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I Exist.. Or Do I? (blog post #7)

I have always believed in fate and destiny to a certain degree, and when I think about what the meaning of my life is, I tend to try and divert my mind away from that question. Here in America we are free, but are we living freely? I think the unwanted answer to that question is that no, most of us are not living our lives freely. We are bound by the social constructs of society and it makes us feel trapped. Most of the time our actions are to please others, like our parents or spouses. Ever since I can remember, I was told, "You have to go to school, to get a job, to make money, to get a house, to start a family, so that they can go to school, get jobs, and start their own." And yes, I do want a family some day, and I do want to finish college, but that might not be everyones cup of tea, and I think that that is okay too.
I always thought that life just had meaning, but the older I get, the more I realize that what you do in life is what gives it "meaning." I used to be afraid to die, but it has become a normal thing; we all die at some point, and unfortunately some die sooner than others. Once you free yourself from the pressure of needing life to have a meaning then you will no longer be worried about it.
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  1. Bobbie AnditApril 14, 2018 at 12:11 AM

    I agree with you that we felt like we're trapped in some sense because we have to do what society demand us to do, however this order itself makes our life more meaningful for it pushes us to discover our own potential, and the people that we felt like trapping us are very much needed for our survival cause they are the one who encourages and motivate us to do the things that would really be beneficial for our own existence. I guess, we like it or not we need them to really find the real meaning of life and fully enjoy everything what life to offer. I always believed the saying "No man is island and no man stand alone", as human we are interconnected to each other and our existence really rely on other human, cause whats life anyway if you're alone it's useless and has no meaning. I think the trapped makes us human and absolutely indispensable for our existence.

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  2. Nichole PalmaApril 15, 2018 at 9:44 PM

    I loved how you put this together. Everything you said is very true. I feel like it's just common nature for us to follow/listen to people that are older than us just because it's the "norm" and that's how we were raised and always will be raised. I liked how you said that we give meaning to our life, because we can decide if we want our life to be boring and not fun or make it what life should be like. Loved your post!

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  3. MinMay 6, 2018 at 11:08 PM

    I have much to say when I see your question. I can't agree with you anymore. Your question is a big question that I have asked myself for half of my life. Yes I agree with you that most of the time we are please others when we are very young; please parents, please teachers, please friends...later, we please our husband or wife, then please our children, also please our bosses... The meantime we also please ourselves. For example,I always tried to be a good student because I want to be proud of myself and I can see how high I can reach. I didn't ask the question during the most busy period of time--after my son was born till now he is just 18-years-old. Now I ask the same question as you do, and even one more question to myself: what was my interests? I just remember I had a lot of hobbies and interests before. Now everything changes. I have to find out what are my interests now. I hope you can find out your answer soon.

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