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Life.

posted 7 years ago by arvin g borkar (2854)
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Maybe I am thinking of it too much, but does anyone ever feel like anything one does in life is too constricting?

For instance, when you are born, you have some freedom (not really, your day is filled with naps and being taken care of).

When you go to school, you are confined to having to go to school.

When you go to work (and I mean full time), your life is being eaten away at; even though, you know you need it to pay the bills.

Let's hope no one here gets there or has learned from experience (you are a criminal and you are confined in prison or jail).

Retirement is about the only time you actually have freedom and this is comparative to the freedom, one would have, if they were homeless. Not only that, but I am sure, you have aches and pains that may really not make the freedom worth it.

Then again, with being homeless, it comes with its own caveat, you are hoping to not be harmed and hope to survive, day to day. When you are retired, you are just hoping the funds do not run out.

Then you expire, which, man.....what a way to live.

So being a human is kind of tough, would you not say? You are always confined to something.

[–] Prelude (1443) 7 years ago

I kind of agree. All stages of life impose a whole set of limitations.

I think the biggest one is the constant need for money, and all the worries that come with that. They say money doesn't buy happiness -- well I'll tell you right now, it DOES buy removal of some pretty fucking significant stresses in life, including the threat of winding up homeless, which is also restrictive because ALL your opportunities are fucked when you're homeless.

[–] arvin g borkar (2854) 7 years ago

And I did not even think about that. Homelessness leads to not being able to even get a job.

Money does not buy happiness, but it does buy survival. It is your financial life support so to speak.

[–] Prelude (1443) 7 years ago

It does indeed buy survival, and survival can very convincingly be directly linked to quite a bit of "happiness" in a very real sense. It's like Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs; basic survival not being assured makes it very difficult to move forward to a pursuit of other comforts, goals, achievements and happinesses.

[–] arvin g borkar (2854) 7 years ago

Financial security. If one does not feel secure, how does one progress? It's like standing on a shaky column.

[–] Bubbathegut (17273) 7 years ago

Life was a good movie and a great twist ending.

[–] arvin g borkar (2854) 7 years ago

Seems like every movie is a word now.

[–] Catbookss (13664) 7 years ago

It was also a decent TV show, starring Damian Lewis.

[–] Derrida (25) 7 years ago

Detach yourself from this world & its people so much so that you never get attracted to it. You'll always be disappointed chasing this world

[–] arvin g borkar (2854) 7 years ago

I have been; however, financially, one cannot. Going about it everyday, thinking the next you will have to live on the streets, is not a good way to detach. If I was assured a consistent stream of revenue, most people think job security; it would be easier to detach one's self.

[–] Derrida (25) 7 years ago

We will all die. Try going on an adventure. I have slept besides a river alone for a whole night, and it was a memorable experience. Of course, death is very real in such circumstances.

People used to exist without money and lodging few thousand years ago. I bet they were happier.

[–] arvin g borkar (2854) 7 years ago

That is because the actual hunting and gathering existed, before we had currency. So for the tradeoff, having no money meant you had to make sure to find berries and an animal to eat. Having money is a modern means of survival.

[–] Derrida (25) 7 years ago

Hunting is fun. Just cook and eat. i dont like plants as food.

[–] arvin g borkar (2854) 7 years ago

Now try adding, now, millions of hunters. Would you be able to get your kill in order to survive another day? In today's society, that is what it is like to be without a job. That is the exact feeling!

[–] Derrida (25) 7 years ago

Depopulation is not a bad idea by the global elite

[–] April-151-CT (10210) 7 years ago

Ok Arvin, here's my input...

Life SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[–] actionkamen (23176) 7 years ago

And death blows...

[–] arvin g borkar (2854) 7 years ago

You came around!

[–] Barclays (960) 7 years ago

Lol I thought you were going to talk about one of those movies titled Life. Instead you're really talking about life in general.

[–] arvin g borkar (2854) 7 years ago

OMG!! That was what another person had thought as well. I really need to see this movie!