Life is short, the most part of us knows that...
I was thinking about this, we say that life is short and that we should enjoy every of its moments. Ok. You probably want to know where do I want to get with all that ? Well, what I'd like to know is, when exactly did you realize the value of life ? Which was the trigger event ? And do you feel like this awareness is sometimes difficult to live with ? What I mean is, do you wish sometimes to have, once again, the carefree, candid child's view on the world, others ?
Talking about the event, no need to go into details if you don't want. Do as you feel :)
For my part, until two years ago, I didn't really know that value, I knew that saying of life is short and enjoy it as much as you can but that was all. Until one day, I heard about someone's death, I didn't know that person well, but I used to see her very often. Won't go into further details but, what I want to say is how life is so quickly lost, one day someone can be there, talking and laughing with you and the other one, gone forever. But it's not the only event a second one that happened this year strengthened this idea of cherishing life and its simple moments, I can't really tell what it was except that I thought that I had probably blown up everything (but fortunately it wasn't the case).
To finish, I'd say that sometimes I wish I could be totally carefree, have this candid point of view on the world, others.
Talking about the event, no need to go into details if you don't want. Do as you feel :)
For my part, until two years ago, I didn't really know that value, I knew that saying of life is short and enjoy it as much as you can but that was all. Until one day, I heard about someone's death, I didn't know that person well, but I used to see her very often. Won't go into further details but, what I want to say is how life is so quickly lost, one day someone can be there, talking and laughing with you and the other one, gone forever. But it's not the only event a second one that happened this year strengthened this idea of cherishing life and its simple moments, I can't really tell what it was except that I thought that I had probably blown up everything (but fortunately it wasn't the case).
To finish, I'd say that sometimes I wish I could be totally carefree, have this candid point of view on the world, others.
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Permalink Reply by Moka on -
lol, if it bores you, I can't do much for you and maybe this is a too serious post for you :)
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Permalink Reply by Flamekebab on -
Well, Kaly, I don't have a trigger event.
I've been surrounded by adults my entire life. I was bad at being a child and worse at being a teenager.
Technically I'm not a teenager any more, but these days, from what I've seen, teenage can last into the mid-twenties, so I'm clear!
I think I realised the value of life when I was ten. Maybe earlier, maybe later. As I said, there's no defining moment.
I think it's because of my parents. Especially my father.
When I was tiny he was running a project to rebuild the UK's population of red kites. As I grew older I saw him write books, make films about falconry, conceptualise and realise buildings, conservation projects. Last month one of his latest projects came to fruition, an international festival of falconry with over thirty countries represented. It wasn't just falconry, although that will always be his passion. He also designed a new type of saddle, a new kind of arrow for archery amongst other things.
Having seen all this, I don't know how to do nothing on a long-term scale.
The idea of doing nothing with my life was not an idea. The idea was only really introduced to me when I was about 17. This idea that people just live..
I struggle with that.
I don't really know how to be carefree.
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Permalink Reply by B Mel on
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I think the 'trigger' for me was being locked up in my youth due to some troubles at home. While I was locked up, my Mother, Aunt, and Grandmother all came to visit me one day (which is highly unusual, just to clarify). They told me that the day I got locked up my Uncle (who was younger than me by two years) -who I would have spent that day at the river with - drowned at the river. At that point I realized that if I had not been foolish enough to be out in the streets starting shit that I could have been there and made a difference, and he would still be alive to this day. Life is hard sometimes, but it is what it is.
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I wouldn't say that I don't value life, but I would say I understand how you feel about not being bothered if you die tomorrow. We all have owe a death.
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Permalink Reply by Patrick Perez on
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Hey Kaly,
What is the meaning of life? What is the essence of life? Whatever happened to "Life" Brand Cereal?
I think you have touched on a question that many people ponder, but few, like yourself, actually ever put into practice. An intersting thought for you- did you know that 80% of yuong adults (under 25) are unhappy with their chosen jobs? Yeah, so office work and flippin burgers is NOT the answer to life.
Here is how I first realized the value of life and just for kicks, I'll tell you how I have made a change in my life.
About 5-years-ago I was a happy 21-year-old working at Starbucks. I loved my job, I loved my co-workers and I enjoyed waht I was doing. Alhtough I was a youth minster at my church and going to college full-time, I still felt "empty" on the inside.
Now, I was not "empty" in the sense that I was unhappy with life (I am a born again Chrisitan), but I was unhappy because I had supressed a dream that I have been longing for-to travel and empower youth. I had been thinking about quitting my job and going after this dream, but I was too comfortble where I was...that is until 9/11.
I remember going to work as usual and then hearing customers talking about an airplane crashing into the Twin Towers. I won't go into the details, but I really began thinking about the people in those buildings-not about their families or their jobs, but about their lives. Were they happy where they were? As they saw their lives coming to an end, could they say they were truly content with who they were and where they were working?
I thought about these questions in regardsto my own life as well. For a while I became like a hermit, avoiding people and pondernig my life. Where was my life going? Who am I ? What is my role here on earth? After a few weeks, I still did not know what it was that I wanted to do, but I did know that I was not going to spend my life working in Coporate America and just going to school.
