That is true. I probably couldn't manage to do that - I would lose my mind. So I definitely respect people like you.It probably doesn't help that I work at an old-age home, where most of the people don't know who they are anymore, can't carry a conversation, and/or have to wear diapers and can't wipe their own butts. Seeing people in varying states of mental and physical decay is a constant reminder of what we're all working toward... — CasKev
Yeah, but it's interesting how that plays out. Because you don't actually end up becoming much better than everyone else, since you play less than everyone else, and actually read "how to" more than everyone else >:O .I think that's a common drive for a lot of people; one that comes from this learned need to be somehow different from or better than others. — CasKev
Think of how irritating it would be if you were forced to declare what you were living for each morning. — praxis
Worst than that, there could be a life after death! — bahman
True, nobody seems to be really asking the question. Look at my answers:I doubt the average person, even the average TPF member, is conscious of what they "live for everyday", since the daily ritual of life doesn't allow for that much reflection. On top of that, when we do reflect on why we live life each day, we tend to come up with a nice ideal: "I live life for the betterment of others", "I live life for the beauty of things", "I live life because it's my imperative to do so", etc., ad naseum. But these aren't real reasons for "living life"; they're justifications for one's existence, and generally not quite truthful. In reality, we generally don't know exactly why we're living life. — Noble Dust
Sounds like I was a good boy ticking all the right boxes on the new national survey! >:OBuilding my business, learning more, faith, and helping my country, simple. — Agustino
Can you expand on this?I doubt describing this in terms of 'psychic energy' really frames the issue. It seems more complex than that. — Posty McPostface
Sculpture mainly. — charleton
I did not say psychic energy though :PDoesn't that term sound too new age to be taken seriously for you? — Posty McPostface
Me.Interesting first paragraph. Who's the author? — Noble Dust
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