i want to figure out life, i want to understand it completely, so i can become perfect.
i've been pondering this for 10 years now, and i've gotten absolutely no where. all this thinking has only brought me worry, stress, depression, and regret that i had to go through all this, and waste my life.
everywhere i go is another dead end, i keep struggling to finding the answer that will bring me perfection and eternal happiness. and even though i know that nothing in life is perfect, and nothing in life springs eternal happiness, i keep pushing myself to finding the answer to life that will bring it to me. why can't i do something about this endless struggle?
i'm 18 now, and i'm still at square one. what am i supposed to do? i just don't even know what do anymore, because its seems i've tried absolutely everything. i want my life to be worth something, but i just can't find out how.
is this just another stage that i have to live through, or is this an illness that i don't know?
2007-07-07 20:38:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anthony P 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
try to take things as they come...
don't anticipate everything that's going to happen, let things unfold as they do...
be aware of how you feel in every situation, keep in touch with the feelings and stay with it...
experience everything and nothing all at once... it's okay to question once in a while, but please don't make it a habit... you'll end up missing the more important things by wanting to figure out what they are in the first place...
one of my teachers in psychology once told the class that we shouldn't ask what life is, life IS what it is... instead, life should be the one asking us what WE are...
good luck..!
2007-07-08 04:05:18 · answer #1 · answered by sayu13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word “LIFE” every philosopher must have tried defining what life means? Every normal person must have tried confining the word ‘LIFE’ in his/her own words. But this is not just a word to be defined. This is what we are living. Living a life of a human being.
anyway... i've been through same... am going on 20... now. life is living not surviving. two kinds of worlds/lives exists for every being. external and internal. outer and inner. if u work, only for one... you'll survive but wont live... so start living.
finding answer to "wht's life" is not important but rather waste... "living ur life and finding answers to other things internal/external" is wht's important.
all the best takecare.
2007-07-07 20:56:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are asking a question that even the wise men of old could not answer. In the Bible, in the book of Ecclesiastes, also known as the preacher, the son of David, and King of Jerusalem, he searched out the answers to your question and finally arrived at this conclusion: enjoy all that God has given you and Fear God, keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.Moreover he states that God will bring every deed into judgement, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or bad.
Therefore, if we are to face the judgement unafraid, it is our duty to follow the teachings of God, especially those found in the New Testament, which instructs us to love our fellow man and do good unto them.
2007-07-07 21:06:15 · answer #3 · answered by trace_onthe_loose 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i truly dont believe anyone can figure out life. it is a crazy bizarre ride that can only be experienced. i would stop pondering its meaning and live it. if you spend all your time wondering what it is about--you are going to miss it. life can be whatever you want it to be, that's the beauty. if you want a successful career, that can be life. if you want a family, that can be life. if you want to do something that gives back, that can be life. just choose something that you are passionate about and that brings you joy and your life *will* be worth something
2007-07-07 20:44:14 · answer #4 · answered by TW's 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember at 18, I thought life wasn't worth living because we were all going to die anyway...I was looking for reasons for everything...I wanted to know why all existed, where it all began, the meaning to everything...that is what pushes me most days...could care less about who is doing who wrong at the next door neighbor's...I want to know where it began..what lies ahead..what we are here for...don't you? It's normal to think about it. Don't stop looking for your answers...
2007-07-07 20:51:49 · answer #5 · answered by Dani 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no one can understand it completely, I observed
2007-07-07 20:43:07 · answer #6 · answered by Rana 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know exactly how you feel.
2007-07-07 20:48:59 · answer #7 · answered by Ladii S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