Everyone eventually dies. However, one can live in on the thoughts of people for really the rest of enternity if one does great things. Great things help the world, and make the great thing doer obviously very proud of him/herself. It also usually includes fame, power, wealth, etc. Why doesnt everyone want to change the world? Why doesnt everyone want to do great things to help the world, and be talked about forever?
2007-01-03 14:54:27 · 8 answers · asked by John H 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
For one thing, doing great things to help the world and being talked about forever are not necessarily synonymous. For another, if one wants to do great things so one will be remembered after your death, that is essentially self-gratification which will either become irrelevant at your death because you will be no more, or become irrelevant because you will be stuck forever with the self you created, a self that lived for the self. Speaking for myself, I don't want to change the world because I'm afraid I'd only make it worse. I'd love to make a difference, yes, because I'd feel I'd wasted my time here if I hadn't. And I want to be appreciated for what I do, of course. And I want to be proud of myself-but more than that I want to respect myself. If I have some great idea that can make a great difference, I would not withhold it, even if I had doubts concerning how it would be used. The idea would be mine only in that it was given to me first, it would be petty to reject that by not sharing it. And the famous people that are talked about, are they really cared about? Do they really matter to people in any warm way? Isn't what matters to people the things and people and troubles and comforts in their lives now? When we watch TV we watch the program, we don't meditate on whoever invented it. Life is lived in the now. The now happens to be Eternal, but you can't lay claim to more than that arc during which you are...visible? I'm not sure how to phrase this level of existence in any way but the frustratingly vague 'this level of existence.' I think you know what I mean, and hope I have been of some assistance.
2007-01-03 15:40:11 · answer #1 · answered by caitkynthei 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because a lot of people arn't famous or rich because they tried to save the world doesn't mean there isn't a lot of people trying. It seems more like the opposite to me.
Also a lot of people do try, but just because they're trying doesn't mean it's big. Picking up some trash helps the world, but they won't get famous doing that.
2007-01-04 00:24:59 · answer #2 · answered by Caitlin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People do want to be remembered for instince the purpose of these anwsers are to make some remember our advice. Everyone changes the world differently for different reasons. Take the criminal saddam for example, he changed the world not for the better but people will remember him.
2007-01-03 15:04:34 · answer #3 · answered by apuaa11 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people think about the future and the future people and want their lifetime to be good and for them to be recognized. Other people just don't care much about it. It's all opinion. I'd like to change the world somehow...
2007-01-03 14:57:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. Its not approximately being good, its approximately love. It even says interior the bible that 'God' is love yet somewhat some Christians I see are greater hateful and judgemental than all people else. Love is the respond
2016-12-12 03:18:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
*shrug* not everyone wants to be famous and remembered. Some people just want to live a quiet life
2007-01-03 14:58:19 · answer #6 · answered by bluecolouredflames 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because many people struggle to just get by and take care of their families.
2007-01-03 15:02:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well this is what I think...
2007-01-03 14:56:56 · answer #8 · answered by Regina (hot blonde) 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