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| Topic Started: Feb 3 2015, 11:34 AM (626 Views) | |
| Catman | Feb 3 2015, 11:34 AM Post #1 |
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I have several... - Win a world championship martial arts tournament - Own a Lancia Stratos with the iconic Castrol GT livery - Own a DeLorean DMC-12 - Create my own martial arts style - Surpass Bruce Lee's feats - Develop an armoured body suit that would make Batman jealous - Lead my own team of awesome dudes, and train kids so they can join it too |
WHY ARE WE STILL HERE... ...JUST TO SUFFER?!
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| Nikki | Feb 3 2015, 04:34 PM Post #2 |
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Nothing, really. I'm happy as I am now. I have ambitious goals, but I think I don't have to achieve anything if I don't want. |
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| cipher | Feb 3 2015, 08:22 PM Post #3 |
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That's a very zen way of thinking, and one that I subscribe to myself. But sometimes I wonder if that is the most useful way of thinking; perhaps it is too detached and complacent. I dunno :P I would be interested in your thoughts on this. |
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| Harly | Feb 3 2015, 10:40 PM Post #4 |
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More than anything, I want to see the world. |
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| Nikki | Feb 3 2015, 11:49 PM Post #5 |
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@cipher: I have similar worries. Traditional wisdom seems to suggest that one should always work hard, be restless, and constantly setting out for new goals. But, on the other hand, there is also the message that happiness is a choice, that one should enjoy the little things of every day, and learn to be content with what one has in order to achieve true happiness. Isn't this confusing? What should we make of it? Maybe the wise way to live is to always strive for better things but without stopping appreciating what you already have. But I wonder if that is really possible. After all, in order to strive for something better you must reject what you already have. These two mindsets just seem incompatible. Then, if they are incompatible, a possible solution could be to alternate between them at different times. In other words, to embrace the idea is that you should be often working hard and pushing yourself beyond your limits, but sporadically stop and enjoys things as they are, i.e. making the effort to find small oasis for yourself in the middle of the desert. What do you think? I just got the sensation that I am saying something really obvious as if it was a big discovery... |
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| Neshi | Feb 4 2015, 01:07 AM Post #6 |
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Balance is the best. One should work hard for their goals but sometime it's good to rest a little, enjoy the life you have and charge your batteries.. to continue your path of making your resolutions come true. |
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| cipher | Feb 4 2015, 05:48 AM Post #7 |
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@Nikki: I've pondered the same thoughts myself. If there were to be an obvious answer or solution I'm sure the great philosophers have come to them but I am still struggling to find my way. I find great comfort in the fact that we all can lead different paths through life; it takes someone to look around them and say, "this is not good enough, I am changing this" to come up with all of the amazing things we have. At the same time, I am glad that someone else can take that mantle up because I am the type to say, "I can work with this." If we all thought the same way I do, then we would all still be living in the caves or trees hahaha. I think Neshi is right when she mentioned balance between the two "modes." Both on an individual level, and a societal level. It's important - regardless of what kind of ambition you have - to be at peace with the kind of person you are. No matter how successful one is in other areas of life, if they are not at peace with themselves then I don't think they can be happy in the long term. |
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| Nikki | Feb 5 2015, 12:26 AM Post #8 |
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I agree with you both, Neshi and Cipher. Though I'd like to point out one small thing. I think it is a bit dangerous to speak of "recharging batteries", because it seems to be suggesting that the only reason to have those moments when you stop working hard and enjoy life is that you "need them", as if it was a psychological need similar to our physiological needs (water, sleep, etc.). It seems to me that by thinking this way we come to see humans as machines which should be functioning for as much time as possible (for the good of society, for their own sake, or whatever), but which sometimes needs to stop and cool down, so as to not overheat and break down. In other words, it is like a technical defect that may be solved in the future (like the need to spend 8 hours sleeping). By contrast, I think that these moments of enjoyment are the true essence of life, that they have a lot of intrinsic value, and that no life is complete without them. Perhaps it is true that we should not over-indulge on them, since our world presents many challenges which require urgent action, but they are necessary to give meaning to everything else. |
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| cipher | Feb 5 2015, 12:34 AM Post #9 |
