It's Late. Titles Can Be Hard. Here Are Some Feelings.

I never thought I would be saying this, but the Neheneh is kind of my home boy. At first, I thought I could in no way connect to this character. He put his entire fate in the hands of G-d. He believed so strongly in the power of G-d, he was sure there was no other power and man really had no purpose in life but to sit back and enjoy while G-d makes the world turn. This totally blind faith and complete belief in the supreme control of G-d was something I was never able to connect to. 

Now the Neheneh has totally changed up his philosophy. He actually rejects everything he had previously stated. Now, the Neheneh is completely sure that there is no G-d who has complete power over the world. He thinks that once man is dead, he simply ceases to exist. There is no afterlife and no form of judgement at the hand of G-d. Once man dies, everything he has down and everything he has left behind makes no difference because no judgment will come to him. Therefore, man should party his way through life and enjoy his time on the earth because there is nothing else awaiting him once his life comes to an end. 

These two approaches are opposite philosophies that end in the same conclusion. First, the Neheneh states that G-d has complete power anyway, so man should just live his life in the way that makes him happy because man has no control and is no better than animal. Then, he states that there is no G-d with absolute power, and once you die, there is no afterlife or judgement. Therefore, man should party through his days and live to please himself. 

While I do believe his second approach is extreme, I personally can relate to this philosophy much more closely than his first approach. I have a very difficult time with my own faith in G-d. I simply cannot take the "leap of faith" and just trust that G-d is out there and he is controlling everything and will judge us in the end of our days. The second approach is more realistic and does not require any assumptions or belief or blind faith. While it may seem morbid and depressing or like it is an easy way out, I feel that I can relate to what the Neheneh is going through here, because I have certainly had many of my own doubts in the existence and the power of G-d. That being said, I have not come to the same conclusion that man should just eat and drink his way through life. Whether there is or is not a G-d, each person has the power to impact those around him or her, and that alone should be purpose enough to try to accomplish something you find meaningful. The journey to find G-d is one each person has to experience on their own, and I am certain still at the beginning of mine.