What do you want from life?

[altoecko]

Serious posts please.

I really and truly mean this question, what is the ultimate summation you want from life? I understand life is a journey and all, but what are you traveling towards? If you don't know by now, isn't it about time to sit down and figure it out? If not now, when?

[Kit Carruthers]

Re: What do you want from life?

A large collection of interesting moments.
Finding the soul and expressing the soul.
Figuring the most fundamental of stuff out.

That's about it. There might be more, come to think of it I've never actually put that one into words before. I should make a formal mission statement and put it on my wall or something.

Good topic though. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the amount of people wishing for a successful career and a whole lot of people knowing their name is going to outnumber the amount of people wishing for spiritual fulfillment. Oh well. [side note: damn you society.]

[Pagerron]

Re: What do you want from life?

From life, I want:

-to know Christ and honor Him with my decisions (I really need His help with that).

-the experience of being a husband and a father

-to be an encouragement to those around me

(...still thinking about more things to add)

[Nixon]

Re: What do you want from life?

I want to improve my artistic skills (or lack thereof).

[DarkwingChuck]

Re: What do you want from life?

I wish I knew. Not knowing is the reason I take no particular pleasure in my life and often hope it'll end soon. I can't even think of what would make me happy or fulfilled in life. Just no idea.

My answer used to be that I wanted to be rich enough to buy Oprah. Because whatever I'd have to do to get that rich I'm bound to feel pretty accomplished.

[Dusk Raven]

Re: What do you want from life?

Biologically, the most important thing to do in life would be to pass on my genes.

Sociologically speaking, I would like to change society, and by that I mean make sure we don't destroy just about all life on Earth along with ourselves.

Spiritually speaking (how I despise the word), I would like to find out if there's an afterlife. Which leads me to another topic....

[Vonwert]

Re: What do you want from life?

I want to be able to open up gateways into other realities.

[Misty]

Re: What do you want from life?

Noble goal, Von.

Me? I want to be able to take more risks in life and be adventurous. You know--get out and do more things before I leave this world.

[Kire]

Re: What do you want from life?

- to be more of a benefit to this world than a hinderance.
- to create and inspire others to create in doing so.
- to enjoy this crazy existance as much as possible.
- to shake people out of their comfortable apathy and make them appreciate life more, and question some things they've long assumed to be the truth.

I'm still working on that last one. I've had some small things here and there, and I'm very proud of some of the art I've created and things I've done (prior art projects, the Pav, "The GAY"), but I get this feeling I'm capable of something bigger when I find the means or the vehicle for such a thing.

I'll keep plugging along, but currently I'm comfortably not satisfied...meaning that I know I have work to do, but I'm going to enjoy the process and not kill myself over it.

[H2SO4]

Re: What do you want from life?

I want to be everything I can be, honestly. I don't want to be held back and not use all the gifts and talents I was born with. I want to reach the heights of my abilities.

Why do I want this? Because it's what God wants. I want to do everything I can to "further his kingdom" that is bring others to salvation through one way or another, so that when I die and go to Heaven I can show God what I have done.

[DarkwingChuck]

Re: What do you want from life?

so that when I die and go to Heaven I can show God what I have done.

Wouldn't he already have seen it? What with the omnipresence and all.

[Jamos]

Re: What do you want from life?

I want to get off my ass and do something!





.....maybe, tomorrow.

[Funk]

Re: What do you want from life?

I want:

#1) People to drive at least the speed limit.

#2) People to learn how four-way stops really operate.

#3) A job. Nearly any job. Even a crappy job. At this point I just want a job.

#4) World peace, which will be very close when #1 and #2 come to fruition.

[Chad]

Re: What do you want from life?

To be able to demand people go to the stores and buy my book / game / movie / album.

[Goufunaki]

Re: What do you want from life?

A soulmate.
Be more creative with my drawings.
Serve some kind of purpose in life rather than be a waste of space.