What is Good about Life and living???

[Locutus of Bored]

Bacon.
Scotch.

Waffles are mankind's greatest achievement.

 

[Amaris]

I really have to watch that show. It's in my queue and I keep forgetting.

 

[RJDiogenes]

I think sex is overrated. I much prefer snuggling

I'm going to warmly and affectionately disagree with you on this one.

Ditto.

Clearly, more research is needed.

 

[Australis]

I'm looking at two reasons to stay around. My nieces.

Yes my nieces are great reasons of happiness --- in my life I was too (insert psychological label that you see in my words I use) to propagate said, dissorder such that children are out of the question,.. My little brother had 3 kids, girls,.. In turn his oldest child has 2 children,.. She gave birth at 16 years old just like my mom and me, mom was 16 years old when she had me, now the growth is with the difference is their dads // my dad was 44 years old my niece's Childs father was about her age,.. But still my mom and little brother, both heron IV users will most likely die the same,..mom died in 1975. And I turned off the life support for dad in 1985 this year is 30 and 40 year anniversaries of their deaths,.. So what --- therapy does not work,.. At all,..

Because ,,. I have been in therapy since 1980.,,not even really on and off but more so straight thru,..since then,..

Because: I might just have to get to my desktop for this "expose" of lengthy BS--- all the looking up in the world just gets a person bird s--- in the eye,..so posting again when time and desktop are synced,..

Nothing often is the easiest point of view,..

Ahhhhh, mate, you have had it tougher than most, and for that you have my sympathy, you really do.

The death of a parent is really tough, and two, no matter what age you are, is hard and lonely.

So the world really does turn grey, and it is hard to look up not know what is coming down. The only answer I ahve - and it's not a very good one, I know - is that life is good and bad, rough and smooth, harsh and calm, silk and barbed wire. It's rarely easy. All I can do is appreciate the good moments when they come and try to make them last, and try to keep the bad moments short. I hope you can do that too. Sorry it's not much more.

 

[think]

I'm looking at two reasons to stay around. My nieces.

Yes

Nothing often is the easiest point of view,..

Ahhhhh, mate, you have had it tougher than most, and for that you have my sympathy, you really do.

The death of a parent is really tough, and two, no matter what age you are, is hard and lonely.

So the world really does turn grey, and it is hard to look up not know what is coming down. The only answer I ahve - and it's not a very good one, I know - is that life is good and bad, rough and smooth, harsh and calm, silk and barbed wire. It's rarely easy. All I can do is appreciate the good moments when they come and try to make them last, and try to keep the bad moments short. I hope you can do that too. Sorry it's not much more.

oh you want me to talk about say Tough, mmm Like my parents partied regular.. and --- at that age I got to see needles in arms etc.. It was not till I started ,, stealing thier stuff did they decide that when they partied I was put inside the broom closet. all nite, dark, lonely over and over till they died and I left their grips of insanity and such.

I still have nightmares and I thought things were taken care of in the therapies I worked in.. but no the dad rapes and the mom rapes// no the dad rapes and the sprinting away from mom.. was also "discussed in the therapies... as hardships and such.. the stuff I ending doing to myself in the stream of suicidal acts was far worse.. anyway I always remember and relate to the movie line from seven... the sloth person having death to go thru what did the dr say "he still has death to ... go ,,," relates well as that I still have to die.. as I wait ... and so....

sleep is just terror where waking into a life that really sucks and then what?

the solution at this point is.. ECT well I fear that .. well not really fear but choose to pass because of how I have developed my mind at this point ...after which the life quality I am at would be lost by several degrees of wellness. and if I don't have memories what do I have ..? confusion is typical now but after that I have seen things that make it more debilitating then not.

If happy was allowed at childhood IDK it was not.. eggshells and my moms voice from the grave in my head with other voices like the hallucinations from all the times I dosed myself mixed and mix.. on and on ,,, I wait because this is what societies has in its laws for me and try as they might to rule me there are no ideas or even propaganda that is even slightly interesting or morbidly perverse enough to ,.. too

moms calling me to sleep --- I guess... what ever..

gone. again..

 

[Australis]

I'm sorry. Sorry. More sorry than you'll know.

 

[think]

extensive therapy since age 16 till now age 51 just allows me to talk about this frankly at times.. openly at other times and so forth..

I had a psychiatric med student say I do not believe you have experienced what I had told the med student who I dictated my early life... like when my dad married his brothers daughter.. I guess that was not really real or when I drank acid.. green vile stuff from the garage where mom and dad sold there drugs and such. or that any of the whole story was real.. when I would wonder about eating cerial with mom's heron cooking spoon.. or like beating a drug dealer with mom and racing away in our car while being shot at .. and so on.. you know we ran a red light too. ---... and so on such -- that that dr felt my personal bio was I guess lies In his opinion .. I have no reason to lie and it is much easier to tell the truth then make up lies ... I did not understand his point of view that I would lie about anything?

Anyway, this particular sentence is a lie. This sentence is not a lie.

As well I am sorry -- for societies reactions to me or what might be incorrect responses such as getting beat-up by staff in a hospital in 1983 or so on and such I should be afraid of hospitals by now I guess from to many times is the hospital experience ill and sickening abusive and illnesses made worse by anyone's standards

 

[Gryffindorian]

I don't pretend to know the pain you're going through, think, but if there's any comfort, I pray and hope that things will get better for you.

I'm glad you started this thread because it gives people the opportunity to share their perspectives on life and happiness. Lately I've been experiencing some chronic health issues that have caused me a great deal of anxiety, even depression. I try to tell myself that this is temporary and it will pass, and then bright and happy days will be here again. But there are days when I ask, what's the point in living when things aren't going so well for me? I'm not contemplating about doing something extreme, but I do admit that life - my life - can be difficult sometimes, but whose hasn't been?

