What do you want out of life?

[Kazimiera]

What do you want out of life? What are your goals? Ideally, how would you want your life to turn out?

Do you want fame, for everyone to know who you are? Do you want lots of money? Is it important for you to drive the latest car, or are you happy with a cheap little one that doesn't get much attention but gets you from point A to B? Would you like to live in a mansion, or are you happy to own a small house or cottage?

Do you want a life full of excitement or would you want to live in relative peace? Do you want a family and children or are you happy not to have kids? Do you want to have a partner or are you happy being by yourself?

Do you want a high profile job as a CEO of a company, or be a professor, or just have a stable income although it is not much but enough to get you by?

What line of work would you like to do? Engineering? In the field of science perhaps? Historian? Computers? Health care? Retail and marketing? Botany and horticulture? Are you an indoorsy or outdoorsy person?

Do you enjoy challenges? Are you a leader or a follower? What would you like to change about yourself? What qualities would you like to work on? Which existing talents and qualities would you like to develop further?

For the older forum members, did your life work out how you wanted or expected it to be?

[Sultan Suleiman]

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[Hurrem sultana]

Happy and healthy,that is my wish :D

[Mraz]

Reach lvl 80 of WoW.

[Midori]

Reach lvl 80 of WoW.

Same here.

[Corvus]

I don`t expect anything from life and at least on an individual basis I have no further ambitions.

[Mortimer]

Happy and healthy,that is my wish :D

same here.:)

[PetiteParisienne]

I want many years of happiness and good health with my husband. It would be amazing for us to live long enough to see at least once great-grandchild.

I want my children to flourish and pursue their goals.

[Sultan Suleiman]

Same here.

Max level now is 85 and with the expansion it's going up to 90 :coffee:

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:lol: :D

[Aces High]

IM's camera to break.

[Lithium]

I want to be happy with my family and everyone to be in perfect health.

[Osprey]

To be one of the deciders and not remain one of the sheep, for once in my life.

[Barreldriver]

I'm simple in my goals. I want my property in the country with a few head of Angus and a place for a pea patch, and a Tennessee walking horse or two. I will be damned if I don't have a proper patio on my home to make sun tea and have a rocker on. :p

As much as I want our old farm in Tennessee back it's an unrealistic aim not only because of the trouble of gettin' it back from the usurpers but because of a change in the people and a change in myself (both mentally and physically, can't endure the heat no more on account of my previous heat sickness and mentally in that I've lost touch with just about everyone I grew up around, I want to try something new).

[PetiteParisienne]

I'm simple in my goals. I want my property in the country with a few head of Angus and a place for a pea patch, and a Tennessee walking horse or two. I will be damned if I don't have a proper patio on my home to make sun tea and have a rocker on. :p

As much as I want our old farm in Tennessee back it's an unrealistic aim not only because of the trouble of gettin' it back from the usurpers but because of a change in the people and a change in myself (both mentally and physically, can't endure the heat no more on account of my previous heat sickness and mentally in that I've lost touch with just about everyone I grew up around).

Sun tea! :love:

[safinator]

Chicks friends and health.
And also well being of my family members.

[Barreldriver]

Sun tea! :love:

'tis bliss. Used to love mine heavy on the sugar but in the past year or so I've gotten a taste for everything unsweetened havin' cut out a lot of sweets. :p Coffee stronger 'n blacker 'n aunt Jemima and tea with a bite.

[Balmung]

For Microsoft to make more games for 360.

[SilverKnight]

This http://s19.postimage.org/az8xxgzgj/graduate.jpg (http://postimage.org/)

http://s19.postimage.org/4a6zv73ib/private_house_lake_hollywoo.jpg (http://postimage.org/)

and then this.

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[KidMulat]

I would like a husband; sons, a comfortable place in a city with a plot of land in the country. I'd want community an ecovillage of sorts.

My dream job would be collecting and studying useful/edible/agroforestry plants for rural and peri-urban populations around the world; creating food for the people with minimal damage on the soils around the settlements and materials for household and occupational needs.

I also have a little dream of modeling; but I'm 1/2"in too short :confused:

[Osprey]

I would like a husband; sons, a comfortable place in a city with a plot of land in the country. I'd want community an ecovillage of sorts.

My dream job would be collecting and studying useful/edible/agroforestry plants for rural and peri-urban populations around the world; creating food for the people with minimal damage on the soils around the settlements and materials for household and occupational needs.

