why do you live? Options

[micron]

ive lived for 21 years now. but i still wonder sometimes. why do i live?

[radhikaeatsraman]

I live because that's the card I've been dealt with. I have to make the best of it and try to fulfill my life to it's best potential. Also, it's helluva a lot better than the alternative.

[*mzkandi*]

I'm 21 years old too.

I live because God has allowed it and has something destined for my life. At least that's my religious belief.

[sadolakced acid]

because dying is too easy. i'm masachistic that way?

[talcumpowder]

Dunno why you live ('cause, unfourtunately, I am not all seeing), but I live for the moment. No seriously. If there weren't the little perky moments to make you happy... Then where would you be? Uh... In... -whispers- Hades no sekai. -nod, nod- So I live for the next happy moment.
Ouch. I sound like an anime character. -goes chibi- "Watashi no ikikata wa..." -returns to normal, shakes head- Hen desu.

[micron]

what if there is no card?

what if nothing was destined?

what if its not?

[*salcha*]

I live to eat not eat to live.

[micron]

ahah thats a funny way to look at it.

i eat to be not hungry. not eat to be full. or eat to enjoy the food.

Dunno why you live ('cause, unfourtunately, I am not all seeing), but I live for the moment. No seriously. If there weren't the little perky moments to make you happy... Then where would you be? Uh... In... -whispers- Hades no sekai. -nod, nod- So I live for the next happy moment.
Ouch. I sound like an anime character. -goes chibi- "Watashi no ikikata wa..." -returns to normal, shakes head- Hen desu.

wa?

[annalucky]

To enjoy the great things in life? Life itself, actually. I don't know..

[micron]

^ tell me, what is so great about life?

[*stephinika*]

^^
The experiences you have...well, I think so anyways.

Why do I live? Good question. I live for the sake of living, how about that? *shrug*

[oXMuhNirvanaXo]

I'm 21 years old too.

I live because God has allowed it and has something destined for my life. At least that's my religious belief.

Me also..

[micron]

^^
The experiences you have...well, I think so anyways.

Why do I live? Good question. I live for the sake of living, how about that? *shrug*

tell me, what is this sake of living you speak of?

I'm 21 years old too.

I live because God has allowed it and has something destined for my life. At least that's my religious belief.

so youd rather let religion dictate your life than live it? is that really living?

[*My Cinderella.*]

I suppose we all serve a purpose in life. We just need to live long enough to find out what it is. Or perhaps it's because we get a taste of happiness, sadness, misery---feelings. If someone could really answer that question, that would be grand.

[*stephinika*]

I live because I live. *shrug* I don't know. I don't make much sense all the time, hah.

[EddieV]

I live to fulfill my life purpose, which I must find out.

[*My Cinderella.*]

Maybe we don't even have a purpose. Maybe it's merely just to...feel?

[micron]

I suppose we all serve a purpose in life. We just need to live long enough to find out what it is. Or perhaps it's because we get a taste of happiness, sadness, misery---feelings. If someone could really answer that question, that would be grand.

isnt feelings a product of life, in that we are able to feel because we live, and not the other way around? what if there is no purpose? say youre 60 and still havent found your purpose, would you patch up that meaninglessness with a lie, as youre life then amounts to mere existence, or would your questions run out by then?

I live because I live. *shrug* I don't know. I don't make much sense all the time, hah.

what if that is the most sensical thing anyone said thus far? have you thought about that?

[*My Cinderella.*]

isnt feelings a product of life, in that we are able to feel because we live, and not the other way around? what if there is no purpose? say youre 60 and still havent found your purpose, would you patch up that meaninglessness with a lie, as youre life then amounts to mere existence, or would your questions run out by then?
what if that is the most sensical thing anyone said thus far? have you thought about that?

^ It is your choice. To shape your life. It is you who decides what you want and how you're going to get it. Some people dream and some people achieve, I guess.

[micron]

^ and some neither, like me. =)

i like your answer. =)

[*mzkandi*]

tell me, what is this sake of living you speak of?
so youd rather let religion dictate your life than live it? is that really living?

I could not live if God didnt give me life.

And that's all I can really say or want to say. My religious beliefs are a very personal matter.

[*My Cinderella.*]

^ and some neither, like me. =)

i like your answer. =)

^ It may sound odd. But my conscience tells me to say so. You've a very interesting person, I enjoy talking to you. Although our ages are much apart, I feel like I can really connect with you. This idea was a great one.

