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lilitalienboi16:
I feel that, the high that comes from finding love and knowing love out weighs everything I've ever done. I've found that having a bond that words could not describe between a lover, between friends, between family is just so much greater than what I do in my everyday life and it makes me question everything. I can honestly say i've never learned anything, not one thing in school that I could say has improved my life or given me some sort of tool that I am grateful for. Everything I've ever learned that has caused me to cherish life and to grow as a person, to wonder about the universe and marvel at everything I know has been through life lessons. "Street smart" I suppose you could say? This increasing difficult semester has caused me to realize that I don't think I want to go through med school. I just don't care enough to want to put myself through that for knowledge that in my opinion is not worth its price. I've just realized I don't care about anything much anymore other than "Street smarts." So i'm asking you, whats the point of it all? Why does this life feel like almost nothing matter other than love? Why does a new bond of love with someone feel so much stronger and important than all the education in the world? It just makes me feel like everything i've done with my life for the past 18 years has been a waste of time. I mean, I'm thankful for the ability to speak English, to do math etc.. but their comes a point where the difficulty far outweigh its practical use or purpose.  In my opinion, I find it more valuable to be able to play guitar and sing a beautiful song from the heart than to be able to perform an organic chemistry synthesis problem properly. To be able to express oneself artistically. To be carefree and happy over being stressed and paniced because of exams and low grades. To be happy with those you have near and dear to you. So whats the point of it all, if everything that matters in life doesn't cost you a penny, doesn't cost you 18 years of education. Whats it all for? What do you do with your time? I guess I just can't find a reason for my life, a purpose, because everything I want is here and everything i'm chasing after doesn't really matter to me at all.

I know i've left this rather open ended.. partly because I Just want to hear how people feel and what people have to say about this. I know i'm not the only one whose felt this way or probably still does feel this way. Please don't be shy, share with me your experiences. I need to hear this.

lilitalienboi16:
Btw if anyone wants to get into my head while I was writing this, i was listening to these two songs; they helped me clear my thoughts and get a direction with them. Might help you :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7THFdsjkdtY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3I0qFOcxv0

jingle52:
Hi Italienboi16,
Life now for you has a different meaning because you are probably still living with your parents and so do not have all that many responsibilities to weigh you down. But believe me, when you reach your 30’s God willing, you’ll wonder why you didn’t continue your studies and earn that piece of paper which will pay the various bills (you will of course want to get married - mortgage, children’s schooling, clothes, car, food) etc etc. 
That piece of paper (diploma/doctorate/degree or even manual skills like electrician, plumber etc ) will get you through life without having the many problems/ embarrassments (having to ask parents,/relatives/friends for money) it will cause you if you hadn’t made provisions early on in life for your future needs….
If you are not living with mom and dad but sharing a place with somebody, then you’ll still need to procure money for your daily needs and pay your share of the bills…
That’s a hard lesson in life we each have to go through.
You can do both things.. work hard now for a smoother future and still enjoy doing what you love, or face an uncertain future……
But we cannot say how long our life is here on this earth, only God is the One with that information..
That is just how I see things…
Blessings

tau:
I couldn't agree more with jingle52. Sometimes life present a picture of a road well travelled, and contrast it with the narrow road. If one is being truthful, not many given a chance will go through the narrow road, its hard, arduous, painful, less self fulfilling and at times it does not make sense. Who in their rightful mind would subject themselve to so much torture given the alternative?. So, with rose coloured glasses we turn to make decisions in our earlier life without cares of how the future may turn out, we become less appreciative of the time life affords us to make proper planning, we hurry in head first without any cares in the world. But i kid you not, once you have travelled for a long while on this road, you have to contend with the full force of more people coming on this road, while you yourself having to make a u-turn!! >:( , the words of Lord Jesus Christ start to have a real meaning, 'there is a road that seems okay in the eyes of a human, but its end is death' (not quiet like that, but you get the picture). So, one then has to make a choice early on in life to commit to the gift/talent that God has given them which they can notice early and work on, it makes a difference later on in life. When you have grown, as Jingle52 says, and you are about 30, there is no more going back to 18! the life chores and other 'grown up' responsibility hits you so hard on your face and by then you may have no one. Not all of us come from rich families, even some of those from rich families have to find their way in life. Consider yourself lucky if God gave you a talent\potential, hang on to it for dear life, cause i can assure you, when you are grown you will wish you did. Paul says when i was a child i thought as a child, but boy, when i became big??! Now there in lies the challenge. Jesus also says if you are faithful with the little he gives you, then he can trust you with a lot more, that requires you to earn it via putting into practical use what may be currently given to you. Choices are not so easy once you are grown, life dictates the direction and most people labour through life just to make ends meet. So, choose your road carefully, short term enjoyment or life of early sacrifice and contentment when you are grown, no one can make that decision for you, we all have to find our paths in life. We all are greatful for those who go before us as we can always have them as examples of how not to become failures in life. Hope this helps, as Ray always says, i speak as a fool ;D

Linny:
I wish I'd had parents who taught me to reach for my dreams and to find my passion in life. Too many people look for some kind of job to make them money. They spend years of their lives attaining it and stress over all of it only to find that it wasn't what they expected at all when they reach the end.

Good for you for looking for what is important while you still have your youth to enjoy.

If you find what you love to do, you won't dread your daily life. So many people live for the week-ends and are miserable with what they do.

I am blessed to be doing what I most love and while it is a sacrifice for us, we wouldn't trade all the money in the world for what we have. I am home with my family everyday and I teach my children myself. I can't imagine them being gone from 7-4 like the neighbor's kids are.

I say this just to emphasize, find your passion and how you can make a living doing it. If you love what you do every day, it won't matter that it may not pay a doctor's salary.
The rat race is just that.

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