Recently I came across this quote
"The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever." -- Anatole France
Reading this made me think a lot.
What is the meaning of life? What should one do with one's life?
I would really like to see some statistics. What would you like to do with your life? I would like to see the results of a poll asking this question.
I am not sure if I ranted about this before, but I truly believe that the function of an educational system should be to help people answer this question. For I also think that each person gives meaning to life by deciding what is important to him/her.
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2 comments:
The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever.
well, i notice people who know what they want (notice they cant understand everything and are labeled in a way or another because they chose to be something defined) in the sense that they have defined some major rules for the way they live to the extent that they become specific in what they want,, they look forward for time to move fast because they want to implement aiming to see results.
for someone who doesn't have a goal, by default he doesn't look forward, the only thing he can is to look behind and see lost time. this is the one who would want a second chance to live again and compensate.
you'll never know what you want till you try doing something. sitting and thinking wont get you anywhere. for now, for me its about enough theories and talking, experience will help you know better, explore and work with passion. no high expectations. i didn't settle down to a final definition to my life because i didn't explore enough to know that what im doing now is REALLY what i want.
"The function of an educational system should be to help people answer this question."
Thank you.
To me, at the moment, it seems that the purpose of life is finding a purpose for life.
Tala, I don't entirely agree. Sometimes I feel that living life and thinking about life are not entirely the same, and by focusing completely on one, you miss out on the other.
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