Live to Die

[Eli]

My thoughts are combined over The_Ghost , ChibiHorsewoman's and Japan_86's.I've thought about reincarnation for about a year now, and it would be fun to be something/someone else. That's a reason why a can't wait to die.But while I'm still here,I still want to go to the moon,go sky diving,learn to speak Japanese, and so much more! Why just wait to die when you can do all this stuff to make time fly?...Which leads me to a question-Why is that man lives like he'll never die and then die like he's never lived...?

[Megumi momo]

I've been through alot and Yes I am slways asking "What's the point" What's this for and Why me. But over time I have come to a conclusion and I think that no matter who you are there will be a place to go to when you die.
I think that things happen but never for a reason.
I also think time does what it wants too, You can't change let alone control it. Destiny is a mere word that is so small but conveys such a big meaning.
Whoever you are is what you were 5 yrs ago you are just better smarter stronger and more understanding than you were.
I am only 19 but I till need to find out what is going on with my life and where I will end up. I think I am living beacuse I want to live. I also think I am living because I am looking for atonement.
I want to mend my scars and the only way I can do that is live each moment to the fullist.


What's the point- Somehow I will find happiness and until then I will live to search for it

Why me- Beacuse everyone else is in pain to...they just have not gotten there yet or they have already been there now it my turn....

What's this life for-I'll find out when I get there

[Moradri]

... Interesting topic. Recently, for a fantasy world of mine, I had to work out death mythologies. And this led me to thinking about ours. About how most people consider death bad.
Now, people of a religion that promises some sort of reward after death may not see it, but I do.

So, do we live to die?

I suppose. Then again, so does everything. Through death comes new life. At least, it should.
Basically, it may be that we die to continue the circle of life. (Cheesy, I know, but western society doesn't appreciate it)

[MystiqueZeppel]

Wow, thats deep. Now that I think about It I dont know either. Although I have different belifs I belive we go on to live another life. Kinda like a new experience. My mom stated that I was probaly a japanese prince, since i am so into japanese things, I am really lazy and takes her two hours of yelling before i do dishes. I am into guy things, and i figure being a poor rich girl, who is tall and semi chubby would be different then a short little guy. But that is my belief. Every life that you go through you do to learn..It just makes sense to me

[Frankie]

For a long time since this thread was created and i ahve wanted to say something... So here goes...

Eat to Live, Live to Die, Die to be ate at the hamburger fry....

(I changed a few words from the original song...)

All i gotta say is im living life just trying to get my grades up. I dont care much of anything actually... *Shrug* go figure...

[James]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Semjaza Azazel [/i]
[B]To me, my life is simply a means to an end. There are things I'd like to accomplish, things I'd like to feel, things I'd like to see. If you have nothing in your life that you feel like that about even remotely, you're already dead anyway. [/B][/QUOTE]

[color=#707875]I agree. And I especially agree with your last sentence.

I have a similar point of view. I know I'm going to die eventually -- or maybe even tomorrow, should something happen by accident (or if someone murders me or whatever).

I think that there are many possibilities when it comes to death and we can never predict the way we'll die or whatever.

The reason I say that is because there are [i]so[/i] many possibilities in life (and so many ways that death can occur) that it's not even worth thinking about.

What I would [i]rather[/i] do, is concentrate on what makes me happy at the moment. Yes, I'm going to die one day. But why should I let that reality destroy the life that I [i]do[/i] have?

You could be afraid of dying very soon...and end up living a long life. But even if you live a long life, what use is that if you're always spending every day worrying about death? If that becomes your focus, above and beyond any goals or expectations...then yeah, you are already dead.

I also think that we decide our own purpose in life. And that purpose changes all the time. I don't see life as some kind of linear track that we have to move along -- life is ever changing and evolving around us. The responsibilities I have now will be different in five years and different in ten years. And I'll probably be a somewhat different person as those elements change.

*shrug* I don't know. Death is inevitable and it's a reality. Death is as real as breathing -- but you don't sit there and think about each breath you take. It's the same with death. I'll die when I die...I'm not going to ruin my life by dwelling on that point.[/color]

[JC Goodwin]

This thread is making me depreesed. You lot need to get out and see all the good stuff

[Guest Midnight Rush]

