What is life to you?

India
April 20, 2007 11:05pm CST
What is life to you?Is it a bed of thorns or roses?I think it is mixture of joys and sorrows.Our woes make us to feel the importance of happiness.Both are reciprocal.What are your views on life?
3 responses
@lovenluck (1068)
• India
24 Apr 08
well life is a blend of joys and sorrows for me the right proportion of both is the path of happiness . In our life we cannot just expect happiness you got to learn to live with sorrows too.In order to make your self a strong human being you have to learn to live with sorrows,just happiness doesnot bring the true character in you and you fail in the test of time so in order to be successful and happy you need a mock tail of both joys and sorrows in life
• United States
21 Apr 07
There's no doubt in my mind that it's a mix! I've been on some of the highest natural highs and about as low as a person can experience with everything in between in just 36 yrs. I do believe that certain things happen for a reason. I have to hold onto that belief or certain things in my life start to seem like meaningless tragedies instead of opportunities for growth! Just for one example, I've suffered from Panic Disorder from an unusually early age. When I was young (and so of course completely angst and drama ridden LOL) I would despair and feel bitter. "Why oh why me???" After much searching I began to see that though this is a hardship that I've suffered in my life I also have this kind of drive and passion for helping others. What if I'm meant to help others? What if there's even one person in this world that I've touched or will touch that no one else but me could help because of my unique experiences in life? Who could understand the same kinds of suffering a person has been through BUT someone who's been through them? And you know, maybe I'm just fabricating the whole idea! Maybe I'm wrong and it's all just chance. The way I see it though there's really no way to know if I'm right or not but so what? If I'm right then I'm doing what I'm supposed to with this life and if I'm wrong it still seems like it's not such a bad way to spend a lifetime.
• Philippines
21 Apr 07
life is a combination of joys and sorrows. when things get rough i tend to think that life should have a delete or undo button so we could erase bad things and make things right but come to think of it isn't is that the pains and mistakes that we encounter in life are the best teacher that help us to be stronger in this journey called life.