Reasons to live?

[Metalhead]

My Xbox, PlayStation, movie library and home theater setup are the only reasons I have left to live at this point. Bread and circus is my only reason to keep existing.

What are your reasons to live? I know many of you are overjoyed at the present moment.

 

[Forest Cat]

Reasons to live? The alternative sucks hard. So...

Just waking up in the morning is nice. Watching the wild animals, eating good food, playing with the cats, doing some woodworking, working in my garden, life is about enjoying the little things. And not be overwhelmed by big things we can't control.

 

[lunarious]

The Prophet Mohammed (saws) says:

The peak of good reason after religious devotion is treating people with love and doing good to both good and bad people.

I'm Royal Guard

 

[QueenOfFrance87]

My reasons to live - my cat Misty, volunteering at an animal shelter, my parents, my brother, my SIL, my nieces (pretty much my whole family), listening to classic rock, playing Pokemon and other Pokemon-related hobbies, having a sense of humor, and keeping a gratitude journal.

 

[Shamar]

My Xbox, PlayStation, movie library and home theater setup are the only reasons I have left to live at this point. Bread and circus is my only reason to keep existing.

What are your reasons to live? I know many of you are overjoyed at the present moment.

I may have told this story before. When I was a brand new geologist, on the first day of my first job, a senior geologist handed me a rock asked me what I made of it. I didn't have a clue. But I realized that my education and studies were nothing more than a background foundation, and my REAL education was just beginning. I am retired now for over ten years, and I consider that education still ongoing. And I still have a piece of that rock.

Between then and now, I realized that learning was not important, it was UNDERSTANDING that gave it meaning. And that understanding allowed me to see and appreciate the wonders and beauty of this world and the universe. Every day I see and appreciate new things, wondrous things. I always try to pass on this knowledge. Not necessarily the specifics, but the ability to see and understand. And THAT is what keeps me going.

 

[Gerontius]

Well, my fiancee left me last Saturday, I am working paycheck to paycheck, I've gotten sick somehow, my other wisdom tooth also decided to fail, and then it looks like the kook won the presidency.

Reasons to live?

For the sake of it.
I think love is important and I can't care about people if dead or apathetic.

And someone has to feed the cat and the kitten.

Kamala won't be selling me stamps at the post office, Donald won't be bagging groceries or pumping gas, but I WILL meet people every day and hope to have a good interaction with them, mostly.

Also I hope to get into the forest a bit. Nature is nice.

 

[Outdated]

Something was taught to kids from my generation that doesn't seem to get taught any more.

Happiness is a decision you make.

The world is what it is. Wether or not you want to be happy or miserable is a decision you make, it's not just something that happens by itself. If you are constantly seeking out movies, music and social media stories that are on the dark side and emphasising dark thoughts that's because you have decided that you want to keep thinking those dark thoughts and being miserable.

You could instead if you wish start focusing on the brighter things in life and be happy. The choice is yours.

And yes, it really is that simple and straightforward.