Discussion What does a life worth living look like for you?

[megafire]

Life knocks me down flat on my face, so I take it as the way things are meant to be, but then I am reinvigorated with a sense of "but life COULD be worth living, if I can only figure that out."

What would make life worth living for me would be fulfillment. Having a circle of friends who can relate to me and we all support each other; a career where I am good at what I do, my input matters and I look forward to a day's work; a balanced relationship with someone who pushes me to be my best, and comforts me when I'm at my lowest (and vici versa); having a hobby which I can feel good about.


I feel like it's not achievable, especially when I have some annoying personality shit that makes me hate everyone and think everyone hates me, and the few people I do like I just... don't talk to, and I change my goals constantly, until I throw my hands in the air and say "fuck it" and give up again, until I think, "maybe I was just going about this wrong..." Currently the new kick is to become a forensic pathologist, because causes of death really fascinate me, though this might fall through because I am grossed out easily and my brain does not compute science. But I could try, and I could make it, if I really, really wanted to, and didn't give up. As for hobbies, I like working out, and cooking, as well as reading and creating things.

What is a life worth living for you?

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

For me that life would probably be one where I can have complete freedom to either spend all day at home binging tv/playing games or hanging out with my friends whenever I want. Maybe combining the two by having a partner living with me to binge the shows with would make it better too but ultimately the life I want would be one where I don't have to do anything that involves too much effort or responsibility.

Either that or I'd probably enjoy living as a standard nuclear sitcom type of family where I'm the mild-mannered dad working an okay-paying yet not too fulfilling job and have a wife and 2.3 kids, then I get to have fun on weekends or at night by sitting in some place like a bar with my friends who are also my neighbors.

 

[Sherri]

To most people get a steady job, getting married and having kids, I want nine of that, have to work of course, but the marriage bit and kids I pass. Too afraid my baby would turn like me,

 

[BeansOfRequirement]

Having access to the sanctuary would be on the list...

 

[_Kaira_]

Well if it were a perfect world, I'd say things like a good job, happy family, kids, etc.
But since it isn't, I'd be happy with just not being tormented by my issues and problems that make functioning "normally" impossible for me.

Everything else after would come naturally for me I'd think.
A 'dream' job, and being able to travel anywhere I want, nearly whenever, would be nice..

 

[lugerepair]

Life knocks me down flat on my face, so I take it as the way things are meant to be, but then I am reinvigorated with a sense of "but life COULD be worth living, if I can only figure that out."

What would make life worth living for me would be fulfillment. Having a circle of friends who can relate to me and we all support each other; a career where I am good at what I do, my input matters and I look forward to a day's work; a balanced relationship with someone who pushes me to be my best, and comforts me when I'm at my lowest (and vici versa); having a hobby which I can feel good about.


I feel like it's not achievable, especially when I have some annoying personality shit that makes me hate everyone and think everyone hates me, and the few people I do like I just... don't talk to, and I change my goals constantly, until I throw my hands in the air and say "fuck it" and give up again, until I think, "maybe I was just going about this wrong..." Currently the new kick is to become a forensic pathologist, because causes of death really fascinate me, though this might fall through because I am grossed out easily and my brain does not compute science. But I could try, and I could make it, if I really, really wanted to, and didn't give up. As for hobbies, I like working out, and cooking, as well as reading and creating things.

What is a life worth living for you?

A life where I don't have to do things I don't want to do. Some people will call this utopian or immature. But by "things I don't want to do", I don't mean "things that you want to do in the grand scheme of things, but in the moment you don't want to do them (like getting a vaccine when you're afraid of needles)", I mean "things I don't want to do, either in the grand scheme of things or in the moment". For example, I don't want to work for some stupid call-center. In the grand scheme, I don't want to be exploited, I don't want to make somebody else rich. And in a more immediate sense, I don't want to have to fake pleasantness when talking to entitled assholes on the phone.

 

[AntiCycleAN]

I think for me, I don't have a clear idea of what a life worth living would look like. I've thought about it, and I really don't think I can imagine a life where I will ever truly feel content or fulfilled, or one in which I have the motivation and energy to do so. There will always be something missing, and I really can't think of anything that would fill that void enough to make life worth it. If I have everything I want I will get bored and filled with ennui, yet I doubt I will ever be truly satisfied with what I have. I think I would have to change myself fundamentally to be able to achieve a life worth living, honestly.

 

[Pookie]

I can't even imagine one.

 

[Makko]

A life in an actual fantasy or sci-fi world full of adventure and mysteries to explore.

This world has plenty of mysteries of its own but the unsolvable nature of them fills me with despair. I'd like a setting where I can feel like I'm making exciting discoveries...

 

[Sherri]

I don t see one that works for me, I want no babies, and marriage I I'm not sure, not sure I'm able to work till I'm 70 like the government wants now, we work us to the bone and most of us who will be alive by then will be sick or dead to enjoy that retirement .

 

[262653]

It is in triumph over other life forms until I die. It is in being strong until I'm no more. It's like scoring 5, 10, 50, 1000 kills, then meeting one death and that's it. It is in being able to engage in active imagination at will. (I can do that actually.)

 

[Lmd]

One that keeps me active and entertained. A spy would be awesome, it's my dream job but I also think in things like become a medium, learn a martial art and have an enemy worth living for, join a sect to discover weird things about the universe... So many options and so much time wasted in my room.

 

[DocNo]

just having time to experiment with my creative work without the need to have to make a living of it. cause my inner pressure is high and combined with this outside pressure to function it blocks me to work on my ideas when i got time.

i also would like to have a soulmate which i can inspire with my thoughts and get inspired by her.

classic stuff like having a family or kids or stuff like that never were interesting for me.

but the pressure to function, a general anxiety and also times where i feel like shit not able to motivate myself to do anything kept me from this so far.
right now i am hopeful that i can break this circle somehow but time will tell if this hope is justified.

 

[stygal]

I just want to be valued as a person for my character and my opinions...

In an absolute dream world I'd be a bodiless entity that floats around and is still able to communicate somehow. I'd also needed excess to the internet so I could just surf around and watch stuff all day.
And of course talk to some folks.

In the "normal" world I needed to be healthy above all to even access somewhat of a regular future.

 

[jesse]

My life worth living is one where I am at peace with the world, the past, and myself. Everything after that is a bonus. I think if I was truly at peace, I would probably spend the rest of my life seeking out meaningful connections. As I am now, that would be impossible.