[micron]

I could not live if God didnt give me life.

And that's all I can really say or want to say. My religious beliefs are a very personal matter.

im sorry if i offended you. if it helps, my parents are christian missionaries. all my life i moved around because of this. so religion has deeply affected and shaped my life. but i have not stopped questioning. have you?

^ It may sound odd. But my conscience tells me to say so. You've a very interesting person, I enjoy talking to you. Although our ages are much apart, I feel like I can really connect with you. This idea was a great one.

what is conscienceness to you? and how old are you? =)

[*My Cinderella.*]

^ Voices. Telling me what could become of me if I allow myself to wonder on without thought. They make me think.

I'm turning 14 this July.

[AngryBaby]

whats with the questions? i feel like someones gonna ask for my social security number next.

[*mzkandi*]

im sorry if i offended you. if it helps, my parents are christian missionaries. all my life i moved around because of this. so religion has deeply affected and shaped my life. but i have not stopped questioning. have you?

Oh no offense taken, I have hard time with explaining my beliefs to other people, especially if I dont think they will understand where I am coming from.

I grew up in a christian household too. Both of my parents are very regilous. I'm not quite so much but I do have a connect with Him.

What do you mean by questioning?

[micron]

^ Voices. Telling me what could become of me if I allow myself to wonder on without thought. They make me think.

I'm turning 14 this July.

ah. are you are limiting yourself by limiting your thoughts?

youre around my kid brother's age. =)

whats with the questions? i feel like someones gonna ask for my social security number next.

what is your social security number? =)

Oh no offense taken, I have hard time with explaining my beliefs to other people, especially if I dont think they will understand where I am coming from.

I grew up in a christian household too. Both of my parents are very regilous. I'm not quite so much but I do have a connect with Him.

What do you mean by questioning?

my faith, my life, my purpose. why do you believe?

[*My Cinderella.*]

ah. are you are limiting yourself by limiting your thoughts?

^ I never try to limit my thoughts. After a while, I realize that they're right. If I ever do limit them, I'll possibly end up doing something I'll regret. I'll never be able to take back what I already caused, and that's the last thing I want.

[SKDMNLE]

I live..to keep the human population going. Though it really doesn't need to get any bigger.

[*My Cinderella.*]

^ In time, humans will over populate the earth.

[*mzkandi*]

ah. are you are limiting yourself by limiting your thoughts?

youre around my kid brother's age. =)
what is your social security number? =)
my faith, my life, my purpose. why do you believe?

I dont question my faith but I do often question about what future holds for me. I often question things like is this major right for me? How will this truely help filful my life in the future? But I have witnessed enough things that make me believe in what I believe. I have testimony to many remarkable things. I'm trying at moment to not focus too hard on questions I have no answer for and let life happen.

[*stephinika*]

what if that is the most sensical thing anyone said thus far? have you thought about that?

Huh, perhaps it is so. *shrug* Heh...
Ah, pondering life...its so interesting to think about.

[*My Cinderella.*]

^ Indeed it is. It's kind of confusing as well. Well, what do I know I have only lived about a decade and a half of it. I'm pretty sure there's many questions that will be answered as we grow old.

[micron]

I live to fulfill my life purpose, which I must find out.

how do you intend to find this?

[Rampage]

I live because not to live is to die.

[SKDMNLE]

^ In time, humans will over populate the earth.

We already over populate the earth. We're all suppose to die out anyways, in some billion/million years. The sun is suppose to explode. So, I guess I would just live to see what humans do to the world in the decades I'm alive.

[*My Cinderella.*]

I live because not to live is to die.

^ It takes more courage to live than to die.

We already over populate the earth. We're all suppose to die out anyways, in some billion/million year. The sun is suppose to explode. So, I guess I would just live to see what humans do to the world in the decades I'm alive.

^ You may say I watch too many movies, but I always thought that the world would slowly sink...like Atlantis.

[micron]

I live..to keep the human population going. Though it really doesn't need to get any bigger.

ah, so your existence amounts to passing on your genes. would you say you are living, or merely existing?

[*My Cinderella.*]

ah, so your existence amounts to passing on your genes. would you say you are living, or merely existing?

^ I say we do a little bit of both. We are existing because our parents brang us into this world, and we are living to complete our lives, however we shall live it.

[KissMe2408]

I live because God has a plan for me when i'm on this earth.

