So ppl this is a disclaimer : please read at ur own risk.. my psychology.. could sound really boring to u.. never planned to write such a post.. but.. here i go
Well i dunno where to begin from.. but i have thought a lot about it.. what is the essence of ur life.. what is the purpose of living.. jus think over it for a minute.. i m sure u wud scratch ur head and come to the following options:
-Name and Fame
-MONEY $$$$$$
-Material things -includes the best luxuries in this world - the biggest bungalows, the most luxurious cars, the finest wines, the best 'babes' (n sex!! of course)
-Fun and enjoyment
Now Check out this survey:
How would you define a successful life? What do you need to do to be successful? What do you need from life
Here are just a few Girls' answers to this question:
~"A successful life would be one in which I am happy, my family is happy, and healthy. My family has a comfortable income, and we have enough money to be comfortable. To be successful you need to be smart, honest, ambitious, and hardworking."
~"Money! Cars! Big House! Fluffy Dog! Diamond Rings! Lush hubby! Angel kid! Happiness! I WANT IT ALL!"
~"A successful life is doing the best, and being the best person you can be. You don't have to be rich or have the most sought-after job, but if you just make your life the best it can be, it will be very successful:)"
~"Success is enjoying being around yourself and others wanting to be around you. To be successful, you need to be overall a good person--honest, faithful, and dependable."
~"A husband who is always there for you. Kids. Not to have to worry about money, drugs, rape, and violence."
Here's how SmartGirls answered this question:
My main goal in life:
lifegoal count percent
no_ans 54 5.99 %
money 63 6.99 %
fame 86 9.54 %
behappy 443 49.17%
make_a_diff 177 19.64%
bigfamily 29 3.22 %
haveitall 15 1.66 %
beasuccess 19 2.11 %
spiritual 5 0.55 %
trulove 4 0.44 %
other 6 0.67 %
-Name and Fame
-MONEY $$$$$$
-Material things -includes the best luxuries in this world - the biggest bungalows, the most luxurious cars, the finest wines, the best 'babes' (n sex!! of course)
-Fun and enjoyment
Now Check out this survey:
How would you define a successful life? What do you need to do to be successful? What do you need from life
Here are just a few Girls' answers to this question:
~"A successful life would be one in which I am happy, my family is happy, and healthy. My family has a comfortable income, and we have enough money to be comfortable. To be successful you need to be smart, honest, ambitious, and hardworking."
~"Money! Cars! Big House! Fluffy Dog! Diamond Rings! Lush hubby! Angel kid! Happiness! I WANT IT ALL!"
~"A successful life is doing the best, and being the best person you can be. You don't have to be rich or have the most sought-after job, but if you just make your life the best it can be, it will be very successful:)"
~"Success is enjoying being around yourself and others wanting to be around you. To be successful, you need to be overall a good person--honest, faithful, and dependable."
~"A husband who is always there for you. Kids. Not to have to worry about money, drugs, rape, and violence."
Here's how SmartGirls answered this question:
My main goal in life:
lifegoal count percent
no_ans 54 5.99 %
money 63 6.99 %
fame 86 9.54 %
behappy 443 49.17%
make_a_diff 177 19.64%
bigfamily 29 3.22 %
haveitall 15 1.66 %
beasuccess 19 2.11 %
spiritual 5 0.55 %
trulove 4 0.44 %
other 6 0.67 %
So this was a survey for girls.. what i wanna say here is tht the essence of life is .. LOVE .. yes this could sound philosophy to u readers.. but its not.. i can say this .. here's how
What a human wants in life is happiness(almost 50% of the votes in the above survey) .. n you cant be happy only with money .. or cars.. or sex.. You can only be happy when you are loved .. and when you love the people who u r with.. when u know u r special for th ones around you.. when u know ur life makes a difference to them.. n their life means a lot to you.. Only then you are happy.. LOVE is wat gets happiness..
However this is not the end.. the biggest achievement in life is living for others .. a selfless living(i know this has got very philosophic .. but sorry .. jus my views ) .. a life just to make others happy.. a perfect altruist.. a person whose life is meant for someone else!!!!.. i wud always salute such people.. my respect for them.......................
1 comment:
considering ur first article on blog, considering that Fountainhead is one of ur favs, considering that u were quite impressed/influenced by Ayn Rand philosophy it is quite surprising to find u praise Altruism.
neways, i would appreciate someone preaching altruism over someone preaching theory of selfishness neday.
However, i completely disagree with u on 'the purpose of life'. The answer is that there is no purpose of life. It is very DEPRESSING. Depressing but TRUE.
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