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The original was posted on /r/highstrangeness by /u/Benana94 on 2025-06-02 10:03:14+00:00.

This is gonna be vague and I wasn’t sure where to post it. But lately I often get this feeling where I suddenly see life as very short and our experiences like they’re a carnival ride. It’s almost like this wistful feeling that I know I’m on the subject end of a two-way mirror, I know that my vision of reality is limited but there’s something on the other side.

None of these are new thoughts I know, we often talk about how life is short and whether something happens after life. What I’m trying to say is that I feel closer to the other side lately. Normally I have tunnel vision where I’m very focused on my life and the world seems big enough to occupy me, but lately the world feels small and I feel like our entire lives may as well be one second because we can just as easily start another life and strap in for another ride.

I think it’s the way the world is lately. We’re so hyper connected and aware these days, there’s less mystery and separation between things. Plus it feels like we live in dystopia the way things keep changing and falling apart. It almost feels like this whole carnival is coming to an end.

I hope that someone knows what I’m feeling!