Death haunts us all. It stalks us during our most vulnerable moments, is under our beds as we sleep, never once losing sight of us. Death is a hunter with no mercy, and cannot be avoided.
Some evade him for one hundred plus years, others don't manage to erupt from their mothers womb. Death's reality can not be denied, even by the most avid cultist. It surrounds us and we are immersed in its culture.
Yet among all this death, we as the human race, have managed to do something: live in the presence of life's most fearsome foe. This fact in and of itself tells to us that although death is an unstoppable force, it should not, and in healthy mids cannot invade as to stop and stifle this breath of existance that God has given to us.
Life's point is just that: live. Not for experiences or enjoyment, but for the sake of life itself.
If you (the topic starter) believe what you posted, your mind already has fallen to this inescapable reality.
On a more material level, you are alive at this point, and aside from suicide (or other self-jeapordizing activities), thers little you can do about it. Since you are alive, it only makes sense to make the most out of it at the moment. If as you said you won't remember it after you die, then this whole discussion is pointless (pun intended), because since you won't remember theres no point (another intended pun... geez this is a bit much) in not living.

[Milo]

Deep stuff, m'dear...

But what about reincarnation? According to many religions (including mine), people continue to live many lives as different people until they learn a special somethin'. (Maybe we're all learning something right now!)

Then they're reincarnated to learn more, and more until...

Nirvana. (Then what? That's what I wonder about!)

Oh, well. I got a long way to go until I hit Nirvana. (We'll worry about that later, right?)

I know how you feel (thread starter). I've thought about this a lot. I think everyone does. But Mother Nature's got it under control. She recycles. ;)

[Petra]

Death is esential for life without death there would be no life because ther would be no point in creating new life if you knew your's would last forever.

[vegeta rocker]

i think about it a bit, every now and then when i contemplate other pointless things.
I have always seen it as i started to die the day i was born. I have always harbored the notion i am from the moon for some reason. Maybe i was something and died and then became human.

[Milo]

[QUOTE] I have always harbored the notion i am from the moon for some reason. Maybe i was something and died and then became human.[/QUOTE]

Hey, maybe you were a moon rock in a past life... :D

C'mon...admit it. You know it's funny. :laugh:

[mangagod]

Ooh now see here. I got no will I'm locked up all day and only get out for a few hours at night. Night time is noo cool :) it really is. And I hate to ba a party pooper. But I think there is no point to life if we die any ways.

As I say " The liveing envi the dead, Till thier dead them selfs. Then they envi the liveing.

I mean how else do I explane zombies fanitisam, With eating liveing flesh of other humans?

Well this should awncer some questions and start some new ones. But I hate starting something cause it always ends. Eventuly it all will end and when that day comes I'll be on my high horse. I'll be lookin down on the little people runing in fear of the apoculips.

Ooc: please excuse my slopy and missspelled scinteces I have barly any time on-line.

[DeadSeraphim]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by mangagod [/i]
[B]Ooh now see here. I got no will I'm locked up all day and only get out for a few hours at night. Night time is noo cool :) it really is. And I hate to ba a party pooper. But I think there is no point to life if we die any ways.

As I say " The liveing envi the dead, Till thier dead them selfs. Then they envi the liveing.

I mean how else do I explane zombies fanitisam, With eating liveing flesh of other humans?

Well this should awncer some questions and start some new ones. But I hate starting something cause it always ends. Eventuly it all will end and when that day comes I'll be on my high horse. I'll be lookin down on the little people runing in fear of the apoculips.

Ooc: please excuse my slopy and missspelled scinteces I have barly any time on-line. [/B][/QUOTE]

... *sigh* What a depressing way to view the world. My belief si that we come to Earth to have as many soul-enrichening experiences before we die, spend some time in the afterlife, then come back and try to cram in a few more experiences needed for soul development. The notion that there is no point to life is incredibly stupid in my opinion, and it scares me anyone thinks that way at all.

[Darius_Stomu]

Here's a nifty little quote that all who read it should consider:
"It's not a question of if you'll die. It's more a question of who's first in line to the gates of hell."

As I see it, we're born from the darkest depths of the darkness and spawned into the light so we may destroy it. In other words, we (Humans) came from hell to destroy this planet. I beleive this cause what we have done to this world. We have bombed each other, cut down forests, slayed animals to the point of extinction, and for what? So we can live a measly day longer than we were meant to. In the midst of this destruction are our demons, our sins, which slowly poison our minds with the need for power and pleasure.

Basically put, if we're placed here for any reason at all, either because we spontaniously came to life or created by some huge power, Satan, God, Jesus, Mary, Joseph, who cares, we were placed here to destroy it...and, finally, in the middle of our destruction, we'll destroy ourselves.

