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Post by themechabaryonyx789 on Jan 6, 2015 16:30:12 GMT
An interesting topic to bring up on this matter is vocation, the idea of a certain destiny/career path being set for each person based on their skills/abilites, and strengths/weakness. It strongly follows the idea of life having a purpose Well, that idea sounds nice, like everyone was made for something I guess...
But that also must mean that all the sick, diseased, poor, homeless, etc. Were born to become that way. That was their purpose. If that's true, I'd rather leave now than take my chances with a fate like that.Interesting opinion, vocation is a very precarious concept without a doubt. One that I am very skeptical of for reasons you've already stated
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Post by thesporerex on Jan 8, 2015 7:11:41 GMT
Perhaps I should rephrase what I had said- What impact do we have on others? The overall impact we have on people's lives depends on what you do for them. On your average person or friend the impact you have on their life in the short term is measurable but in the long term it will fade away like Andrew said. If anything most of all the people ever barely make up like 5% of all the changes that have taken place in human history. Alexander The Great, Napoleon, Genghis Khan, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Jesus, Prophet Muhammad(PBUH), Fidel Castro, Mikhail Gorbachev, Karl Marx, Nikola Tesla, Charles Darwin and Franklin D Roosevelt are people who have had an impact so great that it will be talked about through history for eons to come. This may sound horribly cliche but you have to live in the moment because the only time that matters is now. These people we learn about in history did something with their lives whether it be a good, bad or ugly(Or in some of these cases horribly fucked up). It is all a matter of perspective and what has happened so far. So make it count.
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Post by es1001 on Jan 8, 2015 9:08:51 GMT
Well, that idea sounds nice, like everyone was made for something I guess...
But that also must mean that all the sick, diseased, poor, homeless, etc. Were born to become that way. That was their purpose. If that's true, I'd rather leave now than take my chances with a fate like that. Interesting opinion, vocation is a very precarious concept without a doubt. One that I am very skeptical of for reasons you've already stated I find it saddening that most options about our purpose in life can easily be refuted.
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Post by Theropod on Jan 10, 2015 2:26:00 GMT
Why would we have a reason to be alive other than established goals?
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Post by thesporerex on Jan 10, 2015 6:29:02 GMT
Perhaps I should rephrase what I had said- What impact do we have on others? the actual question of the thread
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Post by es1001 on Jan 11, 2015 6:13:04 GMT
What impact do we have on others? - That, in my opinion, is all that really matters in life. Sure you can have hobbies, motivations, jobs, goals, dreams, but in the end that's all entertainment. For me the purpose in life is to leave a positive impact on other people, so that you make their life better.
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Post by themechabaryonyx789 on Jan 11, 2015 19:23:19 GMT
The impact we have on others is very unpredictable imo, as different people perceive things and interpret/react to them in different ways so it is impossible to always have the effect on someone you initially intended
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Post by Theropod on Jan 12, 2015 2:02:05 GMT
It is predictable in many occasions.
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Post by es1001 on Jan 13, 2015 15:04:23 GMT
I just came to another crushing realization. Anything we do, even if we are good at it, it not enough. There will always be many, many people better than you. No matter what. Coping with the reality of being average is really tough for me atm. Jesus...
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Post by Theropod on Jan 13, 2015 15:34:08 GMT
That logic is impossible to be always applicable.
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Post by es1001 on Jan 13, 2015 15:38:57 GMT
True, but unfortunately it is true in many cases. Average is average for a reason.
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Post by themechabaryonyx789 on Jan 13, 2015 16:05:23 GMT
There should always be something you are far better than average at imo, and you have a lifetime to find it. Only persistance or sheer luck can get you where you really want to be
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Post by Theropod on Jan 13, 2015 16:28:56 GMT
True, but unfortunately it is true in many cases. Average is average for a reason. It's only true if you want it to be true. You can be the best if you want.
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