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cosmiccat
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06 Aug 2007, 2:27 pm

I live to understand why I live. I live to understand the meaning of life. In the meantime, or in between time, I live to enjoy the life I live.

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06 Aug 2007, 2:42 pm

I'm alive because the alternative would leave my children and animals orphans and it would place to much responsability on my partner to expect him to cope with them alone.

I was at one point like the OP and loved to read , but only fact and the odd few fictions ( hobbit, terry pratchet)

OPs reason for living is a very noble cause, I still believe reading is the ultimate gift. I dont know what I would do if I was unable to read, it would be unbearable. In my younger days I wanted to join one of those reading projects in the libraries where you go in and read to children , inspire there interest in reading and learning and also to help children learn to read at school.

Many years ago I had the privalage of teaching a 20year old man with downs syndrome how to read. He had never been to school because his father was ashamed of him, he couldn't read a word , not because he wasnt capable simply because nobody had bothered to teach him.
I spent a wonderfull summer with him and by the end of it he was confidently reading childrens books ( nothing complicated) , he was thrilled and his father said to me one day " I am so proud of him and this is the first time I could say that honestly" that made me cry to get to 20 and never be told by your father that he's proud hurts. Then the guy told his son he was proud and the man and his son beamed and after the summer was over he enrolled his son in a day center where they learn life skills and hobbies etc

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06 Aug 2007, 2:55 pm

Beautiful story, Natty.

I don't know what OP means though.

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06 Aug 2007, 3:01 pm

cosmiccat wrote:

Beautiful story, Natty.

I don't know what OP means though.

OP= original poster

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06 Aug 2007, 5:30 pm

I 2 live to learn, Astonomy, Physics, Economics, War, jeeze, I like very similar stuff the OP does. Heh, i did not know what OP was eather so I wanted to use it once I learned.

Winston Churchill invented the word "iron Curtin"
in such a speech.

I also want to have a decent life, not be rich, but do ok, My life would be complete if I could someday raise a family.

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06 Aug 2007, 5:47 pm

Because I'll never know what good things the future will bring.

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07 Aug 2007, 9:19 pm

sportscards, i guess i could say something girly like love or family but i wont. so dont worry, the problem with people today is they want to to think positive ALL the time. well i think we all know thats not realistic

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08 Aug 2007, 8:50 am

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08 Aug 2007, 11:45 am

aaronrey wrote:

I want to encourage school children to read. I want them to love reading.

Some people think I'm crazy because I don't like luxurious goods like prada, gucci, versace etc. But owning those stuff doesn't make me happy. My parents and aunts keep giving me those stuff as presents thinking they make me happy but they don't. I don't want a life in luxury. Life in comfort? Sure! But life in luxury? Thanks for the offer, but I have to pass. If people ask "what's the point of knowing all that stuff?" i can reply "what's the point of owning all that stuff?"

What about material goods? I just want a comfortable house (not a big one because a big house is hard to clean), maybe 1 car that's easy to maintain. Non-expensive clothings. A nice computer with internet connection. Maybe a video game console.

Life is simple. Don't make it complicated.

It sounds like you would make an awesome & dedicated teacher

I have to agree with owning all the name brand stuff. My mom always made me think something was wrong with me because I didn't know the names Gucci & Prada, & stuff like that. In the grand scheme of life, what does it matter? I love my small house, & my reliable 1999 Toyota. The great thing about buying your clothes at non-high-end stores is when they eventually get a hole or a stain, its no big loss - plus you get to go shopping for a new one!

My reason for living is for my family and for helping kids succeed in school , and for helping kids see their future is bright. We just have to believe in ourselves and in each other. Its a hard concept to accept.

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08 Aug 2007, 12:01 pm

Pugly wrote:

That's basically me.

I am living for knowledge. It's like an addictive drug to me.

If wonder how you swing the lifestyle of being a lifetime student... :?:

But what IS knowledge?

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08 Aug 2007, 9:51 pm

He's why I live.

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08 Aug 2007, 10:30 pm

Aradford wrote:

But what IS knowledge?

The systems and connections in everything that surrounds me.... or it's something I've just made up...

Whatever it is... I like it.

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09 Aug 2007, 5:29 pm

Pugly wrote:

Doc_Daneeka wrote:

I used to think exactly that way. After many years I realised that it wasn't really true. There are a great many things I actually don't have any interest in knowing about. Baseball, for instance. How toasters are manufactured. Most things related to pop culture. I could make this a very long list.

I don't think that's me... I have a compulsion to understand everything. I have a stronger drive for somethings than others and they get more of my attention... but anything is fair game.

Case in point, you mention baseball. I used to hate the sport, it made no sense to me. But I didn't understand why they kept all those statistics, and the meaning of them. So I slowly asked questions and watched a couple of games to really understand what the big deal is.

And I started to get a sense of what the game is really all about, and where the strategy is. Now it's much more interesting and I enjoy watching games... I'll admit the games are boring... so I usually couple this with some other activity... internet surfing/video game playing.

I have to mentally make it a point to ignore most Pop Culture information...

I do have a huge array of interests. Some...er...stronger than others. At any rate, there are some topics that I just can't find any interest in. I tend to think of them as a waste of time. Of course, there's abolutely no telling when one of those might suddenly catch my interest for a time. What you said is probably closer to my own purpose than might have at first appeared.

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10 Aug 2007, 2:28 pm

I live for risks. And for guitar and anything related to Mortal Kombat.
I live to strengthen myself... to see how strong I can become within... in this sense I think I'm doing an ok job. To see how well I cope with the bad... to see how well I cherish the good... I have little experience on how to cope with 'good' things happening lol but more and more good things are coming my way so I'm learning quickly how to keep it strong.

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10 Aug 2007, 2:41 pm

Pugly wrote:

Aradford wrote:

But what IS knowledge?

The systems and connections in everything that surrounds me.... or it's something I've just made up...

Whatever it is... I like it.

ding ding ding ! !! knowledge is a construct, its all made up... thats what makes it so fun... there can be infinite reasons for anything and who is to say which one is right? All life is conflicting systems of knowledge.

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10 Aug 2007, 10:39 pm

To irritate others.
To find and download free English dubbed anime.
To make rude noises in public.
To attend a Pro-Choice rally on my birthday.
I'll come up with more as I think of them.

One more I just thought of-

To give tourists bad directions.
I have nothing better to do.

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