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What are you living FOR?

Postby bullsfan009 on Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:49 pm

I've found in my limited experience in life that there's always going to be:

:arrow: Times when you're bored/going through the motions,
:arrow: Hard times
:arrow: Exciting/happy times

My question to all of you is: What keeps you going through these cycles of life? What's your source of motivation to "keep on keepin' on"? And also, where do you get your confidence from to face each part?
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Postby J@3 on Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:53 pm

Fear of failure. I don't like the idea of life "beating" me, so I don't care what I go through I'll get through it in the end anway. It's always been like that, and always will be. I get the feeling I've been through the worst of it though, things are really picking up.

Side effects are that it makes me feel somewhat invincible, which isn't always a good thing when you're out drinking on a Friday night and walking along the road.
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Postby Cloudy on Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:58 pm

I think there should be a calculator or counter on NLSC that counts how many hours or minutes we've been logged on to NLSC. Then we'll know that NLSC is part of life!! :lol:
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Postby Doobie on Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:01 am

I am motivated by some stupidity . Me having hope that me and this girl will be together again . I am not a person when I'm not with her , she keeps me a good , loveable human being . That is my motivation to live. I know i'm young and its stupid , but you guys can go ahead and flame me :cry:
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Postby cyanide on Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:16 am

I always find your threads intriguing, bullsfan (y)

Like Jae, a fear of failure. I'm a very determined individual, so fulfilling life is going beyond my limits. I don't want to spend the rest of my life doing routine, the same stuff, so I'm always learning new things, trying new things, so I can understand myself and the world around me better. There's always going to be new things that can come into life: graduating, moving, making new friends, having a girlfriend, having a wife, having kids, having a career, but those are the good times in life. There's always going to be obstacles, and the challenge is to avoid or overcome these obstacles which only make us stronger. It's not a matter of being confident to keep us going, but a matter of keeping us happy. Whatever keeps us happy is how we'll go through life.

Doobie: I've been down that road before, having hope that a girl and I will be back together again, and trust me, it won't happen and it's a waste of time. I felt like I'm a nobody when I'm not with her before, but if you move on, meet new people, you'll definitely feel better than you have in a long, long time. Not to flame you, but you should definitely try to move on and save yourself the hurt. You'll be so much happier, trust me.
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Postby J@3 on Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:18 am

3 billion girls in the World Doobie, not exactly slim pickings. Just be patient, play the field a bit.
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Postby Doobie on Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:54 am

Cy , you always help , and I know you probably do understand me . I hope I can move on , and I have tried to go out with my friends and meet new people etc... Its horrible . I literally start crying out of nowhere( yes I'm a bitch I cry alot). I also met some girl and I wound up calling her Gaby . I can't get that girl out of my head , and the stupidest thing is that I'm very young.I'm only 16 and its hard as hell for me . I don't mean to complain sorry guys , but I guess I'll continue to try and move on , even though I still hope me and her can be together .

PS: She has me on a string , I asked her if theres a chance we might be together in the future , she said probably not but anything is possilbe . :'( I need to move on yet I want to be with her . Thanks Jae , I know theres 3 billion girls , and I know I could find one in a heartbeat , but I'm cutting off girlfriends till I'm older , for now I'm done unless its getting back with Gaby. Thanks fellas , I love you all. :|
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Postby #12 on Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:40 am

i live to have children and then raise one of them to be an nfl or nba player
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Postby Cameron on Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:42 am

For some reason I thought Doobieknicks was a guy who posted pictures of himself with his wife. Boy was I thinking of the wrong guy :lol:

Anyways man, I know I'm not speaking from experience but I think that it's really not worth all the pain. Not because you'll find another one someday exactly, but basically because a girl is the least of things you should be worrying about at that age. Seriously! I'm sure you could be having a lot more fun. Additionally, I'm sure she knows what she's doing to you, how she's making you feel, and she's stringing you along which is even worse. To me, that is terrible. She is hurting you deeply and honestly, a person like that (Friend, relative, girlfriend, or otherwise) is NOT worth it. Why would you want to be with someone who hurts you so much? What Cyanide said, let it go and you will be happier. Whether or not you find someone else isn't the point; the point is that you let her go completely, knowing that SHE doesn't DESERVE you. Period.
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Postby Nick on Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:48 am

Cameron wrote:For some reason I thought Doobieknicks was a guy who posted pictures of himself with his wife. Boy was I thinking of the wrong guy :lol:

Anyways man, I know I'm not speaking from experience but I think that it's really not worth all the pain. Not because you'll find another one someday exactly, but basically because a girl is the least of things you should be worrying about at that age. Seriously! I'm sure you could be having a lot more fun. Additionally, I'm sure she knows what she's doing to you, how she's making you feel, and she's stringing you along which is even worse. To me, that is terrible. She is hurting you deeply and honestly, a person like that (Friend, relative, girlfriend, or otherwise) is NOT worth it. Why would you want to be with someone who hurts you so much? What Cyanide said, let it go and you will be happier. Whether or not you find someone else isn't the point; the point is that you let her go completely, knowing that SHE doesn't DESERVE you. Period.

