Okay, so what's the point?

I've been wondering this for-friggin'-ever and I assure you, I'm not sitting here with a gun to my head, or anything. I just wanna know: What's the point (supposed to be) of being alive in the first place?
First of all, ya don't get asked, ya just get born. If yer lucky, you have a least one sane parent. (Like my Dad.) Then, you get to spend the next 18 or 20 years or so living one way. You get used to it. You have a family, rules, traditions, security...If it ever really does, being alive then kinda makes sense. But....
Then ya get tossed out into the world and who can ever really be ready for that at all, let alone when you are saddled with an insane bitch for a mother, especially when you're a female? Once 'there', you have to struggle every day to stay alive. Mostly people work at jobs they hate, to make enough money to eat, so they'll live, just so they can do it again the next day, ad infinitum, until you die.
So what's the fuckin' point?

What reason could there possibly be do this insane shit?

Is it for the crumbs? Those few, precious moments ya may stumble across every once in a while? Like a beautiful sunset, or a pet climbing into yer lap and being sooo glad to be there? Are those tiny, wonderful details the point? If they are, how many of them are you supposed to get? Is it supposed to be at all proportionate to the number of the shit times? And, are we supposed to seek them out as opposed to just waiting or hoping for them to happen?

This whole thing (living) would be a lot less frustrating if I could only see a point to it. Or a reason for it. Or, if the good was at least even with (let alone would ever surpass) the bad.

Posted by: Stevie at 03:45 PM

Comments

1 I can't quite come up with the words for that answer, but the minute my son was born and I held him in my arms for the first time, I knew then what the point was.

Posted by: Sgt Hook at December 18, 2003 05:49 PM (9wALQ)

2 I'd have to say, the point of life is whatever joy you find there. If it's for the crumbs, then grab for all the crumbs you can get.

Life is also for learning. In fact, the motto of my old school was Learn to live. Live to learn.

Oh, and there's also the joy you can bring to others. Never forget that, Stevie.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 18, 2003 06:42 PM (jtW2s)

3 Intellectually, Sarge, I understand whatcha mean. But, I've never had kids. Maybe the point of each life is different? But, what if ya never find out what it is? (Meaning me, not you.) ;-)

And, Pixy...thank you for yer excellent last point. It's not that I had forgotten that, it's that I'd never really thought of it. What feedback I've gotten in my (pre-blog) life has either been neutral or negative for the most part...about personal shit anyway. Job-wise it's been good and all, but, as for people's assessment of me and my life as a whole...sigh. You know the drill...Most people don't say anything unless their complaining. As in, you can do 99 things in a row great, mess up #100 and that's what they'll notice and say something to you about.
I'm so not used to hearing compliments of a personal nature that I'm probably not taking the ones I do get for all they're worth.
My bad.
I'll try to remember the 'giving joy' part a little better. (Shouldn't be too hard, seeing as how 'at all' would be an improvement.)

Posted by: Stevie at December 18, 2003 08:44 PM (hqK3t)

4 What Pixy said...if crumbs of sweetness are all you get, it'll have to be enough.

But sometimes it looks like most people are gobbling entire cakes off a silver platter.

Also a good point about bringing joy to others--I don't think I'm much good at that, but I hope I can cheer you up a little by saying I'm glad you're blogging

Posted by: Mr. Useless at December 19, 2003 03:28 AM (HW7fK)

5 Mr. U...I don't mind crumbs, if I just get to know that that's all I get.
It's those other people you mention that get me. I hope they all at least have acid reflux disease from eating so much so fast so constantly.
As for whether or not your 'good at' bringing joy to others, yeah, you are. You're helping me, anyway.
You and the others who say they like to read what I write are a hidden treasure resource that I wasn't even aware of. So thank you in return, more than I can say.

Posted by: Stevie at December 19, 2003 08:21 AM (hqK3t)

6 Growing up, I realized early on that I had a talent for making people laugh, so I figured that if I made someone happy, then that was my purpose. Once I had a family, my goals changed, or at least the target of my goals.

I'll never forget my wedding night. My, how my wife laughed...

Posted by: Ted at December 19, 2003 08:51 AM (blNMI)

7 Jesus, Ted...rotfl. You nut.

Posted by: Stevie at December 19, 2003 09:28 AM (6LxJJ)






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