Doesn't mean I always want to live. There was one period of my life where I didn't want to live at all. But you make decisions and choices all day that affect you, and people come in and out of your life and they change you as well. God throws curveballs and it's your choice whether to really duck or go with the flow. Sometimes I think we miss too much when we try to avoid life. Getting back on track with life has it's ups and downs. But it's a good thing to be alive, I think we miss the little things in life. A walk in the rain, A sunny day, A good cup of hot chocolate, Making music, Inspiring others, Feeling good about yourself...Just that kinda stuff, we look by it too often.
I live because God has total control, I live because I want to live and embrace life, I live to make a difference.

I think that's the most serious post I've posted in the Lounge lol

[*My Cinderella.*]

^ I think that's what he wants us to notice. I'm atheist, but I think that whatever comes our way. We are given the choices (like you said) to figure out what to do. Some choose to avoid, other choose to conquer. If you choose to avoid problems for the rest of your life, then I suppose they'll never learn.

[SKDMNLE]

Yeah, so basically, our parents live to pass down their genes to us. While they do this, they fufill things they want to do things in life. Then us, in turn, do basically the same thing.

^ You may say I watch too many movies, but I always thought that the world would slowly sink...like Atlantis.

The sun is going to get older, like all stars, and when it does it gets hotter. Therefore drying up earth. [discovery channel]

[micron]

I live because God has a plan for me when i'm on this earth.

Doesn't mean I always want to live. There was one period of my life where I didn't want to live at all. But you make decisions and choices all day that affect you, and people come in and out of your life and they change you as well. God throws curveballs and it's your choice whether to really duck or go with the flow. Sometimes I think we miss too much when we try to avoid life. Getting back on track with life has it's ups and downs. But it's a good thing to be alive, I think we miss the little things in life. A walk in the rain, A sunny day, A good cup of hot chocolate, Making music, Inspiring others, Feeling good about yourself...Just that kinda stuff, we look by it too often.
I live because God has total control, I live because I want to live and embrace life, I live to make a difference.

I think that's the most serious post I've posted in the Lounge lol

all my life i wanted to live, but all i can do is merely exist. i am not living, i am just following through the motions of life. where is God in my life?

[*My Cinderella.*]

Yeah, so basically, our parents live to pass down their genes to us. While they do this, they fufill things they want to do things in life. Then us, in turn, do basically the same thing.

^ I think it all depends on whether you'd like to pass down your genes. Some choose to give birth so that they can give life to others. But other will choose to skip that chapter and spend that time living their life and discovering the little things.

[SKDMNLE]

^ Well, those people who wouldn't like to have children just fufill the things they want in life. Whatever that may be.

[*My Cinderella.*]

Like me, I guess. I'm not sure whether I'd like to or not. But then again, it would be shallow for me to merely just worry about my life.

[KissMe2408]

all my life i wanted to live, but all i can do is merely exist. i am not living, i am just following through the motions of life. where is God in my life?

I don't think anyone is just merely existing. I believe everyone has a specific plan for their lives, everyone is given certain gifts to help them along the way. Some are gifted with leadership skills, Others with beautiful voices. Some are gifted with creating music, or just exceptionally great with design or computer programming. Everyone has life in them, like a light that shines through them, even though it might be small. It is your choice on how you want to live your life, on how you view it.
And, God is there the whole time. I believe he created you, he created you perfectly and didn't make one single mistake. He is there every step of the way, you just gotta call out to him.


I don't want to come off as preaching either....i tried not to...

[mylittleMiracle]

because god gives us chances to live.

[*My Cinderella.*]

^ Is it just as simple as that?

[SKDMNLE]

I guess to some people it is.

[Rampage]

The bases of protons and neutrons (quarks, antiquarks and gluons) is simply nothing. Maybe life is simple and we just make it complicated.

[*My Cinderella.*]

I disagree. Maybe life is complicated...it could be both. We'll never know unless we explore it.

[Rampage]

In my mind, it's all a circle. There is nothing new to it because we can't see outside the circle. The circle is the passing of life and energy, that's all. It's simple.

[SKDMNLE]

Simple is good. I mean, we're the ones who cause drama. You don't see a rabbit cussing out another one, do you?

[Chii]

I live for love. Just like the actual Chii's purpose in life, she wanted to find someone just for her, her one and only, that's what I want to do. As dumb as it is, I felt that if someone who isn't even human can find love than I must be able to too.

