What is Life?

Question

why cant we live it the way we want everytime there are social boundaries to which we need to limit.

Answer 1

Life is a beautiful journey that we are living.....and its always a one time affair. Once that moment goes, it never comes back.....so life is something present.

I believe, since its only one time affair (no second chance here) its always g0od to live it in our way without harming others. Yes there would be politics (after all all life is political) but we always need to set out best foot forward and and be ourselves......living it to the fullest.....so that at the end of this journey when we turn back to see, there should be no regrets.

Answer 2

Life is what you make out of it in light of how you perceive it. Nothing is absolutely good or absolutely bad. You have to experience the bad things in life in order to appreciate the good ones.

The important thing is to appreciate what you have and to learn to enjoy and make the best of it, but life is not fair in the sense that it never gives you all you want.

This brings us to the second part of your post. I agree with you on the point that social boundaries would limit one to live their lives the way they want to... but just as this applies to you, it applies to others.

Just think if there were no such boundaries, with everyone doing what pleases them – Let’s say you have a very nice car and someone wants your car. If there were no such social boundaries, then this person can just “take” your car away from you because there nothing to stop him from doing so. This is just a simple example.

Now let’s take this same example and apply it to what is actually happening around the world in terms of international forces and war; Country “A” for some reason thinks they have a right to make changes to Country “B” but the rest of the international community does not agree with Country “A” – what happens when these “boundaries” are loose? Country “A” will simply do what it wants – regardless of the consequences and there you go WAR! Now imagine what WAR and occupation do to the lives of these people!

Answer 3

Life is Living It Every Day. It takes you on a roller coaster ride and it upto you how you enjoy the ride.
Life is Beautiful. Take a moment everyday to see the tall trees, the blue skies and the dew on the grass blades.
Life is Love. Know that every soul on this earth has a right to be treated fairly. Therefore love unconditionally.
Life is Joy. You are breathing. Our bodies need to be taken care of.
Life is Limits. Be aware that if there were no social boundaries, we would all be in conflict especially with ourselves.
Life is God. Appreciate that there is a Higher power above all of us.

Answer 4

If I want to explain life principle of the universe, I must refer to the ancient philosophy of the sages, which tell us about five basic elements earth, water, air,heat & Sky. But life mentioned in the above question is probably meant life of an individual man. The life of an individual man is a journey from cradle to grave. In other words we may accept it as infinity takes a finit form absolutely on a temporary basis and becoming a limit within time and space, which may be compared with the waves; formed on the surface of the ocean most temporarily. An individual man is subject to hold an ego without which he cannot live the life of a common man. And he or she must live within the boundaries of social obligations. unless he or she abide by all the rulles and regulations of the society ; he or she shall be regarded by the society as a criminal or a lunatic. However a lunatic does not know about his lunacy.

of course, there are many instances of great men who took advantage to reform society during the short span of their life.

Answer 5

The time is comming, that time is now. Before the Universe you must take a bow. The Lord sits upon the Egg of Power, gazing below from the Watchtower, waiting for the Hatching hatch hour-by-hour, to unleash upon the Earth a firey shower. Breathing life with fire, high upon the throne, the Universe is lone,
the one Empire. It will posses one man if the need be dire. He shall scorch the earth with flames and gasses. Death and suffering let be by the masses, let flow through the land like cold molasses. Hope is for those who abandon what's now. Listen to me and I'll show you how. There is no god and there is no devil. The Dragon is on a higher level. Follow him now and you will be saved, for the road to eternity will be paved.

Answer 6

Relax! If you don't belong in this world, the world doesn't belong to you either. Let those who think they own the world and set the rules, run it the way they want to.

You are here for a very short period of time. Enjoy it any way you can and leave it. No one said anything about it being a joy-ride, but you can try not being bothered by it, right?

If you never liked the way the world works, why bother complaining? Live as you please and then leave.

Answer 7

if we live as we like forgetting about social boundaries we will be criticized by the surrounding people,we r not living alone, life is not only you,there many eyes around you!we have a saying"eat what you like but wear what people like!)

Answer 8

Life is waking up in the morning smelling the fresh air, and calling your best friend. It is petting your cat, or dog and giving him a hug. Its then brewing the best cup o' tea or coffee your mind can muster, it is walking outside whether it be on a rainy street in London, or forest hills of Canada and enjoying every beautiful thing your mind can absorb. It is not yelling, it is not arguing, it is not jealousy, greed or envy. It is meditation, it is putting in your favorite CD and dancing like a crazy person until you cannot breathe. It is taking that canoing trip you have been putting off, it is saying yes to your daughter when she wants to help you bake cookies...even though she makes a big mess. It is opting for the fabulous chocolate cake with the creamy frosting (w/i reason.) It is studying abroad, or going to the library to pick up a great book. It is reading the great book. It is studying that language that you just have not gotten around to learning, it is calling your brother on the phone even though he is being a "jerk." It is watching that silly mindless TV show even though you know you should be "doing something else." It is NOT yelling at the person who cuts you off on the freeway, it is holding the door for someone even though you only have 3 minutes to get to the office, it is NOT taking home the memos you need to finish, it is getting off the computer to go play catch with your nephew or son. It is giving a hug to Grandpa even though he is not a "touchy feely" person. It is saying "I love you" even though it seems cheesy. It is letting people know you care about them, even though they get on your last nerve. It is going to the opera you have wanted to go to but just did not have the time or the money, Even though you cannot understand Italian, or German, it is painting that painting even though you are no Picasso, and it is looking at the sun even though you are NOT a morning person, it is greeting the day with open arms and saying "God I am thankful for this day, please can I have another?" It is loving yourself, and loving others. It is not allowing anger to overtake your mind. It is not opting to blow up even though...they deserve it. It is just being quiet, it is silent. It is life, es vida.
Samadhi

Answer 9

We can live a way we can want , it may not be always right. We feel killing fellow human being is wrong. but tribal people at interior Andaman feels that killing fellow human being is not wrong. Hitler killed 10 lakh Jews felt no guilty about that. We can not live as we like. there is moral conscience given by god . the law of morality is given by god. our life will have some meaning if you try to do what is right in god's point of view.

Answer 10

Life isn't a bowl of jell-o,It's more.Life for me is watching my first born take her first steps, and her saying her first word(which was momma)Life is watching my second daughter being born.playing cars and games with my grandson.Finding my true soulmate and loving love.Being with my 3 grandchildren all at one time,and spending time with my 2 daughters,With my soulmate by myside.And given my life to save my family.This is what life means to me,and i don't let social boundaries stop me from enjoying life and my loved ones.

Clowmy