I also have a little dream of modeling; but I'm 1/2"in to short :confused:

How would you have sons without a wife?

[Vixen]

Financially, I´m all set. I already own a home and everything I need. There was a time in my life when I wanted to go to college but I don´t really see a need for that now... of course I want to continue learning new things, new languages, reading about subjects that interest me, but I have no desire to learn any sort of trade or earn a diploma. I just want a family and people who love me, and for us to be happy together.

[SilverKnight]

@kidmulat, How would you have sons without a wife?

:blink:

adoption, egg donor, host mother?

[Barreldriver]

:blink:

adoption ?


I wanted to post the mama scene but alas youtube has nowt but some retarded edit with a webcritic interrupting the thing.
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[SilverKnight]

h6rjmxoakRE
lol
Even better, (if his partner has sister) get her to donate her egg and fertilize it with his sperm (siblings are very blood related, the most), it will be sort of equal as if his partner where to be a female. ;)

[Maddy]

I don't know what I want out of life.....which is a scary place to be....but sometimes I don't want anything....

[SilverKnight]

I don't know what I want out of life.....which is a scary place to be....but sometimes I don't want anything....

I have felt this way before, I know how it feels, but sometimes it helps if you look up at the stars at night and wonder beyond this world at the endless possibilities in our lives.:)

[Osprey]

I don't know what I want out of life.....which is a scary place to be....but sometimes I don't want anything....

Sad to see our once mighty and ambitious folk reduced to this.
Its an old saying, if you don't desire, you don't get.

[Barreldriver]

I have felt this way before, I know how it feels, but sometimes it helps if you look up at the stars at night and wonder beyond this world at the endless possibilities in our lives.:)

Erm, wouldn't recommend lookin' at stars. A bird may poop in yer eye. ;_;

[Maddy]

Sad to see our once mighty and ambitious folk reduced to this.
Its an old saying, if you don't desire, you don't get.

Trust me, I've had so much ambition in my life....I've gotten knocked down many, many times (yes, I know most people have too....)....but I just cracked and don't care....it's hard to keep getting back up....

But my uncle is taking me to see an ayurvedic healer this week-end...maybe that will ignite some desire back into me...

[arcticwolf]

Honestly, I want to not to want anything. To be wise enough to maintain simple and pure life. Be free. That's it. :p

[KidMulat]

How would you have sons without a wife?

My partner will do artificial insemination for a child then we'll adopt if we want more than one. I am the youngest of 4 brother's, I don't worry about carrying on our surname or bloodline; I already have 2 nieces and a nephew.

[Sikeliot]

How would you have sons without a wife?

Adoption? Surrogate mother? There are several ways. I say I don't want kids now but someday I may.

Or he could meet a man who already has children and take them in as his own.

[GeistFaust]

Honestly, I want to not to want anything. To be wise enough to maintain simple and pure life. Be free. That's it. :p


The noblest perspective of life is to realize happiness and pleasure are merely illusions, which we chase around in our heads constantly trying to find them, but only having faint glimpses of such moments.

They are merely shadows upon which our brain believes it has truly found that which will satisfy the human person, and this only leads to a greater deal of suffering and dissatisfaction.

I think having ambitions and dreams is good, but realizing that at the foundations of life all is meaningless, void, and empty is quite a noble thought.

[SilverKnight]

Erm, wouldn't recommend lookin' at stars. A bird may poop in yer eye. ;_;

Yes, but only if you're not careful

I'm a very careful person, I see details in profound amounts, I don't easily give up on things neither, even when birds poop in my eye ;)

[Barreldriver]

Yes, but only if you're not careful

I'm a very careful person, I see details in profound amounts, I don't easily give up on things neither, even when birds poop in my eye ;)

It's even more careful to look at yer feet rather than the heavens. Can avoid stepping in doo doo thataway. :D

[SilverKnight]

It's even more careful to look at yer feet rather than the heavens. Can avoid stepping in doo doo thataway. :D

Truee mate, always look at your feet first and back as well.


The noblest perspective of life is to realize happiness and pleasure are merely illusions, which we chase around in our heads constantly trying to find them, but only having faint glimpses of such moments.

They are merely shadows upon which our brain believes it has truly found that which will satisfy the human person, and this only leads to a greater deal of suffering and dissatisfaction.

I think having ambitions and dreams is good, but realizing that at the foundations of life all is meaningless, void, and empty is quite a noble thought.


