it is my birthday........and i look back i see i have accomplished nothing........and i look forward and i can't set up a real goal.......it is easy to say money , fame , power , health , love but how to reach it ....i don't know ????
so i am guessing...
now u help me..........what do you expect out of life ?
what if u have , you would say ...that is all i need ...i did something with my life ?
2006-12-02 03:53:53 · 8 answers · asked by Leo 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Thank you all for participating ...and helping me with this question
2006-12-02 06:35:21 · update #1
expect the opportunity to live it!
as to goals, dont always think of them as big ,,,,, small goals, or one small step as a goal,,, is a good way to do it,,,
while you can achieve some of the things you made as goals for your life, you will find you acquire and appreciate other things that you didnt even know you had as goals,,,, i dont think you should ever get to the point of saying "thats all i need" , there is always something new to discover, to learn,,,, to reach for
you need to see that yes you have accomplished things, even if not what you anticipated,,,,,,,,your alive,,, and as i said, you have the chance to go on to other opportunties,,,, and you also have the greatest thing, knowledge of your desire to achieve things/develop
2006-12-02 04:01:00 · answer #1 · answered by dlin333 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh honey, I'm getting up there in age and I STILL don't know what I want to be when I grow up!
Just returned to school after a long absence and am having a blast. I love learning new things more than I ever thought I would!
I guess what I expect out of life is to always remember to be happy with what I have and not always wanting more, more, more.
The legacy I'd like to leave behind -- I have no idea, other than to have made a positive impression on those I come in contact with.
2006-12-02 03:58:12 · answer #2 · answered by kc 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off... Happy birthday. What I expect out of life is lots of ups, and downs. To enjoy my life with loved ones, and share my life with someone special. Whatever else comes, whether it is money, fame, health, or the lack there of. I will be with those that I care about. That is what matters.
CyberNara
2006-12-02 06:02:52 · answer #3 · answered by Joe K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One should expect death out of life. Thats guranteed. Nobody will ever steal your death from you and it is assured 100% that you will die and this life will end for ever. Incredibly one finds that this is the same and true to both a beggar on the streets and the president of america. Nobody is given anything better or wrose
Please understand that there is nothing much to worry about the ultimatum, and that it is guranteed to you and you will be treated equally as everybody else.
Since it is assured, there is no need to hurry for this ultimatum.
Hence it is logical to try everything possible while we wait for this ultimatum. So just try various things you find worth while to indulge in. Thats all about life
2006-12-02 04:09:27 · answer #4 · answered by ByTheWay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you really see a thing when you look forward? Your life should be full of surprises because nothing is impossible while everything is unpredictable, so you should hope for every tomorrow and perform your best whenever opportunity is there, that's why you're here. Happy Birthday, expect happiness! :)
2006-12-02 04:25:37 · answer #5 · answered by vaLerism 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Happy Birthday. . .!
If you want to make yourself happy and achieve happiness including money, fame, power, health, and love by finding out what you really want to do and being determined enough to go for it! I believe that a person shouldn't think or believe that this world owes them anything. You are in this world but this world doesn't owe you anything. Whatever you want you have to go out and get it. Do what you love to do and don't let anything stop you.
2006-12-02 04:33:42 · answer #6 · answered by Dimples 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Leo ,
When i saw your question from the first glance , i thought that this question is inside my soul too. I have finished my studies and my master but i don't feel satisfied also . when I look at my life , i feel that i didn't achieve many goals i wished .
in the meantime , I feel that I am lucky also as long as I believe in God , I have a wide place in my heart to love people around and wish all the best for them and Moreover , I have excellent friends around me whom i find them beside in all times ( Joy , sadness ) and they love me all . I feel that and I am sure of that
I think that life has many wonderful things , although sometimes we suffer frustrations but we should live it whatever the price we will pay and God will help us because he loves us all .
I wish you best of luck in your life my friend
you are one of my best friends
Happy birthday
2006-12-03 03:54:10 · answer #7 · answered by Mido 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is there a purpose of life? What does it mean when men of wisdom say there is always a purpose in life? If there is life's purpose then why do most people while away their life without ever finding a purpose in life? What use living a purpose driven life without a defined purpose?
The answer to all the above queries on finding a purpose in life is the most crucial part of life for a human being. The purpose driven life is meant to be lived by living forms which have not yet evolved to the level of human beings. Why?
Simply because they are devoid of discriminatory powers to choose a goal in life! The insects, the plants and animals always live a purpose driven life. They simply have no goal in life. They are as they are. They simply have their existence and have to abide by the rules of evolution as defined by Charles Darwin in his theory of evolution.
Only when the living form reaches the level of a human being does one realize that human life is the highest manifest stage in the cosmic system. The moment a human being realizes that life has a purpose... one seeks the purpose of his life. Without a goal in life, Life seems to be incomplete!
As the child grows... one comes to learn that every human being has the potential of becoming a man god like Mahavira, Buddha, Jesus Christ and prophet Mohammed. Is that the crux of life! Is gaining salvation the end purpose of life!
If that be so... are we required to have a purpose in life linked to salvation as the present goal of life or is it that we can postpone traveling the spiritual path for the next manifestation.
The goal and the purpose of life for every human being are gaining enlightenment and finally salvation in the end. That may or may not be the purpose of life in the present manifestation. The purpose of life in the present phase can be best known by hearing the sweet small voice of our soul atman within our heart.
The purpose of life in every manifestation is driven by our soul atman within. It is our soul atman which has taken the body and not vice versa. The purpose of life is indirectly dictated by our soul atman within. If our deeds of the present life are not in consonance with the directives of our soul atman within... then heartburning, tensions and stresses become part of daily life.
Whatever act provides us complete relief... doing which we find extreme pleasure... something that we enjoy doing must form our goal of life. It is this goal of life pursuing which the purpose of our present life would be fulfilled.
It is surprising that almost above 95% people living on Mother Earth pass their life without ever having a purpose in life. It is almost like taking the routine path. If we are to ever curtail our cosmic journey... we need to find the purpose of our present manifestation. And this goal of life shall be prompted to us by our soul atman within.
By being truthful in life we can always hear the sweet small inner voice coming from within our heart. This voice of our soul atman within always guides us on the right path. Knowing the exact purpose of this life... half the life's journey is complete.
FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt) had a fixed purpose in life and that made him one of the most successful presidents USA ever had in spite of his severe handicaps. (FDR lost both of his legs).
Madame Curie spent her entire life searching for radium in pitchblende. She was successful in the end but her success was written all over her body. Her body had dismally decayed by the powerful rays of radioactivity which led to her death. She knew what the outcome would be. Her purpose of life was helping the mankind. She had a very noble purpose in life. She succeeded finally!
Bill Gates... the architect of the Microsoft Corporation and the developer of famous Windows program also had a fixed purpose in life. His teachers found him academically weak! Fearing he would bring a bad name to the institution... they turned him out of the so called place of wisdom!
Destiny willed otherwise! Bill Gates pursued a goal of life dear to his heart. He fiddled with typewriters and gadgets which ultimately led him to develop computer skills which are unparalleled in the history of mankind. His famous Windows program now runs almost every computer in the world. More on life here- http://www.godrealized.org/life/purpose_driven_life.html
2006-12-02 21:17:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