Why Cope? What Is Cope? (A Deconstruction)

 

    "Cope". We've all heard the word used on certain forums and such, that its meaning is often lost to us. But what is "coping"? From what we have attested, its "the act of dealing with something that is outside our own control". But is everything outside our control? Our own lives, despite what thinkers like John Calvin may believe, are not planned out before us. In our moments, we have as much control over what we do in our personal lives as anyone else. The acting of "coping" is relegated to us not engaging the situation full-on, instead seeking things that step aside our lives and relegate us to pure contemplation, such as masturbation or any form of pleasure-seeking activity, when the least we could do would be to rise to the occasion and try to make something of our situation. All these forms of pleasure-seeking are, in a word "side quests" that lead to nothing actually accomplished other than serving ourselves in the most base sense of desires. A lot of existential thinkers such as Jean-Paul Sartre suggest we make the most out of ourselves and create meaning for us, as individuals, if as he puts "if you do X, you do X for all men". Despite Mr. Sartre's denial of life affirming lordship in our present universe, he does make a valid assumption here. The main issue, is how do we try and reconnect the "will-to-be" with innate existence? Everything passes through an unchangeable, undisturbed force that is nature, the core of which is the alpha and omega of all things man and creature, that in turn, creates an ever-multiplying group of cells that are intrinsic to the lifeforce of this universe, galaxy, planet, down to the invisible charges of negative and positive energy that shapes reality unto itself, you would think that because of this awe-inspiring arrangement, everything has its place and finds meaning in its own existence. I have disregarded existentialism in the past due to its overemphasis on being-in-itself, since everything on earth, at the very least, has defining characteristics that place itself along the chain-of-events that proceed from the one true God, variations on a single theme that can be perfected in thousands, if not millions of separate ways, but God gave us free will to exercise to our own abilities so that we may find our own internal purpose. None of this, be it art, religion, or finding purpose in your craft, your gaming habits, or intellectual theories, etc etc. is anything close to "cope", its your meaning that you have made yourself as a way of placing yourself in the ever-changing cells of society, earth, any galaxy, or the entire universe. Hope you understand.

                                                                                                J./Adolf Stalin