What is your philosophy of life?

Discussion in 'Writers Forum' started by Hari, Oct 1, 2004.

  1. Hari

    Hari Art thou Art

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    Something you have made up as a formula for correcteness as a way to be at peace and happy with yourself, or at least how to avoid the most unhappinness while looking for peace.
     
  2. fulmah

    fulmah Chaser of Muses

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    Complicated question.... always try to improve, be responsible, have fun, set goals... hmm... I'd have to say an overall, governing philosophy would be treating everything optimistically.... this book helped...

    http://www.butler-bowdon.com/learnedop.htm
     
  3. Kilgore Trout

    Kilgore Trout Senior Member

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    serve others, live well, have faith
     
  4. SelfControl

    SelfControl Boned.

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    Ask of each thing, what is it in itself? We as human beings are capable of extreme subjectivity, ruled by emotion and ungoverned by external logic. We are also extremely communicative. So if there is a meaning of life (and it is my view that there probably isn't) or at least of human life, it's likely to have something to do with this.

    So, based on this, I should become one of those crazy people who talks to you on buses whether you like it or not. See you in a few years.
     
  5. Psychedelic Moss

    Psychedelic Moss Member

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    anticipation and exploration of the unknown...
     
  6. moonlightdelerium

    moonlightdelerium Senior Member

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    My philosohpy, I would have to say is to try to learn from everything. If we can become wiser from our mistakes and even other's mistakes then we are donig all we can. After all, aren't we all out to live the 'good life'? I would say so, and in the end morality and virtue overcomes everything because it is truth and truth is all that is real. So, to put it in a nutshell, be honest to yourself and others and find good in even the worst of things.
     
  7. Orsino2

    Orsino2 Hip Forums Supporter HipForums Supporter

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    That's the thing I've always had with Buddhism. It focuses on desires and wants and getting rid of that to achieve enlightenment.... but, I feel sometimes that you have to have some balance.
     
  8. FreakyJoeMan

    FreakyJoeMan 100% Batshit Insane

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    Have fun, don't take shit, an remember, no matter where ya go, there ya are.
     
  9. Fractual_

    Fractual_ cosmos factory

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    enjoy the journey and smile, because the journey is the destination, and help others to enjoy the passage of time also...and like Chris says, wherever ya go, there ya are, here and now, love it up...
     
  10. moon_flower

    moon_flower Banned

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    Live like you'll die tomorrow, learn like you'll live forever, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like noone's watching.
     
  11. Therefore...

    Therefore... Antidentite

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    Have fun, don't worry about it, and whatever happens, happens.
     
  12. turtlefriend

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    Have fun, and try and make yourself useful.
     
  13. Hari

    Hari Art thou Art

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    Let your deeper feeling be your guide.
    Know the difference between opportunity and temptation.
    Judge the right time to finish what has been postponed.
    Be as courageous now, as if this was already far in the past.
     
  14. ginad1026

    ginad1026 Member

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    Love.
    Love yourself, love others, love what you do, love why you do it...
    Honesty.
    Be honest with yourself and others, be honest in your thoughts and actions...

    If you infuse your life with honesty and love, you can handle all the crap life has to throw at you and you can be, happily and peacefully. Loving honesty can fill that little hole for contentment right on up!
     
  15. MattInVegas

    MattInVegas John Denver Mega-Fan

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    Life is too short NOT to enjoy it. Why worry about Diet, working out, and all that stuff?
    I mean, we're all gonna die anyway, no matter what we do. Eat that Cheeseburger!
    And to the females who Binge&Purge? Stop It! You're wasting food!
     
  16. Fractual_

    Fractual_ cosmos factory

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    LOL i like that Matt, and Ginad
     
  17. Je m'ai

    Je m'ai Member

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    I'm sorry to be the only pessimist here, well...I'm not really. But I'm sorry that I'm not sorry.

    The human race has totally fuucked up whatever reason it is that we're here. We've made it about suffering and misery. The human condition is to suffer. We've made life this way because we're weak, pathetic and ignorant. We've completley destroyed love, because we do horrible things to eachother. Think about the reasons we do horrible things to eachother. Everything we do is motivated by a weakness. Weaknesses being things like pity, jealousy, hedonisty(that's probably not a word but it was the only one I could think of), anger, you get the point. I've always been very perceptive of people's motives. I have a friend who is also pretty perceptive in the same way, and because of that she feels sorry for people, she doesn't get angry when someone does something bad to her because she understands that they did it out of some weakness and that makes her feel sorry for them. For me, it just makes me more angry about the fact that we're all so weak and stupid. We were put here for something greater, and we've turned life into being about suffering.
     
  18. FromOhio

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    Do not despair. No matter how bad it's gotten. It's only temporary. There will be a day in which all is forgotten and renewed. Focus on that and trouble's sting fades away.
     
  19. Je m'ai

    Je m'ai Member

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    I rarely despair anymore. I've actually been getting depressed much less often since I've come to the realization that we've destroyed the possibilitity for love and happiness in our world. Coming to that kind of realization kind of gives you a care-free kind of attitude. If you don't believe you can obtain love or happiness, you can't really ever be let down. What makes you think though, that one day everything will be forgotten and renewed?
     
  20. SelfControl

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    Je m'ai: Sentience forces human beings to face the inevitability of death and the futility of human endeavour.. There is no putting that genie back in the bottle. So you either have to learn to overcome the dichotomony in your own way, or try to be less sentient. I know which I go for. [/drunkenramble]
     

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