If you're analogy is correct, even if life is an illusion in terms of pleasures and happiness, wouldn't be better to enjoy these so called "illusions" of yours then not to and remain for the rest of your life pro-occupied and worrying about how "fake" is such world?

[Osprey]

The noblest perspective of life is to realize happiness and pleasure are merely illusions, which we chase around in our heads constantly trying to find them, but only having faint glimpses of such moments.

They are merely shadows upon which our brain believes it has truly found that which will satisfy the human person, and this only leads to a greater deal of suffering and dissatisfaction.

I think having ambitions and dreams is good, but realizing that at the foundations of life all is meaningless, void, and empty is quite a noble thought.

All life at its core is meaningless, since we don't know when a Black hole or solar flares or some such tragedy might engulf us. However, a desire to strive towards searching an answer, a key to the pattern of life, universe etc is a viable goal. Afterall, such a complex universe is something to substantial. Learning about it is a worthy pursuit which might even postpone humanity's demise.

[Edelmann]

A cream colored couch and the latest technology.

[GeistFaust]

Truee mate, always look at your feet first and back as well.




If you're analogy is correct, even if life is an illusion in terms of pleasures and happiness, wouldn't be better to enjoy these so called "illusions" of yours then not to and remain for the rest of your life pro-occupied and worrying about how "fake" is such world?


The naive and foolish man can act upon such illusions, which are just impulses and passions produced by biological and neurological stimulus "regulated" to his mind and psychologically. He could also transcend these lower cravings and desires, and reach a state of higher consciousness upon which he does not need to attach himself to the illusions of life.

Sure its fine to have fun once and a while, but the important thing is that it is few and in between in terms of frequency. We should always be striving to find answers, but should know that life is a constant process, and that there is no such thing as concrete long term conclusions.

We only have questions to answer questions, and the rest of life is a mystery, so my belief is its best to not think we know much about life or to claim we have the exactly right answer for it.

[Svipdag]

I wantED professional success and an enviable repulation. I got mediocre accomplishment in my chosen field and obscurity. Why ? Because I chose the wrong profession.

Ever since early childhood, I wanted to become a scientist . Unfortunately, I have never had much mathematical ability and mathematics are the language of the physical sciences. I spent years beating my head against the stone wall of mathematics [Ah, but 'twas "bloody but unbowed."] Finally, I drifted into a field of science which required less mathematics than others at the time.

Meanwhile, back at the academic ranch, I aced courses in languages which I enjoyed mightily but never considered for a career. IDIOT ! I am now sure that I could have had a highly successful career in that area had I specialised in it. I also had a beautiful baritone singing voice with which I might have done something, but that's another story.

I entered teaching and devoted about 30 years to it at the university level.
I did almost no research and published nothing, but I can proudly claim to be a very good educator.


"Those who can do; those who can't teach." - Anon Y. Mous

[SilverKnight]

The naive and foolish man can act upon such illusions, which are just impulses and passions produced by biological and neurological stimulus "regulated" to his mind and psychologically. He could also transcend these lower cravings and desires, and reach a state of higher consciousness upon which he does not need to attach himself to the illusions of life.

Sure its fine to have fun once and a while, but the important thing is that it is few and in between in terms of frequency. We should always be striving to find answers, but should know that life is a constant process, and that there is no such thing as concrete long term conclusions.

We only have questions to answer questions, and the rest of life is a mystery, so my belief is its best to not think we know much about life or to claim we have the exactly right answer for it.


Who said you can't have plenty fun, dreams, goals and at the same time strive to find answers?

A perfect equilibrium in the universe is always needed.

[Osprey]

Who said you can't have plenty fun, dreams, goals and at the same time strive to find answers?

A perfect equilibrium in the universe is always needed.

Happiness is the key. Whether you achive it through foolish vices or transcedental meditation, is your choice. However, the latter has always been advantageous from a physical and mental sense, since it strengthens your body and makes it immune to any desire which disrupts your academic life.

[GeistFaust]

Who said you can't have plenty fun, dreams, goals and at the same time strive to find answers?

A perfect equilibrium in the universe is always needed.


A perfect equilibrium does not exist, and that is the greatest illusion of all time, plus if it does exist then it is not something we can control or actually implement/apply into reality.

[Edelmann]

I wantED professional success and an enviable repulation. I got mediocre accomplishment in my chosen field and obscurity. Why ? Because I chose the wrong profession.

