Zeno

One thing that really caught my eye about Zeno was his concept of infinity and the argument about midpoints. Zeno argues that we never really experience any motion because we must first reach a midpoint in order to reach the end, but the distances we are trying to get through are infinite, and therefore it is impossible to reach a midpoint.
I feel like this is a very accurate representation of life in general. In a society like ours, where goals and a desirable life are determined by a majority vote rather than personal reflection, I often feel like I am getting nowhere. We can pursue academic goals, but these are infinite. There will always be something that we do not know, and we will surely die almost as ignorant as we were when we started, considering the vastness of the universe. Isn't philosophy a perfect example of this?

Thinkers have spent thousands of years reflecting upon the same dilemmas, and no one can walk away from the discipline saying (with confidence) that they have figured out everything there is to figure out about life and the role of a human being within that life.
In a way, this view is very depressing, because what is the point of trying to move if we will never reach the end? On the other hand, I think it is a great way to tell someone to just chill out for a second. There is no point in stressing out over getting to the finish line when the finish line is impossible to get to. Why not just take a leisurely stroll towards the finish line and appreciate the view instead?