A question about life

I read a thread today titled "What are you living for"?

I noticed that some people had put raising a child as what they are living for. But it made me wonder.

Parenting a typical part of life for most people (correct me if im wrong). I think raising a child is a noble thing to do, and I dont think its easy. But parenting is such a normal thing lots of people do. Why not aim for something else special, something unique for you, to live your life for? I am by no means saying you should not raise a child. But shouldn't people live for something more special, not just having kids?

My question to you is:

If you are a parent...

If your child dies (or leaves), what will you live for?

If you are not...

If everyone became barren, what will you live for?

If you are doing what you are living for...

What is it?

I think that for some, it could be raising a child. But not everyone by any means. Some people don't have any business raising a child.

I am not a parent, but a 17 year old guy.

I live for making the best of myself, in whatever aspect of life I choose. I think that is all anyone could live for.

I live to learn. I just want to possess as much knowledge as possible.

I live to learn. I just want to possess as much knowledge as possible.

muthsera666

same, as an addition, I live to better myself in any way I can.

Nothing we will ever or have ever done is really "special." We only tell ourselves that so we can pretend that our lives actually have some semblance of purpose, meaning, and continue to give ourselves some cause for believing that our lives are distinct and unique from the other 6 billion humans out there. eo12601

Yeah, that's pretty much it. Your life will always be worthless on a universal scale, so if having a kid makes you happy, why not do it?

Although, raising a child may seemingly appear "normal" to you, it may not for others. A child is a part of you but your drive, ambitions and dreams remain a constant in your life. I know plenty of couples who long to have children and can not, hence having a child is not normal for them, rather a life-altering experience that could easily be perceived as a miracle of sorts....to them.

If everyone is doing it there must be a damn good reason for it.TongHua

Evolution - The people who didn't raise children were weeded out because they didn't have decendants to carry on their ideas/genes.

Reproducing is the thing why any living thing is here for.Tuky06

that's silly. if it were so, we'd all be running around naked humping every last thing that moved.

I personally don't see the huge appeal of having children. I wish the best to those who truly desire them and wish to raise them well, but I simply can't see myself ever having a child. They're basically little drunks for the first couple of years.

I don't really know what I'm living for. I guess I just want to make myself and others happy.

[QUOTE="Tuky06"]Reproducing is the thing why any living thing is here for.blooddemon666

that's silly. if it were so, we'd all be running around naked humping every last thing that moved.

[QUOTE="muthsera666"]

I live to learn. I just want to possess as much knowledge as possible.

blooddemon666

same, as an addition, I live to better myself in any way I can.

Good addition...

[QUOTE="Tuky06"]Reproducing is the thing why any living thing is here for.blooddemon666

that's silly. if it were so, we'd all be running around naked humping every last thing that moved.

Isn't that what wild animals do?

[QUOTE="Tuky06"]Reproducing is the thing why any living thing is here for.blooddemon666

that's silly. if it were so, we'd all be running around naked humping every last thing that moved.

It's the biological purpose I'm talking about.

i just want to live in peace, bring joy to others, and make women feel special because each woman is specialPoedon