I want to fall in love, get married, have some kids, and bake cookies. That's what I live for, to have the close, loving family I never had.

[illumineering]

I live to experinece the gift of creation. Life is an extraordinary opportunity to choose the words and thoughts that seed dreams and manifest them into a living reality.

[mylittleMiracle]

^ Is it just as simple as that?

yea its simple for me.life is rare.god gives us the chances,so why dont we use this chance to do some meaningful things?:D i can also say i love for family,friends,love bleh bleh bleh.but a simple answer-god

[ArChAn9eL]

To breed and spread the family name :D

[xTINAA]

I agree with Katie. I live because of God. God's giving me his grace merely by letting me live and not taking me away yet. Yeah it gets hard, yeah it sometimes sucks, but that's why I'm still here, why I still live. I'm meant for something and I believe God has a plan for all of us. We are meant to go through all of these hardships because it helps us learn, change, and most importantly, grow. So I live because of God.

[Tribal J_Rome]

I live cuz I'm one of the most curious people I know if not the most. So curious, I lost faith in my religion because I wanted to believe there's more to life than merely having "faith" in someone I have no idea exists. Iono what I'm gonna be doing in the next 1 year, 5 years, 10, 20, etc., but I wanna find out. But also, for all I know this is the only life I'm ever gonna get, so I'm gonna spend this time making it my own and being happy with the ones I love. To worry about dying or what's life like after death is just wasting the time you could have spent enjoying your life and I don't feel like wasting much time cuz you never know what's coming at you. Time flies faster than you think.

[imnoxonesmemory]

WHY do i live? *sigh* mainly because i don't have the guts to off myself.

[oneandonlytammie]

I live because a sperm and an egg formed together to make me. They didn't give me much of a choice so here I am.

[*incoherent*]

i live because...

it's still undetermined.

[gelionie]

I live because I want to know what lies ahead.

[*Blow_Don't_SUCK*]

what if there is no card?

what if nothing was destined?

what if its not?

Well, if I die now, all my efforts and hardwork will just be for nothing. I don't want to die knowing my accomplishments were for nothing. If I am to not live, I'd like it to be when I'm really old and I finished raising my kids

[pbear]

i live because today has given me the hope for tomorrow.

[crazeegirl411]

i eat to be not hungry. not eat to be full. or eat to enjoy the food.

Well that sucks D:

I don't think about why I live. Being smart about it isn't going to make life more fun. This topic only makes you overthink. The less I think about the fact that I am living and whether there is a purpose or not, the more fun it is to do what I love to do. Or do what I hate to do. Why do I do it if I hate to do it? What's the purpose of that? Because it's a challenge and challenges are what I love to do. Simple as that to me.

[*mipadi*]

I live because I haven't achieved all that I want to, I haven't become everything I can be, and because I haven't explored the entire world in all its forms.

Some people talk about a purpose or meaning in life, and they are living to find it. I don't know how true that is. I think that life is inherently meaningless. There's not much point to it. Any biological organism lives a while, passes on its genes, and dies--but why? Surely that's not the purpose to life.

Life is only meaningful if a person injects their own meaning into it. I think many people, including myself, do that by trying to find the bounds of their curiosity. An interesting person cannot ever find the bounds his curiosity, and so hopes to live long enough to find as much out about the world that he can.

I can't really say I live for some ultimate goal. The ultimate end of any life is death, and I'm surely not living for that. I certainly have things I hope to attain, but I don't have one all-encompassing goal for my life. Maybe that's why I live--because I live in the present, not the future, and I don't really attempt to achieve anything, so I just maintain the status quo, which is simply living. And while I'm alive, I figure that I might as well spend it productively, by trying to live out the limits of my imagination.

Basically: There's a lot of fun stuff to do in this world, and I only have a limited amount of time to experience it all, so I might as well make the most of it while I still can.

[lanbexx]

42!!

[Smoogrish]

I live because I want to experience life. As in the moments you experience, seeing things, doing things. It's nice to be alive.

[*My Cinderella.*]

^ I like your answer.

[xosteffanator]

jusun, you lived to make cB, and that as all......maybe a bit more

[*Programmer*]

the purpose of life is to end.....everything that has a beginning has an end.....neo

oops i mean jusun

[juliar]

to me, there's no meaning to life, there's no purpose to life.
we're here. there's no reason, we just are. and it's up to us to figure out what we're going to do with our lives.

