Poll: A worthwhile life.

[TheButteryGoodness]

Y'know, I was thinking of asking the OP if this was inspired by the Inquisitor episode...

OT: The question is very vague. Worthwhile? As in, I was happy to have lived it?
Well of course I was, hence why I haven't killed myself.

It's not just a question of are you happy, it's also a question of did you live up to your potential.

 

[tombman888]

no

 

[TheButteryGoodness]

Y'know, I was thinking of asking the OP if this was inspired by the Inquisitor episode...

OT: The question is very vague. Worthwhile? As in, I was happy to have lived it?
Well of course I was, hence why I haven't killed myself.

It's not just a question of are you happy, it's also a question of did you live up to your potential.

Then no.
I have the potential to become a good athlete on account of my physical stature, but I'm not. I can't be fucked with the training, & really I should've started a long time ago.
I'm not stupid or mentally defective, I could work hard at my studies & become a top-class student. But I can't be fucked. Hell, I'm supposed to be doing an assignment even now.

Well I can safely say you're not the only one in that boat.

 

[Kelbear]

I was just watching an episode of Red dwarf (for those of who haven't heard of it, it is an English sci fi/ comedey series) where the crew were put on trial and asked if they had lived a worth while life, and to make it fair the judge was themselves (or rather a robot who would take on their identity to judge them fairly but thats beside the point)

This got me thinking, lots of people, myself included, have high ideals that they wish to live by, but offten don't. So I ask you, Do you feel you live a worth while life?

Note: Since this is by your standards, "worthwhile" can mean anything from great artist to simply embracing life, whatever YOU feel defines it.

I just live it, I don't really think about how someone else would judge it.

As do I, thats why I'm asking whether YOU judge it worthwhile. When it comes to your life, the only opinion that matters is your own.

Not forming an opinion on it's worthiness is a valid conclusion. I've spent time considering the value of my life from several different philosophical perspectives and went through a very conflicted period of my life as a result of trying to negotiate through the moral ambiguity of my life.

In the end, I realized that I was still living my life whether or not I made up my mind on which moral basis was the better platform from which to judge my life. Life went on. I was still able to make my decisions, and whether or not I come out with a justification for them, I had justifications on some level. I could try to figure out what my justifications were after the fact but the process of figuring out what they were would likely alter them, making the discovery moot.

I justify myself when I feel the need, because there's no end of justifications out there. Until such time, I simply make my decisions and keep going.

 

[BluenetteDiviner]

Meh, I think I have a life worth living. It's not good by a longshot. But it's not terrible either. There have been many times where i've thought what's the point?
But there are those few moments where something happens and I think "I'm glad I was here to live this moment."

So I think most people's lives are worthwhile, most of them just don't look at the positives and focus soley on the negatives. :/

 

[The_Decoy]

No, probably not. I haven't done much I'd call "worthy" and I tend to fuck up an awful lot.

 

[Cody211282]

I think I do because.....
1. Because I'm trained to save lives and look sexy doing it
2. Because I think I'm rather funny and that's worth something
3. Giving up is for pansy's

 

[Aerodynamic]

To young make an impact on anything or anyone.

Though to be honest all I ever want to do is help people.

 

[Scobie]

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