Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Meaning of Life Interviews

I interviewed my mother, father, sister and three strangers on how they live their lives meaningfully, what makes them meaningful ,what they thought wisdom is, and if they considered themselves wise. My parents pretty much agreed on all things except how wise they were. My mom and dad thought family was one of the most meaningful aspects of their lives. My dad said" Family makes us who we are, they support us and help us" my mom added "We care for each other ,we expect love from each other. Family is close, and its something to cherish. We see them everyday and they know us better than anyone else does." My eleven-year-old sister stated that family were people who she can trust more than anyothers. All the strangers agreed that family was meaningful aswell, one of them saying "My family will always be there for me, i know that, without them i dont know if i coud have made it in life."
The three stangers all agreed that friends as almost as important as family. One said "if you cant trust famiy, you always have friends, they fill up the space the other leaves empty." Another did say though that even though friends are meaningful they have their bad sides. She said that friends can break you with the jelousy and rumors they bring to your life, and that was unnecessary. When i brought that up to other people they agreed. They all stated that rumors are unmeaningful and a waste in their lives. My little sister and parents all agreed as well. My sister said " Rumors can hurt you, alot, people dont see that and they dont realize how wasteful it is" My mom added " People obsessed with what others say about them live meaninglessly, they probably just rely on the material aswell."
When asked about wisdom and its definitions all the people agreed that widom is the knowledge you have, and the experience. The younger peope all stated " the older you are the wiser you are believed to be." One erson said "older people have seen more, been through so much more, that maes them wiser. The younger people also said they didnt belive they were wise just yet and that they still gad a long way to go. My dad said he believed he was wise, not ver wise, but wise enough. He said" Im a 7 maybe even and 8" when asked why he went back to what others said " ive seen alot, been through alot as well." On the other hand my mom didnt thin she was very wise, though other believe her to be. She said " wisdom is knowledge and i still have much to learn."

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