Philosophy Statement

Philosophy Statement

In the long run, nothing matters. Everything you do, everything anyone has ever

done, and everything anyone will do will all be lost with time. No warlord, political figure,

or celebrity will last any longer than the text written about them. This gives us a great

freedom, but also a high goal. Those who choose to sit back will be forgotten, but those

who rise to the challenge will be remembered for years to come.

Sand castles are like people's legacies. People put a lot of time in them; it's the

longest thing they do. When they're finished, the castle stands for anyone who wants to

see. Some people will destroy them, some will go to great lengths to preserve them,

and yet others will destroy their own, if they think what they've done is bad enough. In

the end you end up with a ton of sand castles lining the shore. People can peruse them,

but they'll only look at the interesting or big ones. Hitler's castle is huge, but there's a

little plaque on it with the number of castles he's destroyed. Georges Méliés's is small,

but it's really interesting to look at and a lot of other castles rest at least a little on it. As

the day goes on, the shore line slowly encroaches and takes out some of the castles. At

the end of the day, there are just a few castles left, and they are tilted and softened by

the water. These are the castles that people document, though they'll never get the full

story due to the water. They put them in history books and write about them in novels.

Slowly, though, as time goes on, the sand castles are erased and the space is left for

I believe people don't really have a purpose. They waste most of their lives with

things they care about and stupid attempts at being important. Like Siddhartha said,

people put such importance in their lives. It's not because getting that A or winning the

basketball game is actually important; it's because it puts a shot of adrenaline directly in

your blood stream. There's a concept called the raison detre, which means "reason for

existence." It means everyone has a specific mission or goal to do in their life. It was

made up by some philosopher who wanted to give everyone importance. The movie

Hugo also touches on how every person has a place in the world. I believe that we are

like extra pieces to a clock. There's no purpose to be there because the world would

continue without us. It would actually be better off without us polluting everything we

touch. People want to think they're important, but they're really just there for show.

Nobody does anything that will permanently affect the rest of humanity. You may be

thinking, "But Hitler and Lincoln totally changed the world!" You'd be dead