Most girls don't intentionally string guys along. They are insecure and don't know what they want themselves. Which is actually even worse for the guy, but hey atleast you know she's not being a bitch (:?). Anyways doobie, you're gonna have to get over her. And i know, it is MUCH easier said than done. But hang in there, cos the only thing that will cure it is time. It's gonna be painful time, but it will work. I can say from experience from 2005. :)
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Postby Cable on Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:39 am

I live to play basketball and hang with my friends. Hey, I'm only 16 :mrgreen:
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Postby cyanide on Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:58 am

DoobieKnicks wrote:I can't get that girl out of my head , and the stupidest thing is that I'm very young.I'm only 16 and its hard as hell for me . I don't mean to complain sorry guys , but I guess I'll continue to try and move on , even though I still hope me and her can be together .


I know it's hard as hell, and it took me almost a year to finally move on from my ex. I got the same shit, the same, "anything is possible" and "I hope things work out in the end" but she's only saying that to make you feel better which is not what you need to hear. She can't say, "it's over for good" because that's just gonna make you feel like shit (ironically, that'd probably make you get over her faster). I used to hope that my ex and I would get back together, but that only made things harder. Now, I don't even see my ex anymore or even hear from her at all. It makes things a lot easier to not be in contact with her. Aside from spending time with friends, meeting new people, and having fun with your interests, the two critical factors that you have to do is: accept that it's over (which is the most, most difficult thing to do genuinely, but it has to be done) and time. It takes a lot of time to get over someone, and really, you can't do much except wait it out. The more things you do that has nothing to do with her, but more for yourself and friends, the faster time will heal.
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Postby ixcuincle on Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:44 am

Sports keep me going. Whether I'm having a bad day or good day I will turn on the radio and either the great questions posed by sports talk radio hosts or brilliant play by play by either college or NBA broadcasters help cheer me up. I just love the drama of sports from the NFL to hockey.
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Postby hipn on Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:15 am

What keps me going....

Everything life is made of (troubles, fear, and a everything else that makes up "life")

What also keeps me going is, me enjoying everyday of my life and not wanting to stop (lol sounds funny).
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Postby Jackal on Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:35 am

I'm living life for that single moment of euphoria I might experience.

No, I'm not talking about blowing a load of cum on some hot babes face, I'm speaking of that one precise moment.

Can't say for sure what it is, I suppose once I consider I've achieved everything I strive for.

That one moment in my life I can just wake up one day, next to a gorgeous woman, have my own house, have a great job I look forward to each day, knowing I can be there both spiritually, physically & financially for all my close family members if they need the support, know that my mom, who has sacrifised her own life and kept herself strong for us, is happy. That one day I know I can provide her anything her heart desires. Anything.

Yes, that would be my moment of euphoria. I live for that one moment, even if it'll last for just a couple of seconds, that is what I live for.

Seriousness & me is a big no no. :shake:
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Postby Fitzy on Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:27 am

im living to play cricket for Australia :twisted:
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Postby Its_asdf on Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:57 am

I live because I can. Many people take that for granted.
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Postby bullsfan009 on Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:24 am

The way I see it, if your source of motivation & confidence is something that may not last, then you'll only be strong for as long as it lasts. Like the love of a woman for DoobieKnicks. You probably were on Cloud 9 when the relationship was going good, but when it ended, you said yourself you were a mess.

Shakesphere said, "Love, built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies." It's the same way for just about everything in life.

If you get your motivation from anything like money, your good looks, your social status, your abilities, whatever, if that's your FOUNDATION, then you're setting yourself up to be crushed. Because none of those things last, and none of them can't be taken away from you.

I think the best thing to get your strength from is love. But if you place all your eggs in the basket which is your wonderful woman, she can still: die, cheat on you, fall out of love with you.

For me, I've decided that there's not one thing but the love of God that will keep people going FOR REAL, and FOR GOOD. What else is stronger? What is more stable?

