I want you to "get philisophical."

Without hittin' on these "issues," I want to know how you look at YOUR OWN LIFE???

Are you an optimist, a pessimist?? faithful, or skeptical?? trusting, or paranoid?? responsible, or lazy??

**I wake up in the morning with an idea of what I want to get done that day. I know exactly what I HAVE to get done, and what I WANT to get done. There is a difference.

I usually can find the "silver lining" to all clouds that try to rain on my day/life. I am skeptical when it comes to new experiences, though, because I'm not a big fan of change. I do not mind the "grind" that some despise. I am in college but not really living the "college life." I want to get out, get married, start working (teaching), have some kids...be happy!!

Money used to run my life...it doesn't anymore. After working with small children for the last 4 years, I have become a lot more liberal with people--that I know--and a lot more conservative with policy. Hence my hadcore stance on several threads lately concerning crime, punishment, etc. But like I said, that's neither here nor there...

In a nutshell--as if I say anything in a nutshell, lol--I want to know how you look at life?? Especially your own??

Are you happy?? Content??

Do you think people--overall--should be more accountable for their actions??

Are you accountable for yours??

Let me know...

Matt, 2Thick, MadB, Warik, S_G, Kartchick, Txcollegeguy, N-V-R2Big, MP5, May, Johnny, etc., etc. (there are too many to list) I look forward to what you can tell me about your outlooks...

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Many things in life will catch your eye, but few will catch your
heart. Pursue those

"Fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity."

"In the 60's people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird, and people take prozac to make it normal."

"Its not when you die its how you live"

now i have come to the conclusion i have to make it happen, shit isnt gonna come to me. i have a few steps planned out and i have a few pieces of my life that i dearly want back but that doesnt seem to be an option. So, i am gonna do my time in my position now, and save a little cash, then in the summer i am going after my goals...

It's perfectly cool to "get down" every once in a while. Hell, that's what makes you realize how important "getting up" really is!!

It's perservering that makes you strong...in the gym, in class, and in LIFE!!

Knowing you've fucked up is the first step...

Optimist or pessimist? Neither. Optimism is based on the "hope" that things will turn out favorably. "Hoping" that something will happen will not make it happen. Pessimists are simply convinced that things will turn out badly. With an attitude like that, one can't expect to put forth sufficient effort to achieve his goals.

As a result, I am a realist. If I think I can do it, I will. If I think I can't do it, for any reason, I won't bother. Saves time, energy, and disappointment.

Faithful or skeptical? I look at facts and base my faith on my own thoughts and not the thoughts of the ignorant masses.

Trusting or paranoid? Pierce Brosnan said it best in The Thomas Crowne Affair - "I trust myself implicitly." I trust my immediate family as well. My father is the one other man on this planet who has my trust. Anyone else...? Gotta wear the Kevlar backwards, cause the knife and bullet never come from the front.

Responsible or lazy? Responsible if I care, lazy if I don't. Waited till the day before the due date to do my English midterm. Did it in an hour. Lazy. What'd I get? A vicious "A". Realism - I thought I could do it, so I did it.

For every rule, however, there is an exception. Find me a woman who interests me and I'll act completely different due to past bad experiences.

I know what I WANT to do in life. I WANT to be bigger than the above average man. I WANT to be stronger than the above average man. I WANT to be wealthy enough to not think twice when I want to buy something. I DON'T want to sit there and shop around. I DON'T want to sit down at the car dearership and haggle. I WANT to just walk in and fill out a check and drive home in my new car. I WANT to provide my children with everything my parents have provided me - and more. I WANT to wake up every day knowing that I consider no man my equal.

I want to play the game, and I want to win.

-Warik

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BY THE POWER OF GRAYSKULL!!!

I hope the taste of victory is something we both will enjoy soon enough!!

All that matters is what the score is when there are 0's on the clock.

**On a side note, be sure not to cut girls off too fast...sometimes they turn out to be "protecting" themselves with a harsh "front," since they've most likely been burned before, too...I just don't want you to automatically pass something up, because when you can share an outlook like ours with another...it's just that much sweeter to have!!

Now get off the 'puter and gets to readin'!!

Hehehe...

Life is just life, you cant catagorise it or declare what it is, it just is, describing what life is all about is like trying to describe what goes on in a womans head, yes pretty much impossible.

Like alot of people have said here, its like sand through your fingers, youve only got a short period of time to live, so you best get on with it, if you talk about it too much, it will have consumed you before you even had time to do anything.

Generally though, I look at fat people, skinny people, all people that have the power to change and yet dont, just sit around drinking, eating and talking shit all life long, get in my way and then die.

I look at them as a warning of what I could become. I also look at them as a waste of resources I could use.

Life is for living right? I intend to live it and get as much out of it as possible.

Look at Bruce Lee, everyone looks at him in awe and inspiration as to what he achieved, most will probably only achieve the collection of his videos. What a waste.

Liberator...I see what you are saying and agree--to a point. Life is so short. It's unfathomable to think about how short 70, 80, or even 90 years of life really is, when one considers the "big picture."