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The way of thinking you mentioned (with the need for nonproductive time being a negative thing) is pretty common. If some people had their way we would definitely be working 24/7 nonstop. Some people's measure of a man is based directly on how much they produce/how much work they do. Luckily my closest friends don't see humans in that way. |
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| Bolt | Feb 5 2015, 02:28 AM Post #10 |
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I believe I need to overcome my inability to stay persistent when I start things. I tend to start something and either finish it or don't, and finishing things I start is hardly the outcome nowadays and it's very frustrating. I put in a lot of time and effort into what I start, but the finishing touch usually never happens. To overcome that is an achievement I am still working on to this day. I like to loop it in with "short attention span" spouts that arise. I also want to achieve the role of becoming a Math instructor for the middle school (junior high school) level. They may be brats, but those are the age levels I can tolerate. Another critical thing I want to achieve is overcoming self-esteem issues and lacking motivation. If I seriously want to be a Math teacher, I cannot have conflicting, petty self issues. I need to be more confident so that my future students can look up to me and ask me questions and I can help them no matter what. My motivation at the moment is my family, but other than that, I need it for myself; since I understood that helping people was very rewarding, I cared mostly about what other people want and not myself. While that's awesome, I have to focus on myself, and that's where I believe the motivational lack stems from. I only wanted to go to college because it made my family happy. I wasn't doing it for myself at first. Now, I'm slowly doing it for me. Those are the three things I want to achieve in life. For the tl;dr version: I want to: 1) Stay consistent, 2) become a reliable Math teacher, 3) resolve self related issues and stay motivated. I hope these are acceptable answers to this question? I tend to go a bit overboard when explaining my reasons. |
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| cipher | Feb 5 2015, 03:18 AM Post #11 |
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Nah that was a perfect response imo. :) It's a great thing that you are learning to love yourself and become confident in who you are. I think you are probably on the right track by examining and identifying your motivations for going to college. |
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| Silva | Feb 5 2015, 09:52 AM Post #12 |
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I think I'd love to be certain later in life that I came to exist for a reason, whatever that may be, beyond making sure no one else grieves or feels sad that I'm not here. A meaning in life, to achieve something that is definitely a good thing for the world, not just for myself. Something clearly serving the common good. Beyond that, I think that being morally consistent and conscious of one's inner joy is important. I would like to be able to look back and think, "yeah, I held onto that as much as I could. I didn't wallow in other emotions beyond what was healthy, at least not much." It's why I almost never lie, and try to keep from being selfish as much as possible. I'd regret such actions far too much. I value being a long term thinker, I strive to be one who looks towards the greater good as much as I can. On a more down to earth level, I want to have stable work that I can do competently and hold onto, which doesn't drive me nuts with boredom, nor over expose me to huge crowds of people. That one's the hard one I think. I can understand moral consistency and hold to it, sure, but I sure as Hell can't understand what gets you a desk job in a small town like mine. Seems like you have to be ancient first, and/or know the boss personally. Finding love would be nice, but I'm as pessimistic about that as ever, now that I've fully sworn myself off long distance relationships, which are the only kind of romantic love I've ever known. So I don't put that in my "must achieve" list. I'd rather not be that disappointed later on. |
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| Catman | Mar 18 2015, 11:32 PM Post #13 |
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To be honest, I wouldn't even be able to think of a long distance relationship as a real one. Hell I barely considered my college buddies as actual friends at that. It's something to do with how I only ever see them at college, on the same three days a week. Whereas my old friends back in school, I'd not only see them 5 days a week but we'd always be visiting each other's houses and stuff. I really miss having that kind of friendship. I'd be really happy to end up with another friend like that, if it's a girl and it can progress to what someone could consider a relationship then that's just a small bonus. For me it'd just be great to have a 'co-op partner' to do things with all the time. |
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| Miva | Mar 19 2015, 09:29 AM Post #14 |
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I think that sounds nice Catman. A lot of people look for love and in pursuit of it find people they don't even like very much. They stay together because they think it's what they want and it helps their ego, but looking for a good friend and then asking later if it should be more is a better way of doing it. I'd rather spend my life with a best-friend who wasn't my lover than a lover that I didn't like. Unlike my mum... I despair... |
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