the life itself

Joshan · Sep 3, 2011

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it's a dark, dull night here and i actually can't sleep, so i had several thought's about this life. My main question is, why normal guy like me can't afford anything he wants to have, does not this life come only once and you should make everything possible to live as you want? maybe its abit of a kiddish dream but look at this [video=youtube;Cn1d4WNM9LU]http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn1d4WNM9LU[/video], swear my whole life i have not liked anyone yet as i did her, so why should that guy be with her and not me or anyone like me who likes her? how can i achieve something to be at the same height?
Honestly, i came to one conclusion, the life really does hurt a lot, its just a waste of time and there's no point to live. you may spend your life for what? not to be able to accomplish all your dreams? or just why this is world invented desire? why someone should desire something and not be able to reach it? why do we spend wasted hours, pretending all days and in the end we realize that all our efforts went in vain. ( i am not talking about success of your company or success in relationship, just asking this question in general).
(and please dont take that video as if i am a blind idiot, yes i may be jealous of that guy but that video was just an example)
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being alive means u can think and feel all ur saying, free will and for the little things u can enjoy makes ur life worthwhile, Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em. w. shakespaere i believe, some dreams are just too far away to archieve but that cant be all the meaning ur life have, live and answer ur questions and ask more if u cant live for urself .. live for some1 else.

Ashtar · Sep 3, 2011

I think for everyone in their lives they have a lesson or lessons they need to learn in order to move on after you die. We have no way to know for sure but how do we know our souls dont live many lives learning many different lessons from each life. I think about these sorts of things at times b/c a lot doesnt make sense to me about religion, etc.

Jessica · Sep 3, 2011

I forgot where I found this but Im sharing it.

You were on your way home when you died.It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. You left behind a wife and two children. It was a painless death. The EMTs tried their best to save you, but to no avail. Your body was so utterly shattered you were better off, trust me.
And that's when you met me.
"What... what happened?" You asked. "Where am I?"
"You died," I said, matter-of-factly. No point in mincing words.
"There was a... a truck and it was skidding..."
"Yup," I said.
"I... I died?"
"Yup. But don't feel bad about it. Everyone dies," I said.
You looked around. There was nothingness. Just you and me. "What is this place?" You asked. "Is this the afterlife?"
"More or less," I said.
"Are you god?" You asked.
"Yup," I replied. "I'm God."
"My kids... my wife," you said.
"What about them?"
"Will they be all right?"
"That's what I like to see," I said. "You just died and your main concern is for your family. That's good stuff right there."
You looked at me with fascination. To you, I didn't look like God. I just looked like some man. Or possibly a woman. Some vague authority figure, maybe. More of a grammar school teacher than the almighty.
"Don't worry," I said. "They'll be fine. Your kids will remember you as perfect in every way. They didn't have time to grow contempt for you. Your wife will cry on the outside, but will be secretly relieved. To be fair, your marriage was falling apart. If it's any consolation, she'll feel very guilty for feeling relieved."
"Oh," you said. "So what happens now? Do I go to heaven or hell or something?"
"Neither," I said. "You'll be reincarnated."
"Ah," you said. "So the Hindus were right,"
"All religions are right in their own way," I said. "Walk with me."
You followed along as we strode through the void. "Where are we going?"
"Nowhere in particular," I said. "It's just nice to walk while we talk."
"So what's the point, then?" You asked. "when I get reborn, I'll just be a blank slate, right? A baby. So all my experiences and everything I did in this life won't matter."
"Not so!" I said. "You have within you all the knowledge and experiences of all your past lives. You just don't remember them right now."
I stopped walking and took you by the shoulders. "Your soul is more magnificent, beautiful, and gigantic than you can possibly imagine. A human mind can only contain a tiny fraction of what you are. It's like sticking your finger in a glass of water to see if it's hot or cold. You put a tiny part of yourself into the vessel, and when you bring it back out, you've gained all the experiences it had.
"You've been in a human for the last 48 years, so you haven't stretched out yet and felt the rest of your immense consciousness. If we hung out here for long enough, you'd start remembering everything. But there's no point to doing that between each life."
"How many times have I been reincarnated, then?"
"Oh lots. Lots and lots. And in to lots of different lives." I said. "This time around, you'll be a Chinese peasant girl in 540 AD."
"Wait, what?" You stammered. "You're sending me back in time?"
"Well, I guess technically. Time, as you know it, only exsits in your universe. Things are different where I come from."
"Where do you come from?" You said.
"Oh sure," I explained "I come from somewhere. Somewhere else. And there are others like me. I know you'll want to know what it's like there, but honestly you wouldn't understand."
"Oh," you said, a little let down. "But wait. If I get reincarnated to other places in time, I could have interacted with myself at some point."
"Sure. Happens all the time. And with both lives only aware of their own lifespan you don't even know it's happening."
"So what's the point of it all?"
"Seriously?" I asked. "Seriously? You're asking me for the meaning of life? Isn't that a little stereotypical?"
"Well it's a reasonable question," you persisted.
I looked you in the eye. "The meaning of life, the reason I made this whole universe, is for you to mature."
"You mean mankind? You want us to mature?"
"No, just you. I made this whole universe for you. With each new life you grow and mature and become a larger and greater intellect."
"Just me? What about everyone else?"
"There is no one else," I said. "In this universe, there's just you and me."
You stared blankly at me. "But all the people on earth..."
"All you. Different incarnations of you."
"Wait. I'm everyone!?"
"Now you're getting it," I said, with a congratulatory slap on the back.
"I'm every human being who ever lived?"
"Or who will ever live, yes."
"I'm Abraham Lincoln?"
"And you're John Wilkes Booth, too," I added.
"I'm Hitler?" You said, appalled.
"And you're the millions he killed."
"I'm Jesus?"
"And you're everyone who followed him."
You fell silent.
"Every time you victimized someone," I said, "you were victimizing yourself. Every act of kindness you've done, you've done to yourself. Every happy and sad moment ever experienced by any human was, or will be, experienced by you."
You thought for a long time.
"Why?" You asked me. "Why do all this?"
"Because someday, you will become like me. Because that's what you are. You're one of my kind. You're my child."
"Whoa," you said, incredulous. "You mean I'm a god?"
"No. Not yet. You're a fetus. You're still growing. Once you've lived every human life throughout all time, you will have grown enough to be born."
"So the whole universe," you said, "it's just..."
"An egg." I answered. "Now it's time for you to move on to your next life."
And I sent you on your way.
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edit:about the video, why can't I be with him than that girl? I want him too okay. He looks like a vampire rawr!

Esorono · Sep 5, 2011

Life or anything really is actually unneeded when you think about it. Nothing actually needs to exist at all. I'm glad it is though, because having a conscience is nice. Just enjoy life while you can. Also technically you can't have everything you want because once you get it, you want more due to human instinct.

stratic · Sep 5, 2011

life as it is. no other than...

CardOtaku · Sep 5, 2011

If you still want to ask about why there are so many desires that can't satisfied I can give you my view on it.
First of all, if you look at each desire one by one they might actually not be that hard to satisfy, but you must work hard for it to be satisfied. Secondly, once you start fulfilling each desire you will feel better about yourself because you are one step closer from fulfilling all your desires. Finally, I think desires are what makes us human. I agree with skarpz because if there are no desires then Humans wont be motivated to do anything and our whole world would collapse because nobody would do anything...

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