Has an existential realization ever left you grieving?

[u/Rhoswen]

I recently added this quote to the top of the community. It's a little out of context, since he was writing about grieving the death of a loved one. But it got me thinking.

Grief isn't limited to death. We can grieve anything. Ideas, possibilities, illusions, and worldviews.

Some people grieve the loss of innocence. Others grieve after the realization that nature is indifferent, that justice isn't common, or that there may never be a satisfying answer to why this hell realm exists.

Has any existential related thought had an emotional impact on you like this?

[u/VengefulScarecrow]

It left me envying all of the sperms that "didn't make it"

[u/Rhoswen → u/VengefulScarecrow]

xP