what have you achieved in your life so far?

Answer 1

I'm the youngest philosopher in Ireland

Answer 2

Shall I stay at the positive side of life, and look only at the good things that have come my way by chance, and the things that I have earned with concerted collaborative efforts, and the things I have been bestowed upon, or rewarded so generously. There could be many of such things in my life, as they are in the life of many other people like myself. But every instance that I inspect in this regard, I see that my own role in all that has been only partial, or even marginal. I have achieved what I have achieved for the reasons emanating from the lives of many people around me. I would not have come even this far if it were not for the reason I share my life with other people on way or the other.

This then leaves me with the things that I can say are sloe the fruit of my own doing, my true achievements. I can understand now that I could have got a whole lot more out of my time and efforts of my life. I could have been much better a person if I had acted only slightly differently at times. Or, I could have been much happier now. My true achievements then, which are exclusively mine, are the realisations of this later kind. And while I celebrate what I have achieved with the support, help, wishes, influence or even opposition to other people around me, I also understand that I have to deal with the realisations of this nature in my heart all by my self.

Answer 3

I think having food, water, shelter, an education, a great family and great friends - has to be an achievement. We have to remember that these things are privileges not rights. Lots of people don't have them. I do and I'm truly grateful for that.
I'm proud of myself, because I feel I've made good decisions, got good grades etc...I've tried to help the people around me when they need a helping hand and I've been on some amazing holidays.
My best achievements have to be the birth of my nephew, the birth of my niece and being able to hold a finished book in my hand and say "I did this".
I still have big dreams and goals I'd love to achieve, and I think by being positive and I can achieve almost anything.

And you?

Thank You
Take Care :-}

Answer 4

Achievements are so subjective. I can look at what I have done in my 40+ years, and compare it to what others around me have done, but even if I have done a lot more than they, does that set of achievements count for ought? I know people who have made a lifetime's work out of aspiring to mediocrity, and yet they are happy. I know people who have done amazing things, and yet they are unhappy. I'm told that I am a "high achiever", but I'm not happy.

I can make a list, and I have done so in the past, but that is my past. The only real achievements that matter lie in the future. They are the catalysts that enable me to learn and grow as a person.

All achievements, at a personal level, are ephemeral. All achievements are worthwhile if they add value to one's own existence, and the existences of those around one. All achievements are lights on the road of our lives. The more one achieves, the brighter the road. For some of us, that light illuminates the paths of others, and for a few, some of those lights continue to burn brightly even though our own lamp has dimmed.

Some of my supposed "greatest" achievements are as nothing to me now. Some of my apparently "least" achievements continue to shine for me, and I hope for others.

My achievements are mine, and to boast of them seems an idle foolishness. I set store by some of them, and less by others, and those I care about let me know what they think of the worth of my lamp building. As for others, they will judge achievements by their own criteria, and their opinion of my achievements may well be meaningless because they are not a contextually good fit.

I'm not sure if all of this constitutes an answer, per se. However, this is the philosophy section, and how many philosophical questions really have answers? :)

Answer 5

I have at last achieved in my life what I had dreamt of as a young adult. That was to live in a beautiful country near to the sea with an abundance on sunshine with the person I want to share the rest of my life with. I'm happy to say I am in Spain with my wonderful husband of many many years. You see, dreams really can come true. (I would just add that we did work hard to achieve those dreams.)

Answer 6

I write music and the one and only thing ive achieved in my life is my musical ability. No qualifications to speak of and i dont have a job, but f*ck it, one of these days i'll get a number one and laugh back into the faces of the yuppies who look down on me and consider me a waster

Answer 7

I have achieved what i have achieved and for myself nobody else. I am happy and content and in the world that we live in that is an achievement in itself.

Answer 8

Nothing until I turned 40. Then I found the man of my dreams and married him. Gained a qualification in maths (which I thought I would never do), also a qualification in computers. Then I got a good job. Enough said I am happy!!

Answer 9

Absolutely zero. It's amazing, really, how absolutely nothing I have achieved. I couldn't have achieved less if I tried. And I didn't.

Answer 10

Have a first class degree from Oxford, a well paid job which I enjoy, own house, plenty of friends, travelled widely, love of books/philosophy and reading, very fit and active - enough to row at competitive level. Good health.

Doesn't feel like it means much though.

Answer 11

Not enough to get me through the next realm. It's like showing up at a pot luck w/ out a side dish.