What does Life mean to you?

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We all wear a mask. Do you think anyone actually acts out in public and with other people how they actually are? Of course not. People only want you to be who you are as long as it is between acceptable social confines. Nobody will ever care who the real you actually is and nor should you show them. Everyone wears a mask. But very few can actually admit it

You sure you're not Okami?
 

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We all wear a mask. Do you think anyone actually acts out in public and with other people how they actually are? Of course not. People only want you to be who you are as long as it is between acceptable social confines. Nobody will ever care who the real you actually is and nor should you show them. Everyone wears a mask. But very few can actually admit it

I suppose you don't get out much. Proper etiquette is a necessity to get anywhere in life, anywhere important that is.

But within certain circles where one feels comfortable, there is no need to hinder oneself. Make some friends.
 

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Life is a race , we all have to catch up with everyone and reach the finish line.

My life is like a runner who is wounded in his feet , yet trying to run as fast as he can.
 

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I don't know why that was so funny to me. xD and I don't know why people keep saying 42.. is it because of Coldplay song? Life means to me something more important than religion. ^_^
 

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I suppose you don't get out much. Proper etiquette is a necessity to get anywhere in life, anywhere important that is.

But within certain circles where one feels comfortable, there is no need to hinder oneself. Make some friends.

Oh I get out plenty. I'm glad you brought up friends. Do you share everything that you are thinking at a given time with them? Do they with you? Of course not. Even among the closest of friends, secrets will exist. How could they not? A certain stigma is always attached to anyone who doesn't have thoughts or actions that conform with society, especially amongst friends. How about next time you find yourself with your friends, you share with them your deepest and darkest thoughts? The outcome won't be what you want. They may laugh it off as a joke, but the doubt will always be there. That is why we all wear masks. Some masks are just more permanent than others
 

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I don't know why that was so funny to me. xD and I don't know why people keep saying 42.. is it because of Coldplay song? Life means to me something more important than religion. ^_^

42 in japanese means death... the meaning of life death
Shi = 4
Ni = 2
Shini = Death

The only guy to tell another guy that his life belongs to him. *_*

.... Still not following you
 

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Oh I get out plenty. I'm glad you brought up friends. Do you share everything that you are thinking at a given time with them? Do they with you? Of course not. Even among the closest of friends, secrets will exist. How could they not? A certain stigma is always attached to anyone who doesn't have thoughts or actions that conform with society, especially amongst friends. How about next time you find yourself with your friends, you share with them your deepest and darkest thoughts? The outcome won't be what you want. They may laugh it off as a joke, but the doubt will always be there. That is why we all wear masks. Some masks are just more permanent than others

What are you watching Naruto for? Seems like you haven't learned anything. Whenever the common people are asked, 'what they learn from Naruto?', 99% of the answers will be 'don't give up........?' :|


But one of the many things that Naruto's character is about is being completely genuine. Expressing what ever is within. In short, truly being himself. He's a kid who has never had any hidden agendas in his life, he means everything he says and it all comes from the heart.

So you go ahead and keep your mask on if you like. I am a strict practitioner of this faith.

You just have to take the risk. That is the way it is. That is life. That is the only way to live it up to the fullest, and it is very fulfilling.


You should try it sometime.

I'll give you little exercise for the week to help you get started, try and accomplish everything you say and set out to do for the next seven days. Discard your negative thoughts and impulses and embrace the positive.
 

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What are you watching Naruto for? Seems like you haven't learned anything. Whenever the common people are asked, 'what they learn from Naruto?', 99% of the answers will be 'don't give up........?' :|


But one of the many things that Naruto's character is about is being completely genuine. Expressing what ever is within. In short, truly being himself. He's a kid who has never had any hidden agendas in his life, he means everything he says and it all comes from the heart.

So you go ahead and keep your mask on if you like. I am a strict practitioner of this faith.

You just have to take the risk. That is the way it is. That is life. That is the only way to live it up to the fullest, and it is very fulfilling.


You should try it sometime.

I'll give you little exercise for the week to help you get started, try and accomplish everything you say and set out to do for the next seven days. Discard your negative thoughts and impulses and embrace the positive.
But that's a manga. This is real life. You don't think that everyone has some sort of hidden agenda? What are you, like 12, anyway? Wait till you get out in the real world with a job. People will use you. And they won't lose any sleep over it. That's life. Anything you say or do can be used against you out there. Everyone is looking for an edge. If you are simple minded and bare it all out there for people to see, what happens? A few people may respect that, but most will see someone that they can use as a stepping stone to their own goals. Only fools think that "never giving up" is the way to go through life. Sometimes you just have to give up. It is more impressive to try something and say I failed then it is to keep trying when you have no chance of success. That is childish. Children are protected in this world for a reason. But thank you for the exercise. You have really shown me the error of my ways and I will be sure to implement it
 

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Are you under the delusion that you're expressing something meaningful? :|

They're making a humorous reference to Hitchhiker's. I'm surprised no one has stated it yet.

And life? It's something we all have, to put it in the broadest terms.
 

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What are you watching Naruto for? Seems like you haven't learned anything. Whenever the common people are asked, 'what they learn from Naruto?', 99% of the answers will be 'don't give up........?' :|


But one of the many things that Naruto's character is about is being completely genuine. Expressing what ever is within. In short, truly being himself. He's a kid who has never had any hidden agendas in his life, he means everything he says and it all comes from the heart.

So you go ahead and keep your mask on if you like. I am a strict practitioner of this faith.

You just have to take the risk. That is the way it is. That is life. That is the only way to live it up to the fullest, and it is very fulfilling.


You should try it sometime.

I'll give you little exercise for the week to help you get started, try and accomplish everything you say and set out to do for the next seven days. Discard your negative thoughts and impulses and embrace the positive.

1. Learn your life lessons from experiencing life, not from a manga aimed towards 12-14 year olds. Sure it has some good pointers but you can live your whole life based on what Naruto taught you...

2. Expressing whatever is within will make you come off as annoying/rude/insensitive. That's another part of life, learning to have a filter on your thoughts. The reason Naruto doesn't have to is because he is kind down to the core. In real life nobody is perfect like that.

3. Why make a thread asking people what life is to them when you are just going to shoot them down and tell them that your meaning of life is better?
 
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To OP. Why did you really make this thread? It seems that you are just preaching to everyone else how to live. If you were truly as righteous as Naruto like you think you are you would respect other peoples way of life ( within reason, of course murderers and other terrible people are undeserving of respect ). Instead you lecture like you are some leading authority on the matter. Understand this. You are not fooling anyone. You wear a mask just like anyone else. In fact to get a good job you have to cloak yourself. Employers don't want "you". They want someone who can set aside their personal opinions and do a job. For most people this is how the world works.

OT: I believe the meaning of life is what you decide it to be. Choice is the one thing we all have control over. Not to say that those choices don't come without consequence. Free will.
 
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