2 years ago I had a broken heart. I took all the energy that I focused on her and channeled it into creating this youtube channel. When one door closes, another one opens. I've learned not to get too hung up on any one thing. Instead, I think of myself like water flowing through rocks.

@joshdavidson9964

6 жыл бұрын

I feel you man. My gf broke up with me over a month ago. Now I have no one. Now's the perfect opportunity to channel all my energy into becoming the best version of myself.

@97AsV

6 жыл бұрын

Same here, bro Thanks for your clips, helped a lot !

@nickmueller2248

6 жыл бұрын

You seriously made one of the most inspiring channels I’ve ever seen

@Gaber820

6 жыл бұрын

Well that's great.. isn"t it?

@dasvwill

6 жыл бұрын

After Skool you used that pain to create these videos that are pretty cool. Thank her!

"Nothing is either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." Hamlet

@themacocko6311

5 жыл бұрын

I did a report on that line in college.

@ArtificialHuman69

4 жыл бұрын

And feeling

@babbisp1

3 жыл бұрын

_"Actually, Shakespeare gave those words to Hamlet, who was pretending to be insane when he said them, which is to imply that moral relativism isn't just crazy. It's fake crazy. Because noone's really crazy enough to believe it."_ -Andrew Klavan

Reminds me of a quote from a movie "Every path is the right path. Everything could've been anything else and it would have just as much meaning."

@dionysusknowspain

10 ай бұрын

Mr. Nobody :)

I dreamed for many years of owning a van to live and travel in. Finally I found a job, saved up, bought an old mercedes van, fixed it up, and it was stolen within 2 days of getting it insured and on the road. But when people commiserate, I say that perhaps this has saved me from a nasty, possibly fatal accident 6 months down the road. You just can't know. You had to turn left when you wanted to turn right? In the end, it doesn't matter, just as long as you're still rolling along :-)

This is such a good channel. I always leave here feeling better.

@conorkosidowski3924

6 жыл бұрын

viktorayy :D 【animated】 a good channel? Maybe...

@louietheplumber3609

6 жыл бұрын

viktorayy :D 【animated】 maybe

@themacocko6311

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe

Maybe... it was a chinese farmer, surrounded by english speaking neighbours and the only english word he knew was "Maybe".

@solecustoms

6 жыл бұрын

lol

@OrderBringer41

6 жыл бұрын

AHahaha :D

@kinkysuuu5267

6 жыл бұрын

god youre dumb

@vengadeshmanoharan3056

6 жыл бұрын

[Konstruktiv] maybe

@flamethrower510

6 жыл бұрын

Took the whole meaning out of the video just to get some attention lol

This concept puts you at peace with the world and the events around you

Alan Watts is amazing and your animations are just mind blowing. You were the reason why I started my own animation channel :) Pure inspiration.

@AfterSkool

6 жыл бұрын

Aw thank youuuuuu! Keep up the fine work!

This seems to be everyone’s favorite story ever . It’s my personal favorite for sure! It’s amazing!

I don’t know how many times I came here and listened this

Omg, I know this story, my grandmother told my this story when I was a kid, but little different.

@greenthizzle4

6 жыл бұрын

Beauty Bell this speech is very old, the person who owns this channel simply put drawings next to it to make it come to life so to speak

@bluetlue

6 жыл бұрын

Jake Mitch I mean, yes, I know this is probably old story, but I didn't know it was chinese and it woke up some of my childhood memories.

@SirGBocka

5 жыл бұрын

Beauty Bell maybe

Alan watts is amazing

@AngelOne11

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe ;P

@Jsmithyy

6 жыл бұрын

Emil Peretz He is dead Emil. its the past soeaking to you. get it now. he lives in you. Emil Peretz

@emilperetz2446

6 жыл бұрын

Andrew Hibberd you just made my day

@kicksyyarosh5708

3 жыл бұрын

@@AngelOne11 Maybe plus one

This is such an inspirational story

@natttomes4588

6 жыл бұрын

maybe

@raulrojas9253

6 жыл бұрын

in what sense?

There are no such things as good or bad these are just values which live in our head.