Ever since early childhood, I wanted to become a scientist . Unfortunately, I have never had much mathematical ability and mathematics are the language of the physical sciences. I spent years beating my head against the stone wall of mathematics [Ah, but 'twas "bloody but unbowed."] Finally, I drifted into a field of science which required less mathematics than others at the time.

Meanwhile, back at the academic ranch, I aced courses in languages which I enjoyed mightily but never considered for a career. IDIOT ! I am now sure that I could have had a highly successful career in that area had I specialised in it. I also had a beautiful baritone singing voice with which I might have done something, but that's another story.

I entered teaching and devoted about 30 years to it at the university level.
I did almost no research and published nothing, but I can proudly claim to be a very good educator.


"Those who can do; those who can't teach." - Anon Y. Mous

I anticipate that this will be a problem for me as well. Writing is the only subject in which I've ever received any special praise, but I've never enjoyed the act of writing, and so it never occurs to me to pursue it as a career. On top of that is the usual working-class concern of practicability holding me back: I couldn't really imagine having to tell my parents that I've decided to become a writer, as I don't think that I could afford to take such a risk.

On the other hand, I enjoy science and mathematics, but I'm not really good at them.

[Maddy]

The naive and foolish man can act upon such illusions, which are just impulses and passions produced by biological and neurological stimulus "regulated" to his mind and psychologically. He could also transcend these lower cravings and desires, and reach a state of higher consciousness upon which he does not need to attach himself to the illusions of life.

Sure its fine to have fun once and a while, but the important thing is that it is few and in between in terms of frequency. We should always be striving to find answers, but should know that life is a constant process, and that there is no such thing as concrete long term conclusions.

We only have questions to answer questions, and the rest of life is a mystery, so my belief is its best to not think we know much about life or to claim we have the exactly right answer for it.


Well said GeistFaust! :) And it boggles my mind that we don't even know what we don't know....I used to have basic goals in life...to become a highly paid physician....get married, raise a family....but it all just seems like there is no point at all....how do we even know if life is an illusion...sure everything looks solid and real...but on a subatomic level....it really isn't....I don't even know what to think anymore....but I'm instead trying not to think...because life is so mind-boggling....

I still don't understand what humans are doing on Earth....perhaps if I understood our purpose, then I'd be more inclined to move forward....on one had, I believe that there is more to life than finding a job to provide for a somewhat mundane life, where we work for money....have some fleeting moments of happiness, and then die.....but then on the other hand, I think...perhaps we are just like the dinosaurs....and will be extinct soon enough....and that's all there is to it...

[GeistFaust]

Well of course we know certain things exist, operate, and function a certain way, but of course as such principles as Heidelberg's uncertainty, Schroedinger's cat, and Godel's incompleteness teaches us is that we can not be certain of our certainties at a sub-atomic level. There is just a certain level of reality at which our minds can not grasp why or how something processes and operates itself, which is something that is fundamental for our very perception of reality.


Its sometimes best not to think about life, but rather to let it be and to be with it, because if you think too hard then you are doing yourself a disservice. I am not saying that just because everything might be theoretically an illusion that we just disregard it as not real, because we can never be certain of its reality.


Our thinking won't prove existence necessarily in its full form, although it could allow us to make us of real and concrete things that could serve a productive purpose for us. We just will never know what life is about, but I am sure of one thing about life, and that is it is crazy and meaningless, but can have simple moments of goodness, stability, and purpose.

[Svipdag]

You have my heartfelt sympathy. I say go with your ability and let it supercede all other factors. If you're worried about telling your working-class parents that you intend to be a writer DON'T TELL THEM.

It's a harder road to take, but you don't have to make a career of what you majored in in college. One of my best friends majored in geology (under me) and made a career out of data processing.

You may have a problem in combining the courses you need for what you WANT to do with those which would make for a lucrative career. Luckily,
curricula are more flexible these days. The college I attended would NOT allow me to major in geology and minor in philosophy, saying that the combination was "not viable."

Unless you want to be frustrated and unhappy, you MUST be true to yourself. Play your cards close to your chest and don't reveal your real intentions until you have completed your education. Do NOT allow your parents to dissuade you from pursuing higher education. Work your way through college if necessary, but get the education needed to do what YOU WANT.

Remember IT'S YOUR LIFE and it will be shaped by the decisions you make NOW.


"MALVM EST CONSILIVM QVOD MVTARI NON POTEST" - PVBLILIVS SYRVS

[Fortis in Arduis]

I just want to have control over my life, and self-mastery.

