Do you think people take advantage of life?

Question

Do you think people take advantage of life? Also, do you think man can truely grasp their mind around how big life is?

Im young(14), but quite smart. I think about this often. The idea of how big life really is, is well, truely unimagineable. I think it is much greater then we know. And too many people dont live to the fullest, and that has to be one of the saddest things.

So, again, whats your input on this? Serious inquires only, please.

Answer 1

Wow, 14 years old? You are asking the right questions and it is these types of questions that will allow real change to happen. I think people take life for granted until the moment they suffer a loss and have a portion of that life taken away. But there are those who walk in the world in a constant state of amazement and innocence. These are the people who are living.

Answer 2

It's hard to say who takes advantage of life, because who defines what a good life is? While spending your life watching Nascar and pro-wrestling on TV all day long would, at least to me, seem like a huge waste of one's life, still there are people who could be perfectly happy doing just that.

For me though, taking advantage of life means living a life full of experiences of all kinds. It does not necessarily mean doing great deeds in life, after all we can't all be great. But having a broad range of experiences really opens your mind up to how big, and how great, life is. So here are just a few suggestions off the top of my head (some of which I've done myself):

* Go to a party where you're the only person of your race there.
* Learn something unusual, like quilting, hang gliding, or some academic field you're interested in.
* Travel abroad to a country where English is not the official language.
* Go to a good video store, and rent any Japanese animation movie by Hayao Miyazaki.
* Go see a play at your local community theater. Look like fun? Give acting a try!
* Join an organization that's doing something of interest to you: e.g. an after-school group, charity, or grassroots organization.
* Join a debate team. One of the things you'll have to do is to provide a defense of a position you may not personally agree with. This can be a good way of seeing the other side of the question.
* Go camping and/or hiking with your family at a good nature park.
* When you're maybe another 5-10 years older, go on a road trip with some friends.
* Go to Wikipedia, find something of interest to you, and learn about it. If there's something in that article that further interests you, read up on that, too.
* Never, ever lose your sense of curiosity.
* If you see an opportunity to have a new experience, so long as it's safe, go for it.
* And no matter how life may treat you at times, try not to ever become a cynic or pessimist either.

Answer 3

true its very unimaginable.. but, taking advantage of life is not a bad thing, on the contrary it is more of what everyone should do because that's how you acheieve your own dreams, your own legend.... but the wrong thing that people do is take life for granted... Everyone Starting with myself, do that.. and sometimes i hate it but its hard not to.. i don't know if tomorrow i'll still live in a house and have family and friends aroound,, a lot can happen in a minute , let alone a whole day.. and its scary , so people decide to not think about it..

we take the whole world for granted.. if anything should go wrong with the way the earth spins or where the earth is or anything, we'd all die, life wouldn't exist. Earth is NOTHING compared to otehr planet and stars, there are planets that are million of times larger than the earth, so imainge us humans.. how small and helpless we are in regards to how large the universe is..

its a very itneresting question and nice way of looking at things,, but my advice is, don't let it get to you, a 14 year old should be worrying about what to wear to school , not that there is anything wrong with the way you think , but live ur age for now and worry about these things when the time is right :-) and never take anything for granted.

Answer 4

Do people take advantage of life ? Some do---far too few....
Most are locked into a loop of survival---many are mesmerized by the thoughts of material gain to the point of sacrificing everything for the attainment of wealth and things--some are carried away by the need or quest to gain enormous stores of knowledge--to others it is the THING to BE SOMEBODY and the all out push to find fame and notariaty---but in recent times there is a new found love for just simply accepting whatever comes one's way and letting whatever happens be the rule of law..........

But there IS far more going on here than meets the eye---and to a certain number of folks ---a careful attention to that underlying whisper or hint is enough to tune them in to a quest for somethng more---I hear that in your words---and standing strong in your understanding of this will prove to be a test of yourself against the odds but will have strong benefits for you in the long run---keep your vision---and keep your eyes to the horizon---you are in for one dickens of a journey ---little one----Good Luck to You------

Answer 5

I agree with you....so many let life pass them by....and you don't need money to take advantage of life....just to slow down and listen to the birds,or watch a ocean storm,see a good play once a year, life is so big if only we would slow down and enjoy the small things and be grateful for our senses and fortune

Answer 6

I think only those who are stupid do not take advantage of life. We are put into this world so that we may grow to our full potential, and if you do not take advantage of life and whatever it can offer, you are most likely to fail. Do whatever you have to do in order to succeed, but do not step on others; take whatever life gives you but be discerning of what is good or bad; help others but put yourself first (how else can you be able to help someone if you don't help yourself first?). Life is good(?), continue to explore and grow.

Answer 7

Taking atvantage of life is what keeps us alive.......on the other hand many lake life for granted.

Answer 8

or does life take advantage of people ?