@normanclatcher

4 ай бұрын

Rent-free, typically... 😑

This Story is one of my favorites! The 1st time I heard it resonated with me strong!!! You choose how you react to any situation! You have zero idea the outcome! as much as you swear you do😊

Must be a great video if there is Alan Watts in the title.

@trippinghero2072

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe...

After Sokol I appreciate that your doing more Alan Watts videos he was truly a modern mystic

One of my favorite lectures by Alan Watts. It is a truly profound idea. Fantastic work as always, thank you!

Please never stop. Much love

I have books by Alan Watts that I've been re-reading since the 70's and I still can't believe how much the drawings add. Thank you for sharing that unique gift. Be Cool.

HA! Good choice! I LOVE it when these teachings get tied in with what is going on today. Seeing Bilbo finding the ring gave me that little "Aaahhh, right" moment

Thank you for this story, I shall carry its message in my heart.

Alan Watts story says to me, you never can really know if any event in your life is good or bad because life is an ongoing process, where no end state of goodness or badness is achieved. So a 'good' event might lead to a tragic outcome or a 'bad' event might turn out to be lucky for some unforseen reason. It just never stops evolving so why judge the present moment as good or bad when it is only part of a continuum? If I can't tell if it's good or bad, can I really say that good and bad even exist? Only the present moment is real. Things can only be real in the present moment. Good and bad are relative terms, like it's good for me or mine. It's always good to have more people on the planet, until there are so many that we start to choke. At what point does what was good become not so good anymore? The end of humanity on earth is certainly bad, right? Well maybe…

As always great illustrations besides a great teacher that also inspired me 👍

Thank you for making this channel, you’ve done many of us a kind service.

A little over three years ago I fell off a cliff and broke my legs, my dominate wrist, and a few other minor fractures. I was told, "That sucks. What will you do for work?" And a lot bad what-ifs. A few close friends said, "Lucky you can still move, or didn't die." I (23 at the time) had to spend six weeks in a nursing home. So many said, "How can you be relaxed, happy, or nonchalant about what happened?" I would reply, "These event has taught me to manage my pride. It has taught me to be patient. Not to take things like walking for granted. It has taught me that life is too short to be upset about things that I cannot change. This event just happened; I do not know if the repercussions will be good, or bad. But I know there will be a small amount of both." (I would say something similar to that, not that exact anyway) Because of my fall, I a more humble. Because of my fall, I limp and have aches. Because of my fall, the doctors found a rare appendix cancer. My appendix was twice the normal size. If it would have burst, cancerous cells would have been sent through out my abdomen. I would have had a few miserable, painful years to live Because of my fall, I can tell when barometric pressure changes, and a coming storm or cold. Because of my fall, I was able to take steps toward a career that I have been working at for a year and a half. We cannot afford to let things get in our way and drag us down. There is good and bad in almost every action out there. We just have to look for it. I may not be easy, but it can be hiding there. But we also cannot afford to skip over the small things. Take time out of your day to just sit down and enjoy the sky. Let yourself get lost in the cosmos and see that the world is so very complex, but also so small. Take time to tell your friends you love them. Take time to forgive an enemy. But you don't have to forget. Know, that it is okay to cry. Joy, sadness, stress and anger. Know, that life will be hard. But it will also be enjoyable. Know, that time will go by in the blink of an eye. What seems like a huge road block now, years down the line can be forgotten, or seem so small now. But also know, that the memories that you take with your, in your journey through time and life, this will always be with you. A memory is like hitting pause. Even for a moment, and you can find peace.

@taylerstegman5813

2 жыл бұрын

wow this was truly an inspirational read

@taylerstegman5813

2 жыл бұрын

thank you

I love the animations and the choice of the audio clips so much. Every time one of your videos pops up I smile. Thank you

I sent this to everybody who matters to me. Loved this.

@AfterSkool

6 жыл бұрын

aw thank you!

"What was the horse's name?" "Midnight."

One of my favourite Alan Watts stories - soooo true :)

A beautiful, beautiful story and life lesson. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for sharing.

I just got diagnosed with a brain tumor. I needed this today.