[Leadchucker]

I'm done with the rat race,38 years as an engineer is enough. As of now I am working to support my play time and pay for my hobbies. Two more years and I can retire very comfortably,still have my health but do have some aches and pains from motorcycle accidents earlier on, I own nice 250 year old home with a 40 acre farm, have no bills other than utilites and have done a lot of things and been many places. I grabbed life by the horns pretty early on and still am taking it for one hell of a ride. It been fun so far but it's not over by along shot.

[Osprey]

I just want to have control over my life, and self-mastery.

A worthy pursuit indeed.
They say, one who has the control over the mind, has control over the world.

[SilverKnight]

Well my views are that everyone makes life as their soul or essence wants to make it believe it as. You can't be worrying all your life about what is our purpose on Earth and stop pursuing good things in life.

My dad always used to tell this quote to me all the time :) "Every head is its own world"

[GeistFaust]

I just want to have control over my life, and self-mastery.


Indeed, this is a very noble trait to possess, and with it all things are quite possible and within this man's reach.

[silver_surfer]

Fulfilment. Made sure I didn't waste my time and experienced as much as I could. Experienced as many places, foods, moments, people as I can and not to feel like I let the world go to waste. Made sure I didn't waste my time on the wrong things and always made sure what I was doing was worth it.
I hope I can make a difference at some point. Possibly not to the world but it would be amazing if I could but really change something for the better and also to make my parents proud.

[Liac]

I want to do whatever I feel in my heart I love to do. This life is just once, so don't let some non-senses to block you from doing things you love and make you satisfied.

[Leo Iscariot]

Just to be happy.

[bot]

I guess I want several things. I could be vague so instead I'll name just a couple of things I want specifically.

I want to earn a living doing what I love. I want to create, probably music mainly, and get paid well for it. While I work on these commercial endeavors what I'd do on the side is work on what I hope is my masterpiece; the world's longest instrumental even if it takes me the rest of my life (assuming that's long enough). Some of it is written already but still all a work in progress. If I'm not mistaken I think the current record is 13 hours. I don't want to just pass that but actually exceed it by leaps and bounds so that my record won't be easily broken after I'm worm food. I'm not sure how this will happen since I'm in shit circumstances and none of this is possible without enough health and resources.

The other thing I want to do is to heal the brokenhearted. My history has put this desire in me but my dire circumstances have kept me in bondage and I haven't figured out how to heal my own yet. If I can survive I do want to help fix people from having been shattered and how to keep themselves from having that happen if it hasn't already. I want to educate people and challenge convention in this area. I'd need to figure it out and if I do I suspect I will royally piss a lot of people off but I don't care. Conventional bullshitters can kiss my ass. Nothing I have seen in psychiatry, spirituality, self help, etc., has satisfied me and I've found a lot or most of it to be either utter bullshit or impractical. I also think that a lot of emotional and psychological barriers are actually in the body through indoctrination and traumas, hormones being fucked up, things going wrong at the cellular level, etc. This is an area I have to explore for myself first. PTSD has ravaged me partly so it's something I should do but again, resources are necessary. Being alone in the world is tough and broken people have to be 10 times stronger than the average person just to do half as much if they can even do anything at all. Hopefully I'll get there because if I don't I won't be able to help others.

This and the other stuff I haven't talked about is my mission.

beep

[Liac]

Sophie.

[rhiannon]

God I have a lot I could say here. So I'll just make it short:

So much that I worked so hard for did not come to fruition the way I had hoped. However, I had unexpected successes along the way. I know at my age it's too late for a do-over as far as changing my entire career path....but had I been starting over again, I'd probably have gotten a graduate degree in Psychology/Sociology. I love helping people more than anything....occupations that I'd have been best at would have been along the lines of Marital Counselor/Social Worker/Career Counselor/Adolescent Psych.

My current occupation is better than what I had originally set out to do...but it is full of evil bitches who are nice to your face as they stab you from behind :(

Other than the career aspects, I have had some real family hardships this past year. My own daughter broke my heart in a way I still have trouble wrapping my head around.

But, my husband and son are wonderful to me. We are emerging from a long financial struggle and are able at last to see the light at the end of the tunnel. If we are successful in making that final move to Alaska, I will be truly happy. Moreover, the job prospects up there are fantastic for those in the healthcare sector :)

[systema]

Revenge is the greatest feeling

[Leon_C]

To stay moderately happy, or at least not depressed enough to kill myself.