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Love is merely brain chemical reactions

nihilism could challenge that love, and similarly responsibility, are merely driven by brain chemicals, or human instincts, and therefore, not as meaningful as it should be.

For many, love is essential part of life, an obsessive thought that love itself is meaningless is devastating.

It is indeed a fact that human emotions, and human minds in general, are driven by brain chemicals. Not only love, the anxiety, distress and existential crisis itself, are all driven by chemicals. This observation does not necessarily need to change how we perceive the value or blessing of love.

Similarly, the fact that all physical world consists of atom movements does not negate the beauty of the world.

Everyone going through existential crisis has realized some dark, cold facts. While these are true, it is our choice where to put our attention. We can either detach ourselves from life, observe all things chemical or atomic, and claim all things pointless.

We can also choose to actually engage in life, feel the moment, embrace he emotion, and appreciate the love, the joy, the blessing brought to us in the underlying form of chemicals.

all life’s pursuit, including relationships, is merely for feeling good

For example, relationships. Good relationships make us feel good. Is feeling good the primary pursuit ? Is there a deeper meaning, despite the fact that all existence is limited.

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Our pursuits, including for healthy relationships, bring positive emotions, e.g., love, responsibility. Emotion is big part of it, however, it does not void the blessing of love/responsibility. Likewise, Physical world all consist of atom movement, doesn’t mean there is no beauty and wonder.

In fact, the emotion itself is part of the wonder. Embrace emotions. We don’t need to detach our mind from our body, our feelings. We are not only our mind. Stay present, be mindful.

The thoughts can be obsessive. It is also unnecessary to invalidate the thought, in a way, it is a fact. But we are free on how to interpret the fact. Emotions and feelings are essential part of life, part of the wonder.