mind control tactics on you); once you have figured it all out you will realise that their is only one natural outcome of your new found freedom - to have a wonderfully good time!
So how do you have a wonderfully good time then?
1) Give up TV, Newspapers and magazines - these are the worst vices of modern life. They tempt you with pointless temptations and give you anxiety: "Buy this, buy that" "You won't be happy if you don't get this" or "Don't go out cos you'll be attacked. There's crime, hoodys and gangs everywhere so stay indoors and buy lots of stuff from the shopping channel to make you feel better"
You'd be surprised the effect reading about crime everyday can have on your stress/anxiety levels. So bin the papers. Why should you care about celebs? You have your own life, why should you waste it by following someone else's?
2) Have time/down size - do you know what I enjoy most? I like nothing better then sitting down with a good book with the knowledge that i have nuffink planned for the whole day. Having your own time. Not work time. But your own time to do as you please, to do not because you have to, or because its expected, or because it would be rude not to, but because you want to; that is happiness. So, chuck out everything you don't want, remove family and friends you don't need. Only keep the friends and family that make you feel good or you genuinely enjoy the company of. Everybody else is dead weight, burdens, chaff - tell em' to piss off and leave you alone!
3) Get creative - why rely on others to provide entertainment when you can do it yourself. So in your spare time write a poem, a short story, write how you feel, write a review, invent a funny new word, take up a hobby i don't know, but be creative. Cook a meal for friends, enjoy good food, make merry, have a laugh (with people you genuinely enjoy the company of - not smatterers)
4) Nurture healthy independence of mind - How? See point 1 above. Also, stay away from Starbucks et al. It's crap coffee. (only grade 3 - yeah i've been to Costa Rica), it's a rip-off, they exploit people and it's such a cliche now anyway! - Sitting in Starbucks is so not cool anymore. In-fact it's anti-cool. It also shows you're a sheep and don't have healthy independence of mind! - so brew your own. Get a French Press (much cheaper and better coffee)
5) Rise above the banality of everyday existence - Life is absurd. People are absurd. Goverments are absurd. Pain is absurd. My job is absurd. In-fact the human condition is absurd! So what do you do when you know everything is absurd? Break down and cry? No! You rise above it! - this doesn't mean you tell your boss to fuck off. No. No. No. It means you start thinking, you start saying: "you know it's all a load of crap, but it's a fantastic load of crap!"
Revel in the crappiness and pointlessness of it all, and you'll have a wonderfully good time. I promise!