If you ask me, the things in life that make it worth living far outweigh those that cause us severe distress. I was rewatching the movie Lucy with my family today, and Morgan Freeman's character was saying the sole purpose of a living cell was to gain time, thus continuing to exist. In a hostile environment a living creature would endeavor immortality while a favorable environment would prompt a species to procreate. I thought, that's some pretty profound stuff, though I don't know how much of it was real science. Having watched that movie and thousands of other TV shows and films in my lifetime is one of the small things in life that brings me great joy. So do desserts, spending time with my friends and family, reading travel magazines, listening to music, sleeping in, curling up in my bed, and having a good workout.

As others have said, life is what you make of it. Find your purpose; then perhaps you'll find your happiness. To me, life is about living it to the fullest: to learn about the world and this wonderful universe we live in, to explore new horizons and experience variety, to help others, and to be there for the ones I love, and to make myself a better person.

I'm a 40-year-old single guy. I most likely will never marry a woman ... or another man. I'm diabetic. I take various medications for certain health conditions. I have a job that pays a decent salary, though I know I will never become rich. Does any of that bother me? No. Because I still live and I experience what it's like to be a human being at this point in the history of our universe. ( And all those small things that make me a happy person.)

 

[Taylirious]

It may sound trite but being grateful for everything good in your life and looking for the good helps, no matter how small.

 

[think]

It may sound trite but being grateful for everything good in your life and looking for the good helps, no matter how small.

Sometimes I can block out the pain other times I feel the pain,.. Either way has pros and cons,.. Looking at a half full glass of water sometimes (like now) I think I should have myself drown in this water since there is so much,.. Realisticly every breath is gratitude because I should be dead from when I had stopped eating at five,. Where just that NDE,.. Allowed for out of body experiences and with focus I can be out of body at any given moment since that point on,..

So every heart beat is positive growth which becomes why I hate every heartbeat and another useless existence I am having on earth but the attitude of so what kinda satisfies somehow,..

 

[Taylirious]

Everyone has problems. I won't list the potential ones I might face but things seemed better a few weeks back and now it could get worse than before.

I am just done worrying.

 

[RJDiogenes]

So every heart beat is positive growth which becomes why I hate every heartbeat and another useless existence I am having on earth but the attitude of so what kinda satisfies somehow,..

I'm sorry you've had such a hard life. I wish things had been different for you. But the idea that your life is useless is an illusion created by other people-- you can create your own reality.

Everyone has problems. I won't list the potential ones I might face but things seemed better a few weeks back and now it could get worse than before.

I am just done worrying.

Not worrying is a good idea; worrying doesn't change anything and can even interfere with your ability to change things. But I hope things get better for you again, and stay that way this time.

 

[think]

how many realities do I need... I mean after an infinite number of realities and super-realities and sub-realities and say like newer realities It just gets boring you know .. then comes useless. really..what about a special set of realities they might be more real than any other one that is real I know non realities null realities new,, lost,, these things that their real are not real or either and neither and both have no matter no substance or any value ,, so what really I mean these are giving ideas .. but I guess just me I know this stuff because this is what I know. I know the uselessness of life.. very well I would create more of it but this uselessness is so so boring I don't know ,,, when to stop in that people have had enough? if they keep taking these "ideas" and meanings of meaningless things what are they to give back?

why would they take stuff like that anyway? what ever..

I can continue for no reason at all that is what I am best at making new things that have no meaning and are totally useless as well..

example.. my songs well anyway got to go for no particular reason as well.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Well, I hope you come across a reality where you are at peace.

 

[think]

more-so At Balance between the both.. or a harmony between the three...realities ,, at this point..

sorry for the lash out with the reality thing.. I was reminded of something making me mad for a moment and misplaced that anger, I guess, in a way with sarcasm --

 

[rhubarbodendron]

Everyone has problems. I won't list the potential ones I might face but things seemed better a few weeks back and now it could get worse than before.

I am just done worrying.

Try to not worry about the potential ones. You have plenty of time to do that if they really do happen. And even if they do, you're not alone in this. Remember that you have friends here. We may be too far away for a hug but we're near enough to listen and try to find solutions.

I'm going to warmly and affectionately disagree with you on this one.

Ditto.

Clearly, more research is needed.

Are we to interpret this as a public offer? *checks intercontinental flight schedule*

 

[RJDiogenes]

^^ You never know.

more-so At Balance between the both.. or a harmony between the three...realities ,, at this point..

sorry for the lash out with the reality thing.. I was reminded of something making me mad for a moment and misplaced that anger, I guess, in a way with sarcasm --

No problem. I love sarcasm.

 

[HIjol]

What is good about Life and Living?

Good is the feeling you get when you have made a difference, however small, in or to another. Good is finding it in yourself to reach out and touch another, whether it be with actual contact or words and feelings. Good is accepting Gesture and Kindness and Interest...it is not always easy.

 

[USS Triumphant]

C'mon people! You call yourselves a sci-fi board?! Fine, I'll do it:

"Conan! What is best in life?"
"To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women."

Before I clicked on this thread, I made a bet with myself that this quote would be within the first four responses. I was surprised and mildly disappointed that it took until response #13.

 

[galleywest]

C'mon people! You call yourselves a sci-fi board?! Fine, I'll do it:

"Conan! What is best in life?"
"To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women."

Before I clicked on this thread, I made a bet with myself that this quote would be within the first four responses. I was surprised and mildly disappointed that it took until response #13.

I know, right?!