@raulbarros8077

6 ай бұрын

That was 4 years ago, are you still around?

@dtmelroy

6 ай бұрын

Alive and well

@raulbarros8077

6 ай бұрын

@@dtmelroy great to hear man, is the tumor gone? Did you experienced any life changing mentality change during this time? Must be odd to face death like that

@dtmelroy

6 ай бұрын

yes it is gone, thanks to some terrific doctors and yes it did change my life outlook... i quit my job and am happily taking care of my family full time. @@raulbarros8077

Just like Bruce Lee said "Be formless. Shapeless like water."

What a beautiful story!

after questionning myself about being good or not after torturing animals and being mean with people that would lead to their suicide, definitly needed this :) i didn't know thought i was playing too rough

@stupidhandles

6 жыл бұрын

TheChattounet this video does not justify immoral behaviour, if that is what you take from It you should wake the fuck up

@marrcxrp6866

6 жыл бұрын

Nomastdave immoral? Said who? Morality is very subjective, as people are not slaves who listen to whatever rules people give them. What the guy did was neither good or bad. Because good and bad do not exist.

@TheChattounet

6 жыл бұрын

of course no, moral is not or should not be subjective that's why i was trolling as this way of thinking "neither good or bad" turn me off every time! everyone understand when someone do something good or bad, if not, then those people are retarded or uncivilized

The greatest parable ever told. (Sai Weng Shi Ma) by the wisest man to ever live.

Perfect analogy to make lemonade when u get served lemons. But intent is different than affect, recognise/be aware of good/bad intent.

I always find myself returning to this story... it brings much peace. In the city I currently live in it applies a lot. 🤔Though I do not claim to be "right" and my perception may be off, where I'm living, people have a very acute tendency to change their minds on things. To me, it becomes very difficult to get things done because others have a very nonchalant kind of way about how they "go about things"... often not even completing the project we set out to accomplish! Seems to be they're running on their own individual clock and individual life instead of working together fairly and being on "our clock" together as one (if that makes sense). So every time I try to get wheels in motion to do something in my line of work, often the people who I'm intertwined with and working with suddenly back off or abandon plans you made. Naturally, that's immensely frustrating, but it's not like I can control that a whole lot when that happens. So trying to work with people of that nature? Saying "MAYBE" and letting other people set the course seems like the right trajectory. You can say, "maybe" because you know trying to force someone into something isn't fun or appealing. You can say "maybe" because you know you're already content with life as is here and now and the people who leave you hanging like I'm describing can't bring you down or affect your own inner peace / happiness. Thank you for uploading this! :) ...MAYBE. LOL :)

I heard this story recently. I really like it! In my experience I have also had some 'bad' situations that have led some 'Great ;) ' changes in my life. I also really like the reference to Bilbo and the ring. it is a perfect example :)

There's no Maybe about it...I liked your vid and subscribed

I'm watching a lot of Alan watts speeches and it's always hard to understand exactly what he says cause English is not my mother language, but luckily your work helping my mind to form his words in pictures, appreciated 🙌

Underrated video. Short but amazing. My favorite one yet. Nice job guys

@AfterSkool

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Max!

Just heard this on spotify but wanted to share with others so I came to youtube. Somehow I knew yall had this clip ha. You guys always have the best content 👍

This channel is truly amazing. The illustrations are beautiful and the subjects you choose are always so interesting. Just wanted to thank you for it!

@AfterSkool

6 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you for the kind words. You just made my day!

Beautiful

This was so mind opening !

THANKYOU

Wonderful content after being quite for some time, please keep doing what you doing

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

You can never be 100% sure of anything except for this statement.

Quote by Gail Devers: “Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.

Love your channel and love Alan Watts

Could you pls do more Alan Watts stuff pls, wonderful stuff beautifully illustrated, thank you!

I love when yall do Alan Watts!!!!!!!!!

I like the version when the farmer says "it could be a blessing, or it could be a curse" instead of just saying "maybe."

Therefore life's purpose is to just live.

