Is life truly worth living for?
One normal Tuesday during recitation, the students were praying that the situation would not get out of hand. That day, they had thought is was another opportunity for that terror professor to have another chance to scold these pupils. That day when one clearly thought that they could never be too prepared for anything that may happen.
True enough... they weren't.
Reciations came, yet no matter how hard the students tried to grasp the exact answer, they could not. A rule of three was followed. Three trials; three students may recite. Recite incorrectly, a surpise quiz based on the technical topic being discussed.
one... two.... then....
...a citation from the footnote had saved that one student and the class form further agony and scorn from that devil. It had been close-- no, too close.
A discussion followed and more recitations. 'Migdal states that "Life is but a life full of conflicts."' the doctor of philosophy said. Near the end of the lesson, he adds: "so... Is life truly worth living for?"
"Is it really?"-- yes... no... maybe... perhaps... --JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWER--
One stood up and said: "Basing on what Migdal stated that life is but a life of conflicts. I would say that it is." A definite arch on the professor's eyebrow "go on" he says.
"Well, sir, you did say that in the real world, far from our imaginings, outside the walls of our schools, our trappings in our houses, when we step out to fend for ourselves, we will make the necessary decicions that would be critical in changing our lives. The ouside world is harsh and it will continuously be so. We must be prepared." The student paused for a moment to reconstruct the idea.
"Without regrets, we move forward, thinking that the choices we've made are right and correct not necessarily for others but for ourselves. At the end of the day, we do everything for ourselves-- we work, we learn, we study, we laugh, we cry, we fight for what we believe since it is the essential thing that would satisfy us and only us." another pause. Everyone looks intently on this pupil.
"In conclusion, sir, I believe that life is worth living. I have no regrets." An eerie silence followed then the sound of clapping. Was that worth appluading for? It was only an opinion...
Like a gun flowing out of a barrel, power is achieved through strong words and beliefs.
So... Is life worth living for?
Take a bright guess....
When you get almost everything you want...
It definitely is.
3 comments:
There are no right or wrong decisions, only those that are good, better or best.
Even those who seemingly have everything live lives that are incomplete.
There is no reason for living, we just do.
We are subjected to our own opinions. Life is harsh but it depends with us if we would like to go on with making it much more of a hell than it already is. You are right, there is no reason for living. We give it a reason. Which is why we have minds higher than those of animals. We think, we rationalize. I like your answer.
I'm flattered, though perhaps you gave my answer meaning that I didn't even realize I was giving.
We have higher intellect to give our lives meaning? I doubt it. Our higher intellect is a result of evolution, adaptation and survival. It is but an instrument. Nothing more, nothing less.
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