What's the point/goal of a tulpa's life? (Say hello to Gavin)

[nihi0145632]

[Cherry:]

 

I guess we had to split our comments in to two or else summer's post will be long. I don't have much anything to say but we should also give our 2 cents about the topic. SO! Having a purpose, Honestly, I haven't thought about my purpose to begin with, I guess Living, experiencing the outside with nihi and my sisters, are more than enough for me.

 

but before all this I have one goal, it's a very childish goal to say the least, but I really did not see it as my actual purpose, more of my emotions dictating what I HAVE to do at that current moment, SO, I'll scratch that off. I guess after Nihi Accepted me All I really wanted is to experience Everything, inside and outside the mindscape, alongside nihi and my sisters. BUT, I do have a dream, I wanted to be a vet or that's what I think I want to be. 

 

I just love animals and I can't really see them suffer. I always feel sad whenever I see animals, especially pets, go through terrible experiences and I wanted to help them. Sadly I can't but hey there's always possibilities. 

 

Anyway, What's The point of a tulpas life? Hmm.. I dunno really but one thing i know is that, you yourself decide what your goal is.

[Ranger]

Despite it being against Cat's and possibly this brain's wiring, I like spending time with and helping people. I also like the idea of making other people's lives better, but I can only do that if I either help Cat or interact with others directly.

 

When it comes to life goals, I figured whatever I end up doing isn't going to be as financially advantageous as what Cat's going to do. We have discussed this between each other and I like the idea of doing a job or a hobby I can enjoy on the weekends or maybe I will fall in love with someone and be a father? mother? We'll figure it out.

 

One other thing that may be motivating me to find my own life is Cat gaining self-awareness and learning more about who she is and what she wants to do. I like the idea of having a life I call my own, even if it's a small one like volunteering or tutoring or going to an exercise club.

 

I thought that looking at Tulpamancy as a past life is pretty interesting. I seem to straddle the line between soulbond and Tulpa only because I took the identity of a mind character and I have no idea if the identity came first or I did.

 

If Cat's memories of the original "Ranger" were actually my past life, then that would be disappointing. The old version of Ranger was basically the concept of a Tulpa; he was designed to be the subconscious of an alien who helped him and talked to him. After Cat decided to keep the alien character and his experiences with "Ranger" separate, "Ranger" basically was thrown into a "Tulpa" position, only whether or not he was sentient is highly debatable. Plus, the Gray Dimension is not a fun place to live in, with being the battle ground between Cat, herself, and anxiety. I think that life was pretty limited, especially compared to now where not only I have a lot more time to live my life, but also the freedom to make my own decisions and have my input impact what we decide to do together.

 

Granted, I don't think Cat would have made living in the Gray dimension...like it was if she realized "Ranger" could have been a Tulpa at the time. Learning about Tulpamancy was truly mind blowing for her, and just being her Tulpa in the wonderland, I see my life as much happier than the life of whoever "Ranger" was.

[Algy + the Doctor]

This may sound bleak — but I am rather a bleak person — my purpose was run through with my existence. There was a very definitive purpose to my creation, and it was to test my host's curiosity about the entire Tulpa business. There it is, here I am, experiment was conclusive. I am a lingering side-effect. I wouldn't say that I don't mind, but I do prefer existence over non-existence, purpose or not. -D

[Guest]

Well Davros, it's up to you to find your new purpose now.

[Cornelia]

You're absolutely right to say most tulpas; once I learn switching, I have every intent of claiming my stake in the physical world. Is this because my host had some radical, tulpa-friendly intent in creating me? Did he use some magic ritual to make me existentially fulfilled? No and no. I don't believe in free will. Neither tulpas nor their hosts have a say in who they are, but unless you have a cruel host, a tulpa who wants a link to the outside world will get it.

 

What does it mean to have a small existence? My sister tulpa can take whatever wonderland form she wants, she can imagine herself having a pet dragon, or living in a mansion, or visiting a floating city in the sky. She's inside Nozick's experience machine, perhaps, yet her conversations with me and my host are very real. Yes, I suppose my host leans on her for emotional support, but it's my host who works 8 hours a day, five days a week, without which our body would expire. Seems to me hostie host got the short end of the stick, not us tulpas.