Jesus said a parable about two people who each built houses- one on sand, and another on rock. When the storms came, and the winds and rain blew and beat against those houses, the one built on sand collapsed with a great CRASH and the one set upon the rock was secure. Just make house=you, rock=God, sands=not God, and storms=trouble, and you see what's he's saying.

So I try to make God's love my foundation, in order that I may be as strong as possible, and have the greatest endurance to run this race of life. And then you'll be able to handle the temporary-ness of everything else, and your love for people like your dream girl will be purer, b/c it will be with a healtier perspective for both of you.

But you all are probably thinking, "OK, it may be easy to see & say that during the happy times & even the boring times, but where is God during the hard times of life? Where was God during the Holocaust? Where is He when someone gets raped? When somebody is murdered? Answer that, smart guy!? :wink: "

He's here: http://www.llerrah.com/footprints.htm

"All things work together for good." I think God is pained greatly at people's suffering, but it's part of the contract of FREE WILL that it is a part of life on this earth. :!:
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Postby Its_asdf on Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:38 am

You must have a ton of free time to ponder at such vast questions and post them on a forum.
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Postby Nick on Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:58 am

bullsfan009 wrote:If you get your motivation from anything like money, your good looks, your social status, your abilities, whatever, if that's your FOUNDATION, then you're setting yourself up to be crushed. Because none of those things last, and none of them can't be taken away from you.

I was put on this earth to make good music. And it's what i live for. That would classed under 'abilities', wouldn't it? But that can't be taken away from me. Music wont fall 'out of love' with me.

Who needs god then. :)
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Postby cyanide on Fri Feb 03, 2006 10:09 am

bullsfan009 wrote:I think the best thing to get your strength from is love.


I agree, I don't think there's anything more powerful than love, but love isn't always apparent. There's always love from family - but that depends on the family, there's love from friends - but that's most likely only temporary, and you can make a case that God will love you always, but that depends all on faith that's not tangible as family and friends.



My friend has the exact same thing framed on his bathroom wall. I found it humorous simply because it doesn't make a point except conclude that God carried you through the tough times - which doesn't prove anything outside the metaphysical realm.
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Postby Jackal on Fri Feb 03, 2006 10:42 am

For me, I've decided that there's not one thing but the love of God that will keep people going FOR REAL, and FOR GOOD

I stopped reading there.

I can't live for that. Never.
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Postby J@3 on Fri Feb 03, 2006 10:54 am

Speaking of which, I bought a book off a Hare Krishner yesterday. Seemed nice, with the elephants and such.
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Postby Axel on Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:08 am

Jackal wrote:
For me, I've decided that there's not one thing but the love of God that will keep people going FOR REAL, and FOR GOOD

I stopped reading there.

I can't live for that. Never.


Me too.
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Postby bullsfan009 on Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:22 pm

Nick wrote:
bullsfan009 wrote:If you get your motivation from anything like money, your good looks, your social status, your abilities, whatever, if that's your FOUNDATION, then you're setting yourself up to be crushed. Because none of those things last, and none of them can't be taken away from you.

I was put on this earth to make good music. And it's what i live for. That would classed under 'abilities', wouldn't it? But that can't be taken away from me. Music wont fall 'out of love' with me.

Who needs god then. :)
that's great that you're great at music & get so much from it. (Y) But what if you go deaf like Beethoven? Or what if something happens to your hands? And when you get older, you're not going to be as sharp as you are now. I recently read a book called The Man Who Loved Only Numbers, which is about mathematicians, basically. Their #1 fear is going senile- & losing their math abilities. It's not a healthy thing to base your foundation, your life support, on something that can cease. IMO :|

Cyanide wrote:I agree, I don't think there's anything more powerful than love, but love isn't always apparent. There's always love from family - but that depends on the family, there's love from friends - but that's most likely only temporary, and you can make a case that God will love you always, but that depends all on faith that's not tangible as family and friends.
Good point. It does depend on a faith that will probably waver even for you.

It makes sense to ask the question, "What does it mean to get your strength from God? & to have faith in something that can be argued as not even existing!" To me, the way I apply the love of God as my foundation is thinking,

"I don't know how it's all gonna work out, I can't see it, and I don't understand WHY what's going on is going on...But I believe that it's all going to be alright in the end. Because God is good, and He's in charge." All I have to do is keep trying to do what's right, and that's good enough.

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For me, I've decided that there's not one thing but the love of God that will keep people going FOR REAL, and FOR GOOD



I stopped reading there.

I can't live for that. Never.
How come? It's just not real to you?

and hey I just found this quote online:

"For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, or a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."- Alfred D. Souza
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