Awesome

The biggest difference between humans and animals is that humans have the ability to make decision what is good what is bad. Any act we do is either good or bad. Any action any time u have done in ur life was a decision uv made between good or bad. U only improve when u do good things. More good u doo more u see the benefits it in ur own life. I have experienced that. The world is intelligent. Is it god or it is the world’s brain i dont know. I just know doing good is what humans are supposed to do.

great video

@natttomes4588

6 жыл бұрын

maybe

Whenever something 'bad' happens to us, my husband and I remind each other that 'theres a reason why it's happened'

@theX24968Z

3 жыл бұрын

doesnt mean theres much meaning or purpose to that reason. just means theres an explaination for it.

This is amazing!

This is amazing(maybe),thanks Alan :)

Mind Blown

The story about chinese farmer: Who lost a horse - it ran away. And all the neighbours came around that evening and said: - That's too bad. Farmer said: - Maybe... Next day horse came back with 7 other wild horses. And all the neighbours came around and said: - Wow, that's great isn't it? He said: - Maybe... Next day son trying to tame one of the horses broke his leg. And neighbours came around that evening and said: - That's too bad, isn't it? - Maybe... Next day officer came looking for newbies for the army and son got rejected. And all the neighbours came around that evening and said: - Isn't it wonderful? He said: - Maybe... The whole process of nature is an integrated process of immense complexity and it's impossible to tell what's in it is good or bad, cuz u never know the consequences will be

I had this question in mind just now that who decides whats good and whats bad so searched for it

It's a beautiful story but we must try to see the consequences as far as we can to avoid hurting each other. Despite the absolute good or bad we have to try our best to measure it. That's how we grew through history

If we think according to nature and to preserve our life. Then we can make a little basis on how to continue with life. And then if we keep making rules on the basis of what will be good for our species (and presumably other species too). Then we should add things like consequences, justice, equality and stuff.

Some people are better than others at predicting the outcome of a situation and their feelings that come along with it. But if happiness is the goal, we know that you can be evil and still die happy. But the real question is what comes after death.

More of Watts please!!

If there was more people like this on youtube it would be so much better! Right? Well... Maybe.

Good and bad are relative. Depends on the situation an for which person/goals/values

righteousness and the unjust are the definition of good and bad.

Finally, the usage of background music with him fits.

I hit the like button...I hope it's good!

You might not be able to judge if the consequences of something is good or bad but you can tell if a specific thing is good or bad in the moment.

@CraftingHock

6 жыл бұрын

Aisha Reed, if my dick got stuck and roasted in a toaster, that would be bad. Maybe the incident led me away from a porn career and into private equity, making me a trillion dollars, but it was indisputably a bad moment when my dick became cooked sausage.

@charlesdarwin55

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe

@trololollolololololl

6 жыл бұрын

Un Known it is still subjective to specific person

@asura8495

6 жыл бұрын

Un Known What if I always wanted my dick to be roasted? This incident would be pure heaven. Good and bad is all dependent on arbitrary preference

@strategen9124

6 жыл бұрын

Un Known if you define bad as feeling pain. But everyone's bad is different.

I would like to add "As long as you have a good intentions it is all good"

@darksoulsfanboy1917

3 жыл бұрын

you just used good to jusify good making this invalid

I think it is controllable and the more people involved the more controllable.

This is an old tale, I'm from Uruguay .... globalization .... good tale

Yes you can know whats good or bad, u just cant see the whats the outcome of your immediate actions because it takes a long time for reaction to come back to you. For example if you start doing heavy drugs, it feels good for some long period of time like a year or two, but after that you start seeing your health gets destroyed, job lost, and life destroyed, and then you see it. It was bad!

Those are easy because no one was really hurt. If the horse had killed his son or the officer had raped his wife, saying 'maybe' means you're being amoral and don't really care. But to be moral, one must care. When you're indifferent, then, yeah, it is impossible to tell if anything is good or bad.

