Wow, yes everyone lives and everyone dies...it's what you do in between the 2 that make an impact and create your 'life'. If everyone adopted the Theory of, "I'm just going to die so why not get it over with" the Human Race would be a very limited Race.....

Perhaps seeing a Therapist would help you have more of a "live life" mentality....

What you do in life leaves a footprint in the world. Of course I also believe in reincarnation, but that's a whole different story...

I agree with the other two posts. Also this world has become a damn selfish place. Seems like a lot of people want what they want and don't care about the cost to others. Try volunteering and helping others. It really dose bring meaning into your life. After reading your post it made me think that "Life is not our own and just because we are not everything to everyone we are always everything to someone"!
Good Luck

I often feel the same way especially when everyday is a struggle. But our lives can make a difference if we are living. There is nothing you can do to impact the world around you if you are dead. You can sponsor a child. You offer support to others here. I even think there is a way people can change the world, I am still working on that one.

l have a channel on YouTube and actually have over 350,000 views. I am just an ordinary guy but people love the different kind of tiny houses I design. I just work in a grocery store but feel maybe I can still add something to this world. I think that when I die there will be some sense that I tried to add something and that even in sponsoring a child or a family, or that in anyway making someone else's life better is still something worth living for.

I'm a Muslim so my answer will be coming from my personal and religious beliefs:
I'm 43 and I lived thinking like that until about a couple of years ago. My thinking has changed after I had some health issues for the first time and stopped taking all the good things in my life for granted and started appreciating life. So, I think I might understand where you are coming from. I am by default a negative thinker and I think you might be, too. Start looking into "positive psychology". As you adopt a more positive attitude in life, your perspective will change. I recommend the book "mind power" by john Kehoe very highly.
Now, going back to the question:
I agree with the above posts, you can make a difference while you are alive by planting a tree that gives shade to people, a home to birds and acorn to squirrels. You never know how you impact others' lives with one act ( maybe a smile you give changes the mind of a suicidal person who felt unloved). The bigger picture though, is, in my belief, life is a journey. It's not the destination (death) that is the point ( though death makes life meaningful by making it more scarce and precious). We do not *not* go on a gorgeous island for vacation bc we have to go back home after a week. We still go and enjoy it and take the memories with us and are a different person for the experience. Similarly, life is for our spiritual growth. We go through the good and bad times and who we are changes with what we take from those. I believe that we will continue to live after death based on what spiritual state we attained due to our actions in this world ( not reincarnated back to this world but living in another dimension). So this life ends but the next one starts and where you are in the next depends on what you did while here. This is kind of a training ground for a longer life, in other words.
Please do look into positive psychology and enjoy the time you have in this world. As long as you live, you can live it this way or that.
My love to you,
Asli

feeling the same way - I try not to , but its hard when you are depressed and stressed