Is life worth living?

by UB » Fri Jun 13, 2003 10:15 pm

A lot of the points that you have raised have been already raised by others here and I have replied to them. And helping people because it makes me happy is as selfish and pointless as eating a lot of ice cream because it makes me happy. As far as God residing in happy people is concerned I would think it is the sad people that need God close to them (please don\'t give me a cause and effect explanation - God needs to be beyond all this). I wish I could be religious but that sincerity of belief in something so nebulous does not come naturally to me. And I am not in the pursuit of happiness, I am in search of truth however corny that might sound.

by b. » Sat Jun 14, 2003 12:49 am

hey UB, whatever your thinking or state of mind, but I like your style of essaying; you must be atleast MA in Eng lit. or something.

by UB » Sat Jun 14, 2003 3:44 am

Nahin yaar aisa kuch nahi.. You are too kind, people less charitable would say I have a severe case of verbal diarrhea

I have a masters but not in english litt. All the english I know is from my school education and by reading all kinds of authors. I copy the styles of all the authors I like!

by **Arun** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 11:16 am

hey why is the board not getting updated? Moderator could you look into this matter.

I\'ve posted two messages on Friday evening but none of them seem to be updated here

by **Arun** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 11:18 am

Is the problem still persisting? Or is it some problem with my machine??

by **Arun** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 11:18 am

Is the problem still persisting? Or is it some problem with my machine??

by JK » Tue Jun 17, 2003 12:36 pm

Have you ever sat very silently, not with your attention fixed on anything, not making an effort to concentrate, but with the mind very quiet, really still? Then you hear everything, don’t you? You hear the far off noises as well as those that are nearer and those that are very close by, the immediate sounds—which means really that you are listening to everything. Your mind is not confined to one narrow little channel. If you can listen in this way, listen with ease, without strain, you will find an extraordinary change taking place within you, a change which comes without your volition, without your asking; and in that change there is great beauty and depth of insight.

by **Arch** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 1:07 pm

Jiddu krishnamurthy

)))))) YES ! UB, read JK\'s \'freedom from the known\' and let us know how u feel abt it.. He puts across a different kind of philosophy, maybe it may appeal to ur present method of thinking? How about Ayn Rand? She helped me a lot.. try them out. we had several clubs run by JK\'s friends in hyderabad, one of them was listeners club and another one was run by the owner of the school, Vidharanya, a Mrs Shantaji. and one is run in Madras by Ms Ahaliaji. I personally met Ms Ahaliaji and it is a beaut to meet such people.. u go and talk to them and well.. theres\' another school by JK himself in Madanapalli.Also Visit Varanasi and meet the people at Jk\'s school there, meet as many of them as you have time to.. and just discuss.. u will find people from varied fields of education, of different levels and it had been a wow while it lasted for me. do get back with ur observations over that, ok, UB? until then , smile..

by **The Guy Who Quoted JK** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 6:22 pm

Archs, thanks for the info.

by **Arch** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 11:39 pm

Hi, the guy who qouted JK\' (TGWJK), what have u been reading of Jk\'s? Do let me know abt ur observations on his writings. have fun.

by **TopSpoT** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 11:29 am

Yes it is....as long as we persue the TRUTH and ONLY TRUTH(some call this as GOD). REST EVERYTHING/ANYTHING IS WORTHLESS. Got the message??

by t3 » Wed Nov 05, 2003 7:15 am

so make that a reason to live and change it!

by **Fiddler** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 11:45 am

Hey UB,
 from what I\'ve gathered while reading all the posts on this board, your question about whether life is worth living actually ahs two facets to it. One is the meaning of life and existence at an individual level, and the other is at the level of a species viz. mankind.
 The first aspect depends entirely on the individual. Of course, one could say that the primary function of an individual as part of a larger species is to reproduce and ensure the continuation of that species but let\'s leave such boring arguments aside for the moment. I would say that each individual has his/her own reason for living. It could be the hope that they would, someday, meet someone who would fill the empy space in their life. It could be a need to prove themselves above average and not just a face in the crowd. It could be a need to alleviate someone else\'s suffering. It could just be the little moments of joy that are brought by feeling the wind on your face, catching a whiff of exciting perfume, or even eating your favourite dish. In my opinion, it\'s the little things like that, and not really the big things, that make life worth living. Of course, if your reason for living is to be remembered by posterity, that\'s up to you.
 As to the reason for the existence of mankind as a species, who knows? What is the reason for the existence of the universe the way it is and not in a completely different way? The existence of everything macrocosmic is something dictated by random events and not by purpose (apologies to all who believe God created the universe). And to think that mankind can evolve into something better in a mere 5000 years is a littl optimistic, considering that evolution takes millions. The trick is to focus on existence at an individual level, to actually FIND something that gives your life meaning. I agree that life can seem completely pointless. The trick is to FIND a point for your life...

by ZC » Thu Nov 06, 2003 2:29 pm

life is worth leaving

by **well_wisher** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 3:27 pm

Hi,UB,GOD has given us the Life ,so live as GOD wishes us to live and obey GOD.And get prepared for here after,bcos there is sure a life,which is for ever,we have not come in this world just to live and die and do some things,infact its a testing period,for us if we obey God we will be in Heaven forever.

by **Hyderabadi_at_Heart** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 10:16 pm

Life is worth living for-
 
 The quiet with which ur mom listens to u when u\'ve had a bad day.
 
 For the friends who make a difference by simply being there.
 
 For ppl like a sweeper called Jaylakshmi in my office who make me realise how fortunate I\'ve been in life.
 
 At the end of the day, only you can make urself feel good/miserable. Cliched but true.

by ZC » Sat Jun 12, 2004 11:45 am

pls go ahead

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