Why do people think about the End of the World?

What makes people invent stories (or truly believe in already existing ones) about the end of the world? Why should an asteroid fall down on the Earth, or the continents be flooded, or the sun burn the Earth, or the aliens conquer us? Are humans able to prevent it anyhow, if it is doomed to happen? Is there a way to get prepared for the "end", apart from talking about it all the time?

Why do people drink?

What do people find in drinking? Is it a chance to forget about their depressing reality? To feel better and relaxed? To get loose and do things that they wouldn't do otherwise? What limits them to do these things when they donot drink? Is it the rules and norms in the society that heavily drinking people by-pass (when other people would say, "S/He was drunk, didn't realize what s/he was doing" - which can be deemed as an automatic forgiveness)? Wouldn't it be then an instance of avoiding responsibility for their actions, when they can do whatever they want but which won't be condemned? Why would they drink so much so that they won't be able to remember the previous night but still will call it "fun"?

Why do people hate cockroaches?

Out of all possible insects on the Earth, why do people hate cockroaches so much? Why are people constantly at war with them, even if there might be other similar creatures living in their houses? More than that, why are people afraid of them? What is the reason of this fear, which seems to be almost "inherited" or "internal", a phobia - these insects' survival ability, or their "intellect", or their ability to transport microbes, or simply because they are ugly? What makes people think that the cockroach is the embodiment of evil?

Why do people celebrate Valentine's Day?

Why do people wait for one day in a year to tell somebody "I love you"? Shouldn't they do it everyday, or do they need somebody (in the form of a specific day in the calendar) to push them to act? Why do they need to accummulate all their feelings and express it only on this particular day? Do other calendar days mean nothing, feelingwise? Shouldn't their partner's each day be filled with and coloured by the supreme human feeling called "love"? If they celebrate so intensely on the 14.02, will the 15th be "coming back to reality": doubts, lame excuses, deceits, broken plates, etc,etc,etc?

Why do people lie?

Why do people sometimes prefer to hide the truth and say something which is not quite real,clearly realizing and admitting that it is a wrong-doing? Why do they try to conceal anything? Do they try to make this world (and themselves in particular) look a little bit better and more perfect even if everybody knows (or will know at a certain point) that it's not true? Is it a way to protect themselves? or simply to feel better about themselves?
Do people lie more for the sake of others or for their own sake?
Is it possible to lie without knowing that one is doing it?
Is it possible to lie to oneself?

Why are best chefs men?

Why do we imagine a man-chef as soon as we think of a restaurant kitchen? Why don't we think of the woman who has been responsible for cooking since the first days of the humankind? Is it because of this exact reason - cooking everyday - that women loose some "cooking passion", some "cooking touch" that best men-chefs have?
Aren't women considered to be more "creative" by nature, with vidid imagination, which is so important in the kitchen?
Or is it simply because it's a tough job to be a chef - spending a long day on your feet, among hot pots & pans, pressure & stress, and physically not many women can handle it? (though we can still see a lot of women working at factories or other places doing originally a man's work?
Or are women just tired of cooking at home to go to cook somewhere else?
And who will be cooking at home where there is a man-chef in the family: the wife or the husband?

Why do (not) we believe in God?

One wise man once said, "We are all believers: some believe in existence of God, some believe in its non-existence".

Why do we tend to use some supernatural/divine entity or Supreme Being to explain things that we donot understand and can't explain by ourselves? Why do we need this entity to help us live by drawing power from it? Why can we find solitude and peace when we go to a place of worship? Why do we believe that this Supreme being is fair and caring and will give us what we ask in our prayers?

Why, inpsite of such a great number of believers, are there non-believers, people who donot use any supernatural entity to explain things even when they don't understand something? Where from did they get this knowledge of non-existence of this supreme being and what makes them think there is no such a being? How do they explain the "massive believeness" of other people then? What do they believe in?

Do we really need to believe in anything?

Why to go personal? (a note)

My dear readers,
I have created this blog not to discuss my personality or my "problems". I donot write here for you to act as my pshycotherapists. I don't want you to go personal. What I would like to have is a normal discusssion of ideas, opinions. IN GENERAL. And I would appreciate if you could follow it. If you still would like to discuss something personal, you can always write an email to me. Thank you.

Why do people need a partner?

Why do we think that it is impossible to be single and be happy? Why do we necesserily need a person to live with to be happy? Let's avoid talking about "preservance of species", etc. as we have such a big excess of population on the planet already that it can no longer hold it. And don't tell me that "it is natural, just look at the nature: animals always have another animal to live with." The problem is that though, biologically, we are Animals, it is our mind that differentiates and separates us from any other species. It is our brain that makes us humans (or un-humans in certain cases), giving us the control over everything and the possibility of Choice.

We all have people around us that we are fond of/comfortable with/happy to be with: our relatives, our friends, our co-workers (in the worst case). They bring positive emotions into our lives, and make these lives brighter. But why do we need a separate person who will (or might) bring even more "light" and bigger emotions? Why can't it be a very close friend who you share much with (feelings, outlook, interests, etc)?

Or is our "animal instinct" so strong (stronger that the mind) that we just can't do without a "partner" who is just a person to have sex with (apart from other common/shared things), as simple as that?

Why do we ask questions?

Why do we really ask questions? The obvious answer might be, "to know, to acquire some new knowledge/information about this world and our life". But do we really need this knowledge? Would it make you happier? or wiser? or more open-minded? or any other "more" or "-er"? If the answer is positive, then do you think all the people in this world ask questions, like you do? what if some don't? What if they don't even know that they can ask questions? or,simpler, they donot need this knowledge for their lives - "The less you know, the better you sleep". Does it make their lives any worse than yours? If yes, then why don't they want to change it? if no, then why do you still ask questions?

Why to begin?

I have always had a lot of questions: why is it like this and not another way? is it because of ... or ...? I can't say I could always find answers to these questions; in most cases, these questions led to other questions, and I went deeper and deeper, and in the end just got lost.

Seeing things in one light or from one point of view might really lead to an end, end of understanding. But when you have somebody else to share your thoughts with, this might actually help to see whatever you want to see in a different light, different prospective, sort of making a normal (1D) picture a 3D picture.

This is the reason I decided to start this blog (or lets call it "the thought-place"): trying to find people who ask the same questions, and who would like to share their thoughts and ideas to find the answers to these questions. I hope something can come out of it, and this "thought place" will find its regular visitors (readers or, preferably, participants). Let's give it a try :) so,

Welcome to My Why Life!

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Due to our differences in culture/upbringing/world outlook/religion/etc/etc/etc, some of the issues that could be discussed here might seem offensive/insulting/rude/etc for somebody. Therefore, I would like to appologize beforehand for this; this is by no means my intention (or - I hope - the intention of the people who might be sharing their thoughts in this blog).