I quit my job, put school on hold and prayed-I mean really prayed. A few days later I received a call from a firend who worked for a motivational company. 2-weeks-later I was flying to the northeast to put on motivational shows for students. Ironcially, during my tour, I stayed at the Marriott Hotel across the street from where the Trade Center used to be.
As I traveled with this company I began to see that I had a gift for relating to students. I was able to speak to them and they would actually listen. As i continued on my journey, I began to discover more about myslef and my gifts. Long story short, I am now a motivational speaker and b-boy (break dancer). I still travel and speak to students and I am content with myself and my profession.
Who knows, had I not stepped out of my "life" as it were so many years ago, I would have never stepped into the life I am now living. I beleive that you are on the right path, you simply need to followyour heart and step out into the life you desire. You are so right when you say that life can be quickly lost, but the reality is, one day, we will all face death.
As Mel Gisbon said in "Brave Heart" , "Every Man Dies, But Never Every Man Truly Lives."
Furhtermore, yes, once you realize that life will come to an end, it can be difficult to comprehend. You can make a change, though, so that everyday you live is a day worth living. It is good to dream, it is good to laugh and enjoy life-make it a point to expereince life to the fullest.
I just went to dance classes with my girlfriend last Friday. Although I was not totally stoked about learning the Argentine Tango, I was excited about trying something new with the woman I love. Identify what you want out of life and don't do anything that will pull you away from that.
Yes, it would be nice if life was just care-free and simple all over again, but its not. However, if you are spending your life doing what you love and being excited about who you are, then life is worth living. Hope I didn't talk your ear (or your eyes) off too much, but you posed a very good question.
I leave you with this quote from a man who questioned life just like you:
"Young Person, do everything you want
enjoy life, but in all this do not forget
your Creator."
King Solomon
Peace,
Pacman1
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Permalink Reply by Moka on
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I read every words that you wrote, and what you said is...I don't know, right now, I lack the words to express how I feel. But one thing I really need to say, thank you for your answer.
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Permalink Reply by Kane Trezona on
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life is short and long. we spend the frist 30 years of our lives wishing we were older, that when we are older it will be better, then when we get there, we just want to go back. the amount of times i have heard, my school days where the best days of my life. and yet i have not met a student who loved going to school everyday and really enjoyed it.
Our imagination is the key to life (i think). We live because we can imagin. Even the basics. the only thing we cant imagin is death, it seems incomprehendable (sorry about the spelling, my bad). We can think of the future and what i might be like, whe can think of the past and what it probably was like. we can imagin the universe and every thing in it. we strive to find out mystryies that can only be imagied.
to me the meaning of life is imagination. everything that has been descovered, everything that has been created, every thing that humanity has ever done is first imagined. I don't beleve we have a "turning point" where life becomes more real, maybe there is, but for me, there is only events in which we begin to think diffrently, we analysis and think more. i don't belive that we wake up in the morning a our thoughts are changed.
I belive in the power of the mind. with it we can do anything, and are only limited by ourselfs. there is no reason not to be totally carefree, becuase things are always in our control. We can make a change, it only takes imagination.
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Permalink Reply by Moka on
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I'm not sure I'm getting your point very well, but I wasn't saying that life became more "real" for me, just that I understood its value because of some events, probably turning points as you said. And, I don't agree with you when you say, there is no reason not to be carefree. When I talked about being "carefree" I had in mind this idea : Just like a child I wish I had an "innocent" view on everything. When you're a little child, you don't know yet about things like meanness, danger, what is wrong or what is right (all that in relation to others and oneself)...and just act without knowing those things that can have an (unpleasant) impact on you, and that, until your parents teach you about them (I'd call that "life knowledges"). Once you have them, you can't be, act carefree anymore. And this because you are now aware - and have to think at least a bit- of those things we call consequences (good or bad). Don't know if what I said is still in the subject, that complicated question came to my mind and to try to explain it, is like a fight, but it's ok :) as I chose to ask it here on mix. :)
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Permalink Reply by andy garcia on -
my triggers are other peoples views on life, i always say just keep your head up cause if your staring at the ground feeling miserable then youll miss out on alot and dont feel like you need to rush into anything either
like if your running late for work dont speed over there, just relax give yourself a break from this routine life and just see it as not being late but getting a breather
i live carefree and its easy for me right now but i think the older i get the less i can do this. once i have my kids ill have to some what hand them my persona and grow into a new one but while your young you really do have time to make as many mistakes as you want cause you have that clean slate
i think im going off topic so ill stop now haha
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Permalink Reply by Moka on
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Andy you're right on the point of the youth and its clean slate, I think I neglected a tad bit that part, lol,and you're not off topic, it's just that the topic is taking us further than we could have thought, lol.
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Permalink Reply by andy garcia on
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yeah its just that rolling ball that ends up comming out of me once i have a few brews and i keep going and going and more and more feedback comes back
man i love those nights haha but yeah just live up your life when you can and slow it down only when you have too, dont look for a reason to have to cherish it just do
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