[Aoiro]

I really don't know...
Maybe because it's hard for me to die?
Even when I try to.
o-o

[Tribal J_Rome]

Life shouldn't give you a purpose, you should give life purpose!

[gelionie]

There are so many insightful answers here.

Also, I live to see the wonders and beauty of nature (shamefully there isn't too much left).

[demolished]

It's not worth living when you're not striving enough for anything.

it's worth living and you want to live when you're striving for "it".

[GREASEbaby]

I live..because...well..

It's just something I've been wondering for the longest time, since about 3rd or 4th grade. Why am I me? Why do I think the thoughts that I think? Why am I a girl, and not a guy? Why am I not her, instead of me? How come I can't read anybody elses' thoughts, does that really make me me??.

But..I think I'm alive because one day, somebody is going to need me to hold onto when nobody else is around


edit.

because my mommy and daddy met one night...and they immediately bonded

[*Statistik*]

I live to live.

[starlette]

I live to make music and be a great influence. I think were all here to serve a purpose, some people are there to enrich the lives of people aorund them, some people are there to make a difference in the world, I'm here to influence thru music. And that is why I live <3

[*xcaitlinx*]

i live because there's so much i have yet to do in my life. im in love with a wonderful boy and i can't wait to grow up with him and be happy for the rest of my life.

[*Girthy*]

Because I am aware of myself.

[flc]

Life shouldn't give you a purpose, you should give life purpose!

Mmhmm.

I live to be happy.

[bananapants]

i live for TRACY
and to reach out to people with my music

[me1issaaaa]

I live because of all of the wonderful things in life I have been blessed with - Jesus Christ, my wonderful family, my amazing friends, my future husband, the children I will have and watch grow, and just... all of the experiences and all of the little things in the past that have helped mold me inti the person I am today, as well as all of the things in the future that will happen.

[so_jentran]

i live to love and love to live..yup yup

[Paul M. is baaac...]

Here's a better question:

Why not?

[voguelove]

because dying is too easy. i'm masachistic that way?

hmm, tahts a good way to look at it.

im living because of my mom and my dad. my mom committed suicide when i was 9 (almost 7 years ago) and decided to take the easy way out. and my dad, well..he doesnt really beleive in me or think i can do things. im pretty much living to prove him wrong. ive already signed with a model agency and im really hoping i make it like those runway walkers. (gemma ward, lily cole, tyra banks, ect.)

[Teesa]

I live because I haven't achieved all that I want to, I haven't become everything I can be, and because I haven't explored the entire world in all its forms.

Basically: There's a lot of fun stuff to do in this world, and I only have a limited amount of time to experience it all, so I might as well make the most of it while I still can.

Yes, yes, and yes. You took the words right out of my mouth Michael. Well, my words weren't as good as yours, but whatever.

[KrunkMuzik]

We live to die, and die to live.

[Respudious]

I live to make money and become successful. Hopefully when I die I have made the lives of my children's children much easier.

[*rtc_nospeakenglish*]

Because I want to see my nephew grow taller than me.
and...

I need to get my breath taken away.

[*My Cinderella.*]

Perhaps there really isn't a reason to live.

[iDecay]

I live to live.

"Life is a test. To pass: die happy."

[Just_Dream]

Life shouldn't give you a purpose, you should give life purpose!

Hahah I feel like I've heard that somewhere before!



As cheesy as this may sound, but I live to love and be loved. Yea, I'm one of those people who believe in true love and that we all are destined to be with someone, we just have to find that special someone...


But yea I also agree with michael (mipadi)--I also want to make the most of my life. There's so many unanswered questions...

[*SuzieRawkSoxx*]

Why do i live.

Thats a question ive never botherd to ask myself. Ive lived for 19 years and i have no idea why i live. Hmm maybe ill take some alone time to figure that out...

[bananapants]

im sure everyone has a reason to live and reason that they meet whoever they do
i believe in destiny
honetly i live to see what im alive for

[*Zatanna*]

You know what? I don't know. That may seem to be an ignorant and shallow way of answering the question, but it's honest. Furthermore, I don't find shame in not knowing *why* I live, I just simply *live*.

[NatiMarie]

Because, life is full of things that need to be uncovered. Death would only limit us from accomplishing the discovery of these hidden things.

No need to die. Live life strong. D: