makydebbie:
Hmm... Deep.

Thanks for sharing this words of wisdom. Thanks for your kind words.

greiboy:
Life means many different things to different people

To some life is journey of self discovery

To some life what is experienced while we breathe etc

Nonetheless, none of these definitions captures the absolute definition of life in itself. It is subject to the readers interpretation based on personal life experiences

Often times, we have encountered difficult spells at a stage in life that makes us doubt ourselves and question everything we have been told.
I.e. it makes us question our history, religion God etc., especially as we reach adulthood.


Yet this is not bad thing as it is an important aspect of growing up

Nonetheless, it might lead us to fantasying about a past that was never perfect. we will soon forget what we been through in the past or we have a feeling of deja vu

Therefore, Many will start to seek an escape route and some may see death as the ultimate escape route i.e. they see life as simply the absence of death,

However, we should always remember at that moment what makes us feel alive. We should remember the milestone we have crossed and the joy derived from those moments

We should also remember our families and how much they love us.


So to the question of the op

I will say life is an experience of pain and relief

live is in the moment but bordering on the events of the past

it is journey all right, but to an unknown destination. Choose a path and follow with caution and dedication, and just maybe you might be able to come up with your own meaning for life

but always remember the words of the great Nelson Mandela which is; "after climbing a great hill. One only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”

makydebbie:
Please this post is not for the feeble or dull minds.


Is this life worth anything?

What is life?

Because, I've come to realize that we're just living to die. And is this life worth the whole stress of living? If my question makes any sense.

I've also come to understand you don't live happily at any point. Things will happen and situations will keep stressing you at every point. When you're poor, you want to be rich so that you can solve your problems. But when you're also rich, there'll be stress. You'll start trying to make sure you don't go back to poverty and invest wisely. You can just sit and enjoy your wealth. Situations will keep cropping up. Sometimes I'm scared to be happy because happiness doesn't last. Something bad must always happen.


What is this life?
Is it worth the stress that issues will keep coming up and you don't even get to sit back and enjoy?


Being a child is the best thing that happened to us all. Because then you had no worries, as we grow, our needs becomes endless. We're insatiable.

What is life? I'm tired of living, living this hard life knowing I'm going to die anytime and my goals and dreams that I'm working for becomes nothing at the end. I'm tired of getting almost everything wrong. Tired of not being happy all the time and the stress that keeps coming up.


What is the essence of life if we're just living and suffering only to die. Because in this life, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE HAPPILY EVER AFTER. We're just going through hell, just to die at the end.

makydebbie:
Please this post is not for the feeble or dull minds.


Is this life worth anything?

What is life?

Because, I've come to realize that we're just living to die. And is this life worth the whole stress of living? If my question makes any sense.

I've also come to understand you don't live happily at any point. Things will happen and situations will keep stressing you at every point. When you're poor, you want to be rich so that you can solve your problems. But when you're also rich, there'll be stress. You'll start trying to make sure you don't go back to poverty and invest wisely. You can just sit and enjoy your wealth. Situations will keep cropping up. Sometimes I'm scared to be happy because happiness doesn't last. Something bad must always happen.


What is this life?
Is it worth the stress that issues will keep coming up and you don't even get to sit back and enjoy?


Being a child is the best thing that happened to us all. Because then you had no worries, as we grow, our needs becomes endless. We're insatiable.

What is life? I'm tired of living, living this hard life knowing I'm going to die anytime and my goals and dreams that I'm working for becomes nothing at the end. I'm tired of getting almost everything wrong. Tired of not being happy all the time and the stress that keeps coming up.


What is the essence of life if we're just living and suffering only to die. Because in this life, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE HAPPILY EVER AFTER. We're just going through hell, just to die at the end.

makydebbie:
Please this post is not for the feeble or dull minds.


Is this life worth anything?

What is life?

Because, I've come to realize that we're just living to die. And is this life worth the whole stress of living? If my question makes any sense.

I've also come to understand you don't live happily at any point. Things will happen and situations will keep stressing you at every point. When you're poor, you want to be rich so that you can solve your problems. But when you're also rich, there'll be stress. You'll start trying to make sure you don't go back to poverty and invest wisely. You can just sit and enjoy your wealth. Situations will keep cropping up. Sometimes I'm scared to be happy because happiness doesn't last. Something bad must always happen.


What is this life?
Is it worth the stress that issues will keep coming up and you don't even get to sit back and enjoy?


Being a child is the best thing that happened to us all. Because then you had no worries, as we grow, our needs becomes endless. We're insatiable.

What is life? I'm tired of living, living this hard life knowing I'm going to die anytime and my goals and dreams that I'm working for becomes nothing at the end. I'm tired of getting almost everything wrong. Tired of not being happy all the time and the stress that keeps coming up.


What is the essence of life if we're just living and suffering only to die. Because in this life, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE HAPPILY EVER AFTER. We're just going through hell, just to die at the end.

princfred:
"Being a child is the best thing that happened to us all. Because then you had no worries, as we grow, our needs becomes endless". Thats the problem and solution. Meanwhile i feel someone you love hurt you hence these thoughts . Life is money, good health, love and purpose. The purpose to find those and help others do.

mhisbliss:
Life is difficult because you and i made it what it is, every hardship in life is as a result of our own undoing, God didn't want this for us, he gave everything free, then we came along and added a price tag to everything, now everyone have to fend for himself for if you don't nothing will come your way, so life is what we have to do to survive, or you can take the easy way out by dying, and thats cowardly

Jamie90:

You are obviously having suicidal thoughts. If that's the case, I won't encourage you not to because everyone has the right to do whatever they want with their life.

I find it ironical that a feeble minded person said that her thread isn't for the feeble mind.

Yes!, you are feeble minded; If not, you should have known that the challenges we face in life is what makes it interesting and fun. life is full of challenges but when properly managed, they could become opportunities.

And no, we don't live to die; that's not the purpose of life.
Whatever happened to our fallen heroes; Nnamdi azikiwe, awolowo, ahmadu bello, uthman dan fodio, and even your beloved Ghanaian Kwame Kyeretwie Boakye Danquah, who was arguably the greatest nationalist in Africa. Did these men live to die? No!, they properly tackled the challenges they faced, and in turn, these challenges gave them the opportunity to become heroes

We live to make a mark; to create a legacy that shall live on even when are gone.

Try to make yourself proud, and I bet you - your mentality about life will change.

#happy Sunday.

sisisioge:
Hmmm.......

Life is simple as far as I'm concerned. Life is all about acceptance and carefully selecting the things you want to worry about and the things you don't want to lose sleep over.

You can decide to pick some simple things of life to live for or decide to till the land till you achieve big and be happy while doing it. It's a choice.

You can live your life according to other's definition or just define yours and stick with it...another choice.

Someone once made a simple analogy with his life. He said when he was younger he wanted so much out of life, the fast cars, money, women, good food, etc. Then he grew older and achieved a lot of his dreams but realized he didn't live while gunning for these things. Now he wished he had paid more attention to his health, his family, his surroundings and beyond, music, etc. He wanted the simples now. Isn't this what the critics of Abraham Maslow were talking about?

I think the simpletons are the real salt of this earth.

I say take things easy, look around you more, hug your loveys more, listen, get a massage, smile, laugh, don't mind Buhari, listen to music, know that 24hrs is not enough in a day, allow yourself some indulgence, don't be afraid, be appreciative, be fair in your dealings, make peace with your inner self, don't allow negative people rub off you, try on different shades of lipsticks every other week...find your pace.

This here would annoy the heck outta my Mom if she reads it but na me be me

makydebbie:
Thanks sis, you made me feel better.

TheEminentLaity:
Is this some sort of a poor (wo)man's poetry or a suicide note, makydebbie?

makydebbie:
Life gives us the hardship sometimes. Remember that child with blue eyes that was chased from the family because she had beautiful set of blue eyes, and her family were superstitious? What did she do to deserve it? She didn't make her circumstances. It's what life gives that we take. Life shapes us into what we're.

mhisbliss:
We're both saying the same thing in a different way dear, life is difficult because we humans made it difficult

makydebbie:
Please this post is not for the feeble or dull minds.


Is this life worth anything?

What is life?

Because, I've come to realize that we're just living to die. And is this life worth the whole stress of living? If my question makes any sense.

I've also come to understand you don't live happily at any point. Things will happen and situations will keep stressing you at every point. When you're poor, you want to be rich so that you can solve your problems. But when you're also rich, there'll be stress. You'll start trying to make sure you don't go back to poverty and invest wisely. You can't just sit and enjoy your wealth. Situations will keep cropping up. Sometimes I'm scared to be happy because happiness doesn't last. Something bad must always happen.


What is this life?
Is it worth the stress that issues will keep coming up and you don't even get to sit back and enjoy?


Being a child is the best thing that happened to us all. Because then you had no worries, as we grow, our needs becomes endless. We're insatiable.

