like the title says, i dont get it. it seems like everything i do is pointless. even trying to talk to somebody, ive stood there and listened, asked a question and was ecnored. no matter how many time i ask it or how loud. when i asked the girl about it in privat, she goes, "oh, you were there?" even productive things, like a whie ago we were building a fence for the horse ring. it looked good, and it was strong. But ive seen falling apart, abandoned barns on the side of the road. once, someone built them. someone was proud of their work. but they died, and it was left to crumble. its like the Kansas song, 'dust in the wind.' at one point it goes, "all my dreams, just a drop of water in this endless sea, all we do, it crumbles to the ground though we refuse to see." well, ive seen. and i ask, "why do we bother?" it seems like anything we do is bound to dissipear eventualy. just like us. i think it was benjerman franklin that said, "to be remembered, one must write something worth reading, or do something worth writing." well i cant write well at all, and I cant do anything worth writing of. Ive been asked before, why are you still a christian? well, I beleive it, of course, but what makes it so wonderfull is the idea of forever, something eternal that will never die. I need it, some people in general need it. without that hope, i feel like Id just die. I cant, and I dont think, that other people can stand the idea of everything being for nothing. I just dont understand.
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i dont get it
Started By stoneheart, Feb 05 2012 08:37 PM
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#2 ONLINE
Posted 08 February 2012 - 03:01 PM
Sometimes it isn't just about leaving a mark to be remembered. Sometimes it isn't exactly a simple matter of the effects beyond.
I tend to do things based on making differences, but what about before death? I'm going to die some day, but what if I don't want to die sad, or bitter? I can do things for myself that installs pride, or happiness, or makes my journey through life all the more bearable.
Still, though, sometimes it feels like all we do is just a drop of water in the sea. I agree. But without all those millions of little drops, what would the sea be? A puddle, to the few that actually do it? Without trying and putting an effort into a whole, then nothing gets accomplished. Nothing gets done, or finished. There's no moving on.
Everyone has different motivations for different things. In regards to the fence, what if that man had built it for the next person who bought his house? Or for one of his children that would inherit the house, and hoped to be even a little bit of help after death? This is all just hypothetically, of course, I don't even know the man, let alone how many children he has or if he's married, but my point is that people have tons of different reasons for doing tons of different things.
When I do something, I do it based purely off of how badly I want the effects after. Sad? I want to be happy, so I fix the problem. Nervous? I want to relax, so I plan out the situation, reassure myself, anything to fix whatever I'm stressing out about.
Just my philosophy on the matter. I hope I answered your question. ^^
I tend to do things based on making differences, but what about before death? I'm going to die some day, but what if I don't want to die sad, or bitter? I can do things for myself that installs pride, or happiness, or makes my journey through life all the more bearable.
Still, though, sometimes it feels like all we do is just a drop of water in the sea. I agree. But without all those millions of little drops, what would the sea be? A puddle, to the few that actually do it? Without trying and putting an effort into a whole, then nothing gets accomplished. Nothing gets done, or finished. There's no moving on.
Everyone has different motivations for different things. In regards to the fence, what if that man had built it for the next person who bought his house? Or for one of his children that would inherit the house, and hoped to be even a little bit of help after death? This is all just hypothetically, of course, I don't even know the man, let alone how many children he has or if he's married, but my point is that people have tons of different reasons for doing tons of different things.
When I do something, I do it based purely off of how badly I want the effects after. Sad? I want to be happy, so I fix the problem. Nervous? I want to relax, so I plan out the situation, reassure myself, anything to fix whatever I'm stressing out about.
Just my philosophy on the matter. I hope I answered your question. ^^
#3 ONLINE
Posted 18 February 2012 - 06:04 PM
thanks ace. thats immportant too. it dont seem easy to forgett about the immediant things but occasionaly it is. now about everyone who reads that is going to call me a self-righeouse attention seeking hypocrite. maybe not the exact words but...still. i apreciate youre philosophy.
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#4 ONLINE
Posted 18 February 2012 - 06:06 PM
I don't think that, and I doubt anyone will. Sometimes you lose sight of what you're going for. It's so easy to miss the finer details of things and to get swept up in everyday life. Sometimes you step back and wonder why it matters and then you get lost because you don't know the answer. What you do from here is your choice, but at least now you know why. =) I'm glad I could help.
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