HOWEVER...it is precisely for that reason that I think it all the more necessary to ponder things and give them as much thought as possible!! Not to over-rationalize, not to over-think, but just to THINK!! You have to examine why you do the things you do because it's very easy to find yourself in a rut or a situation you're not happy with. Hence why middle-aged men like the one's discussed in May1010's "career" thread are leaving six-figure salaries to do the things they love for only a fraction of the green...I think a lot of the people you mentioned--the ones living "second-hand"--give up on others--and more importantly, themselves!!

I'll hold my applause to a minimum, LOL!!

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the only easy day was yesterday!!!

Is my glass half full or half empty? Who the F cares, get me some more beer and fill 'er up, biatch!

Thats an interesting point.

The problem is I have always thought too much, you look at people, general people and you think, these are the default, the people who spin the wheel and that you dont want to be like them, but then you start questioning your job and the point to it and it spreads into your being. Stupid things, Ive never just thought as you put it, like thought about what I have. I cant do it!!

Ive always wanted too much, maybe a good thing, maybe bad.

You dont have to look far to see someone doing badly in life, its everywhere.

Your right, about thinking about nothing and everything though, how it can warp your views, I do that all the time, but its helped me get where I am. But on the other hand, it could also help me destroy what Ive got too.

But I could never be, just another person.

If it kills me in my attempt to succeed at everything, then thats the way it has to be.

Good post. And I thank the others for their sharing.

I'll make this quick, but hopefully telling. I don't care about money. But I have learned that if you are really good at something, money will come, without even trying.

You often here coaches talk of an athlete, "he has the will to win" especially now during the NCAA tournament.

Well, here's a newsflash: NO ONE WANTS TO LOSE. WE ALL HAVE THE WILL TO WIN. Likewise success. Everyone wants to be successful, in their job, in ther family life...no one wants to die broke and unaccomplished, or to have to tell their children "we can't afford it"....when "it" is signing the kids up for Little League.

So what distinguishes some of us? That is the will to PREPARE to win. The will to do whatever it takes, so that when we have the chance, we use our preparation to excel.

In high school, I used to go down to the local park and play basketball every day (rain, snow, cold, dark every fucking day). I didn't go out - EVER. Classmates thought I was a dork. Maybe they were right. But there I was on ESPN, when they were drinking beers, telling their friends they knew me. I lived the college life they dreamed of. Now, they are paying back loans.

Right now, the will to prepare to win means reading about Cisco based networking, and practicing in the lab, when I would rather be taking trips. I have the money to go out every fucking night if I want. I already make more than my parents do. I should live it up. I don't. Others may wonder.

In a year or less, I'm taking the CCIE lab test. (Highest Cisco certification). I'll be a Cisco Expert...others won't.

What happened to the excitement? the fun? the joy of living, i don't see how you could have any of that living this way. Always being jealous of some guy who doesn't do fuck all and has all the fun in the world.

The way I see things, life is whatever you make of it. Persue your dreams, enjoy what feels good and not always what is right, live for the moment, thrive on what make you an individual. Don't be the next guy because your dad told you so.

Enjoy being depressed, really feel your emotions, learn from yourself and become more conscious. The bad times only make the good ones seem better.

Don't be in control.

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"BITCH! You can't do this to me!" Silvio

I'm gonna lose it anyway

Silvio...it's funny, 'cause the "grind" as I call it isn't a bad thing in my eyes. Trust me, I'm not doing anything because of what others say--most of my friends think I'm nuts...but my priorities are family, children, and the like--not parties, alcohol, and mindless "fun" that I see all around me in college...

**WHAT YOU CALL PATHETIC (and I guess most do), I CONSIDER FUN!

How exciting is it going to be when I have a new class of kids every semester?? How exciting is it going to be when I finally get married?? See my kids born??

**I consider those the biggest excitements in a person's life...AND, if I remember correctly, you're only like 16...not that I'm much older, but once you get to college a lot of priorities change!!

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Originally posted by Si|vio:
That's fucking pathetic, waking up knowing what life will be in 10 years and waking up performing the same routine until you get there... go to college, get a job, get married, it's fucking pathetic.

What happened to the excitement? the fun? the joy of living, i don't see how you could have any of that living this way. Always being jealous of some guy who doesn't do fuck all and has all the fun in the world.

The way I see things, life is whatever you make of it. Persue your dreams, enjoy what feels good and not always what is right, live for the moment, thrive on what make you an individual. Don't be the next guy because your dad told you so.

Enjoy being depressed, really feel your emotions, learn from yourself and become more conscious. The bad times only make the good ones seem better.

Don't be in control.

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You have some interesting things to say.

Now according to your logic, going to college might actually be the best way to make your dreams come true. Mainly because you will not be happy without first making sure you have enough money to cover the basics in life.

Routine is really boring but being prepared for life is the best way to achieve whatever you want later in life.

You can only follow your dreams if you make sure you have a plan B to reassure basic survival in case of failure.

I agree about the excitement in seeing the birth of your children, what a thrill right... but how bout every other day?

I -try- and make them count.

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"BITCH! You can't do this to me!" Silvio