Why do you live?

Being alive and living are two different things.
We need not get out of bed, but just lie down there and laze away the whole day.
But that does not make one alive and lively.
You might have observed people who just go through the motions of living.
But contrary to that there are people who are exuberant and bubbly and happy.
That is living.

wow im gonna copy what you just said renee cuz that outlines it for me too… embracing life. flowing with each moment as it comes up. loving. i think loving is the main reason for being alive. to love feels sooo sooo good.

The clean answer to a “why” question is always about personal intent. What I do with my life is not the reason why I live. How I ended up here is not the reason why. A why always comes down to intent.

I say I live to live, because I live, for I am alive, because I want it.

My hats off to Joe and Manimal.

I’ve been hanging out in this cul de sac where the world has problems, and people live to try and solve these problems, and there are more problems, and people still spend their life trying to solve them. I feel like people keep trying to solve these problems to feel like a hero, avoiding depressive feelings mostly. Well, for me it’s avoiding depressive feelings and taking on a challenge. Challenges bring me much joy.

I don’t think I get out of bed to look at trees, although that sounds like a fascinating kind of drive. I just don’t have like you do.

I also feel like there is something else to say for me besides “just going with the flow and loving the universe” but that’s definitely not a negative way to look at it. I’m still working on it I guezz

I live because I know I could be infinitely something more and I want to experience that.

I live to experience life and see everything and love people. I live to appreciate being alive. I live to be the most honest and just person I can be.

To learn.

manimal: what do you mean by personal intent? explain!

i live because i want to experience more. it is that simple. Sometimes i stay awake late at night and i think to myself “I am going to die. i was 5 years old once, ill be 70 someday and then i will cease to exist” It is a state of mind that always makes my heart sink when i think of the lack of existence.
I have come to the realization however, that regardless of that, i want to live. I am currently working on becoming and emt and i want to become a paramedic after that. And who knows after that I may return to school to become a nurse, pa, or a dr. I want to achieve my goals.
Most Importantly however, i want to experience more, its really that simple for me. I want to know how far i can get. I want to know more about what it means to be human, and I want to see how far technology will get before i die. Humanity is an interesting thing to me, and that is all i need