"Live to the point of tears" is a quote by Albert Camus. Albert was a philosopher and journalist, best known for opposing nihilism and helping to develop the philosophy known as absurdism. To tell you the truth, I don't know what to think of Camus> He was a socialist and a philanderer, and while he seems to have had some good ideas... I don't think he lived them. Instead, he just seemed to have paid lip service to them.
To get back to his quote, Camus held the position that life had inherent worth, even if it had no inherent meaning. He could not find meaning in life. But to him that was its beauty. His quote above is essentially saying live life to its fullest. Don't look for meaning, for you may be disappointed to find there was none. Instead, life went on in spite of the lack of meaning. And to Camus, that was its beauty. So many people relate tears to sadness, that they forget that tears happen with nearly all emotions. Happiness, anger, joy melancholy. Hell sometimes I just cry when I am thinking. What Camus is saying is to experience life to its fullest. The meaning of life is thus then different for everyone. There is no right or wrong. There is just life. And to experience it to its fullest is the only meaning one needs to find. The meaning in Camus' life was surely different than the meaning I find in mine, or you find in yours. While there may be similarities between the meanings in peoples' lives. Meaning is subjective to our experiences. And since we all experience things in different ways, its highly likely that the meaning of most emotionally loaded words will be different for us all. Live to the point of tears my friends. And enjoy the ride!
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