Despite the argument with the consequences of good or bad fortune, a deeper case can be made. That which is good, is only good for me, which can simultaneously also be bad for anybody else. The real virtue of ethics lies in not being egoistic but thinking about others. But it is important to point out that this form of altruistic morality can divert a persons mind, if that person goes as far as valuing its own live less than the lives of others. The truth is that, although general well being in a utilitarian sense is useful and intuitive, the first priority is supposed to be oneself. Because the only thing you can be sure of is our own existence, (as Descartes explained) our own experience and our own desire to tend to happiness and well being and avoid suffering and misery (as Sigmund Freund explained). If this is satisfied sufficiently for the ego, only then is it really healthy to care about others. Ethics is really important. I would even argue more important than science or knowledge. And I say this as someone who studies physics at university, who loves Richard Dawkins and Carl Sagan, so who is a total science enthusiast. But the following thought experiment will prove my radical point: Assume humanity has progressed so far that we have conquered the entire galaxy, with entire civilizations real futuristic on planets and moons. With spaceships and technology unimaginable to us now, but with which we can achieve everything we want, move everything we want, have the most convenient life, and gain the answers to every question. Sounds idealistic. But our psyche will be the same. We will still have the same deep urge to find meaning in life, the same existential worries in our primal brain. What then? What will we do when all our wishes are accomplished? More wishes? So what then if these again are satisfied? Is there an end to this or is it just an endless ever repeating cycle? Ethics addresses the deep fundamental questions of what contributes to a happy and fulfilled live. Of what makes a good life. Lets go even further and say that in this utopia world we are however deeply oppressed, with no freedoms or right, and suffer for eternity. What is suddenly more important: All the science, technology and knowledge? Or to get the hell out of that hellish state? The number one priority in life is to life well. It is to life in abstinence of suffering, oppression, depression, fear and misery. Getting rid of that, not just for oneself but also for every human, should be the first priority in life. Injustice can't live forever. We get outraged at sights of injustice and needless torture, or murder. Only in a world free of oppression, suffering and misery, can scientific advancement progress, giving rise to technology and knowledge. The latter is only possible if you are mentally free of suffering, misery and only if you have the freedom to inquire, question everything. Here again ethics plays a role because freedom of speech and opinion is a fundamental human right. But ethical justice applies not only to human, but also to animals. But not the animals living in the wild nature doing their thing evolution designed them to do, but the innocent animals we keep in factory farms and slaughterhouses. The animals we forcefully enslave, exploit, murder and torture for something completely unnecessary like meat, which causes global warming in the process and only makes us obese and gives us heart disease in consumption. Ethics is the single most important field of study and Intuition that needs to be studied and acted out in ones own life. I can recommend watching the documentary dominion, but also earthling eds videos. On the philosophy of ethics I highly recommend researching KZread videos explaining the ethics of Aristotle, Jeremy Bentham/ John Stuart Mill, Immanuel kant, David Hume, Arthur Schopenhauer and that of Sam Harris.

True wisdom

Enjoyed this. Reminds me of the chinese tale of the stonemason. But the end result counts. Bye from Holland

AMAZING VIDEO.

Moving on...

@donchello2128

6 жыл бұрын

Nawwk scary huh?

I love it!

Brilliant

I think that right and wrong is in perspective

liked video on Chinese Farmer

In Chinese, this is actually an idiom: 塞翁失馬，焉知非福 (lit. "Saiwong loses his horse. How do you know if it's bad?" Saiwong is the old man's name.) I guess whether something is good or bad is just our own definition or our own feeling towards it.

Anyone here after watching Bluey: The Sign?

lol, the marker in his hand isn't even touching the paper. Dude is animating with his finger. That's double movie magic.

🧠So many things in life are just that simple🙏🏾

I would love to see you draw Krs-one explain the 5th dimension

In Nature, good and bad doesn't exist. This is human minds creation and it's just inside our head. This is primarily because of religion.

This philosophy applies to JoJo as well

@mylifeisamememylifeispathe3140

6 жыл бұрын

Justin Y. What up Chief

@rajender13

6 жыл бұрын

May Be :)

@greenthizzle4

6 жыл бұрын

Who is Jo Jo

@sauceboss510

6 жыл бұрын

My dude you’re everywhere I go

@greenthizzle4

6 жыл бұрын

Raul Rojas what's that

Favourite

WOW!!

Hmmm... great

If we can go future, when time traveling will become possible, at that time will it possible to exactly define which is good or bad?