What makes our life meaningful? And what is happiness? The questions we have been trying to find the answers to or at least understand through out this whole unit. At the beginning of this school year I thought I had an idea of what made my life meaningful, but I soon found out that there were many other aspects that affected the way we saw our lives, and lived our lives. We are directly affected by everything around us, whether we believe this or not.
" In order for me to know what in my life is truly meaningful or not i ask myself what is very important to me ?" This is how I evaluated the things that make my life meaningful, I still feel this way now, but I also understand how to further look into the answer to the question. In order for me to know what is affecting my life and making it better, I need to see what holds great importance to me. Initially, the answer to this question would be those that surround me. Family and friends, just like almost every other person in the class had most likely said. I thought that people affected you more than anything else. If someone shows you there love and care, you feel better, knowing that those around me care, makes me want to keep living. What would life be without interaction with people? Nothing but a dull boring experience. We couldn't tell any one our deepest secrets, our funny stories, our feelings towards anything, we would confide in no one but ourselves, and honestly that to me is a very boring life, leading to a meaningless life. A meaningful life means enjoying it, even though we all have different ideas of what "enjoying" something is. Its living simply, with those who care and feeling good about ourself. Not having all theses negative thoughts such as jealousy , and being able to simply sit down and remembering all you have done with a smile.
Many different units were discussed throughout the year. Each relating back to the other in some way. We talked about what many people believed to be meaningful. We interviewed the elderly, as well as strangers in the streets. We got many answers as to what specifically made there lives meaningful. Many people, as expected said family and friends, but some also said, their jobs and things such as having knowledge of the fact that the things they did were for a reason. The interviews just go to show us that a meaningful life differs.
Even though they differ, the sources we get them from are the same. What I found most interesting was the fact that we think we know what makes our lives meaningful, and we think our ideas are genuine, when honestly we are all pretty much brainwashed by corporate media to believe what they put out. The major messages we get from corporate cultures have to do with more outer than internal things. Money, power, popularity, looks,and fame are only a couple of things that are put out to make our lives "meaningful." Corporate culture tells us that good looks is one of the main things that makes us or break us. Even though most people won't say " a meaningful life means popularity" they will say a meaningful life is having power, being over those around us and having money which ultimily will make someone "better" than the others. I don't agree with this making our lives meaningful, but I do think that these things are taught to us as a "necessity" more than anything. We pretty much NEED money and power, to become someone because becoming someone will make us live better.
Personally I think I have what I need to say that I do live a meaningful life. I wouldn't change anything of it right now. My life does have its up and downs, but whose doesn't? Maybe people see my life and think its not that great and its not meaningful, but everyones meaning of "meaning" is different, and mine is exactly what I have now. I don't know if as I get older, and my priorities get bigger I will have a change of heart, but for now having in mind all these new ideas of how the answer to " what makes a life meaningful ?" is more than just what I initially thought, I know that the way I'm living, the way I feel, and the people that surround me, really do help me keep going.
" In order for me to know what in my life is truly meaningful or not i ask myself what is very important to me ?" This is how I evaluated the things that make my life meaningful, I still feel this way now, but I also understand how to further look into the answer to the question. In order for me to know what is affecting my life and making it better, I need to see what holds great importance to me. Initially, the answer to this question would be those that surround me. Family and friends, just like almost every other person in the class had most likely said. I thought that people affected you more than anything else. If someone shows you there love and care, you feel better, knowing that those around me care, makes me want to keep living. What would life be without interaction with people? Nothing but a dull boring experience. We couldn't tell any one our deepest secrets, our funny stories, our feelings towards anything, we would confide in no one but ourselves, and honestly that to me is a very boring life, leading to a meaningless life. A meaningful life means enjoying it, even though we all have different ideas of what "enjoying" something is. Its living simply, with those who care and feeling good about ourself. Not having all theses negative thoughts such as jealousy , and being able to simply sit down and remembering all you have done with a smile.
Many different units were discussed throughout the year. Each relating back to the other in some way. We talked about what many people believed to be meaningful. We interviewed the elderly, as well as strangers in the streets. We got many answers as to what specifically made there lives meaningful. Many people, as expected said family and friends, but some also said, their jobs and things such as having knowledge of the fact that the things they did were for a reason. The interviews just go to show us that a meaningful life differs.
Even though they differ, the sources we get them from are the same. What I found most interesting was the fact that we think we know what makes our lives meaningful, and we think our ideas are genuine, when honestly we are all pretty much brainwashed by corporate media to believe what they put out. The major messages we get from corporate cultures have to do with more outer than internal things. Money, power, popularity, looks,and fame are only a couple of things that are put out to make our lives "meaningful." Corporate culture tells us that good looks is one of the main things that makes us or break us. Even though most people won't say " a meaningful life means popularity" they will say a meaningful life is having power, being over those around us and having money which ultimily will make someone "better" than the others. I don't agree with this making our lives meaningful, but I do think that these things are taught to us as a "necessity" more than anything. We pretty much NEED money and power, to become someone because becoming someone will make us live better.
Personally I think I have what I need to say that I do live a meaningful life. I wouldn't change anything of it right now. My life does have its up and downs, but whose doesn't? Maybe people see my life and think its not that great and its not meaningful, but everyones meaning of "meaning" is different, and mine is exactly what I have now. I don't know if as I get older, and my priorities get bigger I will have a change of heart, but for now having in mind all these new ideas of how the answer to " what makes a life meaningful ?" is more than just what I initially thought, I know that the way I'm living, the way I feel, and the people that surround me, really do help me keep going.
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