[Master_mybb_import25934]

So my first proper post on the forums. I'm a pretty positive guy, I love traveling, meeting new people, doing all sorts of crazy things and extremely driven to become the best at whatever I start doing.

This question I ask is what exactly is fulfillment in life? What do people look for to be truly happy? When I was younger my Dad would always take me up on the roof at new years and we'd have a (small beer (turned to whiskey a touch too young)) and we'd chat about life. I've never idolised someone more than my Dad and I learnt so much from him. As i got older he'd ask me "so then, what have you done this year that you absolutely loved, that you are really proud of or made you smile" I'd then try and reel off all the things I'd done that year. As I got older the list grew and changed and developed and it started becoming a list of things I wanted to achieve the coming 365 days. Looking at your actions in retrospect, for me, is invaluable and has allowed me to really find out what is important in my life. I have a top floor flat in London which I share with my girlfriend. Every new-years day/morning we go up there and we do the same thing me and my Dad used to do and I've never been more happy than this year; I'd travelled to 47 countries in total, I'd started my own business whilst working 40hrs/week in another. I'd rented a flat in London and I'm 23 years old..carrying a positive outlook on life for me is so important and what a difference it makes!

So lets get a discussion going, what do you desire?

[yokai]

I firmly believe that in most cases, what you have done or are doing right now isn't important. What is important is what you can and will do in the time to come. When something has outlived its usefulness or purpose, it shouldn't be clung to. That mentality has led me to seek out different for of knowledge, views and concepts. What allowed me to do that is "freedom" or rather the freedom to seek goals and new paths. "There is always more to learn", is a concept I do believe, but I also believe that there is no need to learn something better than what is required to do the task at the most optimal level. (Which even at the most optimal, there is always more to learn on the subject.)  

Finding fulfillment for me, is to wake up, knowing that today I can seek out new knowledge if I so please to. But true fulfillment idealistically for me is only achieved upon death itself. Dying, knowing that I've done what I could, and not always what I should, done what I wanted when I might should have done something else. Fulfillment in life, is to live my life on my own merits and not that of someone else's. When I was younger, I did that decision as I learned something. 

On the battlefield it matters not whenever its a friend, child, parent or even a God. If they place themselves between me and my goal, I will cut them down and move on. 

Determination to move on, against all odds. I do not need to succeed or lose, all I need to do is try. Knowing that I have done that is more than enough of a fulfillment to me.

[Jebusfathead]

To me, there is no fulfilment to life, just go along every day doing whatever you think you should

[Master_mybb_import25934]

To me, there is no fulfilment to life, just go along every day doing whatever you think you should

That's an interesting way of looking at things and I get it BUT do you not think that having a group of memories to look back on that make you happy, make you feel like you've achieved something great?

[Jebusfathead]

To me, there is no fulfilment to life, just go along every day doing whatever you think you should

That's an interesting way of looking at things and I get it BUT do you not think that having a group of memories to look back on that make you happy, make you feel like you've achieved something great?

Just because you go with the flow doesn't mean you can't achieve anything or have good memories etc

[Master_mybb_import25934]

Welcome to SupremeBB, you're active for a newcomer compared to some others so I like you

To me, there is no fulfilment to life, just go along every day doing whatever you think you should

That's an interesting way of looking at things and I get it BUT do you not think that having a group of memories to look back on that make you happy, make you feel like you've achieved something great?

Just because you go with the flow doesn't mean you can't achieve anything or have good memories etc

That's not what I was getting at really. Obviously you can, but do you not see the memories or achievements as part of the fulfillment, if ya catch ma drift?

[Jebusfathead]

Welcome to SupremeBB, you're active for a newcomer compared to some others so I like you

To me, there is no fulfilment to life, just go along every day doing whatever you think you should

That's an interesting way of looking at things and I get it BUT do you not think that having a group of memories to look back on that make you happy, make you feel like you've achieved something great?

Just because you go with the flow doesn't mean you can't achieve anything or have good memories etc

That's not what I was getting at really. Obviously you can, but do you not see the memories or achievements as part of the fulfillment, if ya catch ma drift?

Ohh I see, but tbh, if fulfilment is making memories and stuff like that, then someone could live a successful and memorable life, which they could hate. Like Hitler made many memories and was successful in killing many Jews this to me, doesn't mean he's really fulfilled anything.

[WiFi]

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