Nothing Matters: Final Reading

In my first reading of nothing, I affirm that nothing matters, as a complement to the supposition that everything matters, supposing further that there is nothing that does not matter if and when it serves an end, whether that end be a need, a goal, a value, or an interest.

In my second reading of nothing, I point to the ways in which nothing matters: nothing, through its perception in relation to something, alerts us to the presence of need; offers the promise of value; provides a contrast by which to appreciate an object of value; and invites a response to participate in value, and to contribute an object of value.

In my third reading of nothing, in which nothing matters, I suppose that nothing could only matter for two reasons: it is relevant to some purpose and it is significant for some reason. I cite oblivion and enlightenment as two examples of nothing, concluding that both have relevance and significance.

From these readings, I come to the conclusion that nothing is always relative to something, and that the perception of nothing can only ever be made known in relation to something relevant and significant.

Now suppose I forget about myself and move in no particular direction, with no particular intention of having any particular outcome, of being, having, doing, and becoming nothing, where oblivion and enlightenment fuse, and manifest together, in harmony, with no obsession, and without compulsion.

Could such a fusion, in and of and by itself, matter? Let us imagine how we might incorporate such a fusion.

Oblivion is a complete loss of memory, and from such a loss, no action with a purpose is possible. Enlightenment, on the other hand, is a state of mind by which action in response to a purpose can be taken without awareness of any memory that serves this purpose. In either case, nothing is recalled.

If, as a general rule, I move in no particular direction, it might be that I have completely forgotten everything I know about how moving in a particular direction is even relevant or significant to anything I do. And if, as general rule, I have no particular outcome in mind as I take action, it might be that I have released all awareness of any memory that serves any purpose I have. In having no particular intention (not even the intention to move in no particular direction, with no particular intention of having any particular outcome), I forget everything I know about which way to go even as I rely on memory without any awareness of it.

In light of this fusion of oblivion with enlightenment, could anything I have, think, feel, say, or do, matter?