Whats the point in life?

[oneale90]

You carnt always make what you want to happen, happen. Just go with the flow, if things arn't meant to happen they wont. just enjoy it while it last's

 

[Ricochet J]

I like to think death isn't the end of life but rather a process of life just like growing up. I plan on being around for ever.

 

[The Dread Pirate]

**** happens! Man up and deal with it!

 

[Knubje]

Squiffy is quite astute in his observations regarding the need for aquiring some testosterone and manning the **** up!

Unlucky for you that you will have to get a job, look after yourself and get on with life...like the rest of us

Grab life by the clunge and make something of it!

 

[rsatd]

Ala other thread, wait unilt you are 29 and then date 19 year olds?

 

[semi-pro waster]

I have what you might call a fool's hope. It's helped me get this far.

Oops, I shouldn't of put that apostrophe in 'its'. I Just thought I would explain myself before the Grammar Nazis arrive.

You were in fact quite right to put the apostrophe in "it's" because you are conjoining two words "it" and "has" and the apostrophe here signifies that. You could have edited the post if you wished as well rather than making a second one, I normally wouldn't bother correcting you (not least because it was correct) but since you seemed like you might want the clarification I figured I may as well.

 

[Martins]

The reason that everybody in the world asks this question and nobody in the world has come up with a single unifying perfect answer is that everybody wants something different.

For some people, money, power or both bring happiness.
For some people, happiness is looking into the eyes of their loved ones and knowing that it is returned.
For others it's in being exceptional.
Etc...

I'm beginning to think I'm in the 'being exceptional' category, which is cruelly paradoxical as no matter how exceptional you are... it's never enough, and I'm not that god damned exceptional...

 

[agnes]

Point of life is there is no point. Enjoy it whilst it lasts. And remember, everything is temporary.

ags

 

[tsgray70]

You might feel that life sucks but it is better than the alternative.

I left school at 15 and had no idea what I wanted to do. I had no qualifications and I have had 19 jobs since then.

I am now 39, Married and have a job I love. I understand that the idea of having to fill all of the future ahead of you can be daunting. I couldn't have planned the route that my life would take at 18, it just happened. Just be true to yourself and remember that in every situation, there is always a choice. The choice may not be palletable but it is there.

Hate the job you have? We spend too much time at work to not enjoy it so go and do something else. Always worked for me and the qualifications section on any application form is blank. You already have a head start.

 

[Dinomania]

Rat race, schmat race.

The older I get (I'm only 25 btw), the more I see in the eyes of adults I respect that they are letting me into their world, the one where they messed up, the one where they didn't know what they wanted to be, the one where actually, they didn't do everything right the first time.

When we're kids we get it hammered into us that we MUST get a good education, a good job, etc. But it's only hammered into us so that we arm ourselves with all the opportunity we can get, open all the doors we could possibly have opened to us.

THEN once you've done what you can, it's time to find the happy - and that doesn't have to be the course you chose at 16 when you picked your A-Levels, or left school.

Everyone muddles along in life, some take ages to find their place - some never find a 'place' but are all the richer in experiences for it.

 

[Gamefreak501]

Perhaps I'm reiterating what everyone else has said, but I may as well add some kind of contribution.

Life is what you make it. You have to follow your dreams, not the crowd.

You have to enjoy it while you have it because there is no second chance.

My life isn't ideal, but it will be.

My fiancee is 10 years my senior and on disabillity allowance but we're happy.

I've tried and failed at starting up a business, and I'm still paying that back.

I dropped out of University when I shouldn't have because I got depressed.

I'm also in a part time job that was full time but I can't find anything else at the moment. At least it pays my bills and some.

But all is not lost, I have regrets but hey, I'm still here to do something about them!

I'll be debt free by this December if I stick with my budget and then I'll be able to start saving for a deposit on a place for myself and my Mrs. I will be able to secure a better job eventually.

So you may be miserable and you may feel like your stuck in a rut but you have your friends and family around you as well as yourself on hand to get you out.

So be positive. Life always has it's ups and downs.

 

[mrk]

Welcome to the real world.
There are a lot of us in dead end jobs, but it pays the bills.

Which is fine for many people but don't you sometimes feel like you're meant to do something better, something that gives more fulfilment?

I suppose it's only a dead end and pays the bills if you let it be!

I work in IT and whilst the debate whether it is dead end or not is....debatable and entirely dependant on the companies you work for it does indeed pay the bills but I'm not just half decent at IT and have other areas where I am working in and building up to settle down into down the line.

 

[Moonpie]

You're taking A2s, You must be aiming somewhere? The Gap year is to experience freedom, So book yourself a holiday, Visit somewhere with friends. Then come back and work your ass off to get where you want to be. You're 18, You can pick your destination in life still.

I agree. You don't have to spend much. You may have to get yourself onto a course for in a year's time - that way you can get a green card to be able to work somewhere like Australia. I worked in Vancouver one summer holiday waitressing, on a Kibbutz in Israel on another. They were great days, enjoy it!