[Shinken]

I'd have to disagree with you there, Darius. If we're here only to destroy things, then why do we have other, more positive aspects of existence? I don't think that a being meant purely for destruction would have the emotional complexity to, for example, enjoy a sunset, have friends, etc. To say that human beings are meant purely for destruction kinda reminds me of the Saiyans from DBZ, except we don't have tails. Or super-destructive (and thus, cool) [i]ki[/i]-related abilities. ^^x

[Godelsensei]

If you think death is creepy...well, so do I. There's nothing wrong with not liking the concept of death.

But, the fact that life does not matter is, well...I'm not sure how to say this. The way I look at it is this: Through our achieving things that no one (had they been around to think at all) would have thought we, as a species, could do, we have given another dimension to living. I'm not suggesting anything even close to spiritual, but merely suggesting that life is, "what you make of it".

We live to be remembered. Don't we? We live for the rest of the people on the planet, when you think about it. To befriend, support, provide an image to follow if we accomplish enough...I know I sound like an optimistic dumbass, but I really believe that life has been given something new from, well science.

Once we were able to forget about merely surviving, we were able to think about each other and ourselves. It's why we're the only life forms on the planet playing video games: we have enough time to waste on entertainment.

Did that make any sense? Even if you think it's lame, think about it.

Or you could ignore me. *shrug*

Konbon wa.

[Darius_Stomu]

I change my decision about the fact we humans are born to destroy. But I still say he are here to AT LEAST taint that which is pure. Look at nature. Look at what we have done to nature. Some have tried to keep nature pure and whole, while the othe 95% of the world changed nature from forest to wastedumps just so we may live!

So here after, watch as nature becomes like us humans...and you'll understand why we where placed here.

[Shinken]

Again, I'm not quite sure I'd agree with you on the fact that destruction is our purpose. (God, I love debate!) Yes, I will admit that as a species, we've done more damage to the environment than any force known so far. But it's a side effect. We create large businesses, which pump out toxins. But, we had no idea in the beginning that those toxins would have such a large effect on the environment. Like CFCs. We were using those to protect our plants from parasitic organisms, which was a desired effect. Unfortunately, what happened was that the CFCs went on to harm entire generations of birds-an undesired effect. We've been working to solve that problem ever since. Also, we've been trying to fix the damage we've done as of late.

As far as "tainting that which is pure", I'd just have to say that nothing is "pure". Everything has a good side to its existence, and a bad side (speaking both physically and otherwise). Yin and Yang ring a bell?

[Darius_Stomu]

Well, in my opinion, a pure world would be one without humans. We, of all creatures on this planet, are the most destructive of them all. Our world was pure before we fully evolved into what we are today. Sure, evolution is the way to survive. It's what keeps us alive today, but at the same time, it's killing our planet. So how, according to my opinion, are we not tainting our planet?

[Guest cloricus]

Does there have to be a reason? If so, why?

[Mitch]

[size=1][color=red] Yes, life is pointless. So?

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. It's as simple as that.[/size][/color]

[Celia]

[FONT=Verdana] [SIZE=1] [COLOR=hotpink] Personally, I think life is a cycle. Everything is just a cycle. Even though after we die, we wouldn't remember anything from the past, but why not live a happy and simple life?

We're in the world for a reason, so why don't we accomplish our dreams in this life, and accomplish the next goal in another life. Life is short, and it may not be pleasant, but everything happens for a reason. Either good or bad, but it doesn't matter. A road is set forth in front of you, it's just a matter of which path you choose to take in your life. [/COLOR] [/FONT][/SIZE]

[Akki Koroshiya]

The point to life is to have fun. And if you care this much about what people think of you then you're not having fun at all. It's like when you read a book or watch a movie, you KNOW the good guy or main charecter will resolve the problem or defeat the evil foes, but you watch or read it anyway. The reason is pure curiosity, which is what you should do. If people spend more time thinking about things that matter instead of social classes we would be so advanced you couldnt imagine what we COULD do. I'm gonna rant about this if i don't stop now. Anyway, you should think of your life as a book, you kow your going to be introduced, and you know the story has to end, but how you get from point A to point B is what should intrege(sp?) you. You know it begins and ends, but how does it happen? It's how the story unfolds that makes it good ing my opinion, so it should be how your life unfolds. If you ponder on such a silly question then thats a chapter in your life wasted. Write your own book...

[Farto the Magic]

Life seems so...stupid. I mean, we go to school at the age of four or five. Then, after twelve years of school, we go to the working world. After that, you retire and die. I am in no way going to commit suicide and I'm not going to bring up religion.

If you think about it, it seems wasted. You goof off til you're five, then you go to school til you're eighteen, then you work til you're sixty. After that, you retire, get achy joints, and die. Sure you have some fun. Children, buying stuff, but that seems like about it. It just seems like a lot of wasted potential. You know?