What is life? I'm tired of living, living this hard life knowing I'm going to die anytime and my goals and dreams that I'm working for becomes nothing at the end. I'm tired of getting almost everything wrong. Tired of not being happy all the time and the stress that keeps coming up.


What is the essence of life if we're just living and suffering only to die. Because in this life, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE HAPPILY EVER AFTER. We're just going through hell, just to die at the end.

Martinez19:
Don't worry yourself too much dear, we will all die and we may all face down times. Whatever be case, just be merry, follow your interest and passion and be happy.

makydebbie:
Hmm..
Thanks dear.

Martinez19:
my secret is that I place happiness over money. From personal experience, If we make money the must important thing in our lives, as we have done inevitably at one point in time, the kind of worrying that will kill you is out of this world . Happiness and your passion should come first, that way you will most happy and fulfilled.

makydebbie:
Money brings happiness lol, happiness brings what?

Martinez19:
it's true that money brings happiness, temporarily but happiness brings permanent satisfaction with life.

makydebbie:
Not at all. Wasn't hurt.

Martinez19:
my secret is that I place happiness over money. From personal experience, If we make money the must important thing in our lives, as we have done inevitably at one point in time, the kind of worrying that will kill you is out of this world . Happiness and your passion should come first, that way you will most happy and fulfilled.

princfred:
Alright then engage in something that gives you joy and you are passionate about to catch fun and appreciate the beautiful things of life that way you no go reason death matter sef. This is why every man needs a woman and every woman needs a man.

makydebbie:
Lol, okay.

Beautiful things of life lol. The only thing life promises us is death.

makydebbie:
How can challenges in life be fun? If a sickle cell patient is feeling this way, will you tell the person it's fun? You'll have to explain in details how challenges we face is fun.

What if life doesn't give you the chance to leave a legacy behind by dying early? What has that person achieved by dying around 23?
Thanks for your wonderful advice.

makydebbie:
Please this post is not for the feeble or dull minds.


Is this life worth anything?

What is life?

Because, I've come to realize that we're just living to die. And is this life worth the whole stress of living? If my question makes any sense.

I've also come to understand you don't live happily at any point. Things will happen and situations will keep stressing you at every point. When you're poor, you want to be rich so that you can solve your problems. But when you're also rich, there'll be stress. You'll start trying to make sure you don't go back to poverty and invest wisely. You can't just sit and enjoy your wealth. Situations will keep cropping up. Sometimes I'm scared to be happy because happiness doesn't last. Something bad must always happen.


What is this life?
Is it worth the stress that issues will keep coming up and you don't even get to sit back and enjoy?


Being a child is the best thing that happened to us all. Because then you had no worries, as we grow, our needs becomes endless. We're insatiable.

What is life? I'm tired of living, living this hard life knowing I'm going to die anytime and my goals and dreams that I'm working for becomes nothing at the end. I'm tired of getting almost everything wrong. Tired of not being happy all the time and the stress that keeps coming up.


What is the essence of life if we're just living and suffering only to die. Because in this life, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE HAPPILY EVER AFTER. We're just going through hell, just to die at the end.

UDUJ:


Your question is unique; as is any question pondering on the meaning or purpose of life.

The essence of life is one’s innate characteristics, quality and substance of thoughts and actions. A person of the aforesaid qualities, generally, radiates personality flair. Let me give an example of such person from history:

His name was Goethe a German philosopher, poet and other attributes. In his own life he experienced much sorrow, but gradually he gained an inner command over life’s difficulties and attained a detachment and calm which brought peace to him. Napoleon first saw him when he was over sixty. As he stood in the doorway, there was something in his face and figure, an untroubled look and bearing so full of dignity, that Napoleon exclaimed: “Voila un homme!” meaning (Look) “What a man!”

Whoever acquires detachment and calm following difficult time may emerge a person with essence of life spreading fragrance of his/her qualities. There are many dignitaries in this category, but the above just flashed in my mind.

So in summary, to me the essence of life is To Know Thyself. For me "know thyself" means to know your authentic self, true you or sincere core. Name it however you'd like to.

It's to know your real:

Goals (what do you want in life?)
Values (why do you want to achieve your goals?)
Style (how do you want to achieve your goals?)
From here one can move towards their dreams and have happy, fulfilled life.

In my opinion, it's not enough to "know thyself", you need to "be thyself". You might find out your true want but still doing a job you hate. You've got to have guts to follow your heart. You will thank yourself later for this.