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Why keep living, what's the use?

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Anonymous
August 12th, 2017 8:40pm
Live for yourself. There are so much to live for and if not then think about it. If you believe in afterlife than it will be as boring as this life and if you believe in nothing than think about how this is better then nothing
Anonymous
August 23rd, 2017 2:53am
There's so many reasons to live! There are little reasons and big reasons to keep you going. For example, a little reason to keep living is to take care of your plants or maybe your pet/s. Maybe you have tickets to an event that you have been wanting to see forever. A big reason could be that you want to see your friends happy.
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ElegantUnicorn01
September 6th, 2017 10:04am
There are so many reasons to keep living. For you are not just a person - you are a friend, a sibling, a child, a parent, a relative, and a member of a community. You mean so much more to others than you realise, even if they don't show it. That alone means that you are worth so much to other people, and that were you to go, a huge void would be left in other peoples lives. But also, remember that to stop living is to eliminate any chance of ever living a happy life. Even though it may be tough to see, you stand an infinitely better chance of living a happy life while staying alive.
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Tmin
September 11th, 2017 1:02pm
We can often wonder about these things quite frequently. But, we have to remember to keep in mind that the future can hold so many opportunities and experiences for us. We may one day regret missing out on such opportunities if we were ever going to end it. So, push on, and keep going, so that you can live to see amazing things and live to be someone strong.
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victoriousChris
October 7th, 2017 4:37am
Everyone has a purpose in life. We may not always know what our purpose is. It may be to help someone through a similar situation we have been through, or to inspire someone to do something great such as finding a cure for a terrible condition or to be the first person to do a certain activity, or it may be to just raise a family, or to be a friend to someone.
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75Ktea
October 27th, 2017 10:17pm
Sometimes we forget that we have a purpose along the way, while living this life, having so many problems and things that put us in very uncomfortable positions. Yet having those dificult situations show us that there are others who will be there for us. While living through the struggles we find our calling. What's the use of living? To go through rough paths and then be able to smell the roses, to be able to help and being helped.
Anonymous
November 8th, 2017 12:50am
Life is like a sandbox game, rather than a story-driven one. You have to find your own meaning. The meaning you choose depends on your own experiences and motivations, and you can have many different goals at the same time. Your goals can and will change at at any time as you learn more things. Some people live to create works of art or engineering. Some people live for other people, to ease the suffering of others, or to raise a family. Some people live to play video games. Some people live because drugs make them feel awesome. Some people live to sleep with as many people as they can. Some people live only to not burden other people around them with their own suicide. Some people live to teach other people something new. Some people live to try to get as much Reddit karma as possible. Some people live to explore. Some people live to try and find their reason to live.
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LittlePaperCranes
November 9th, 2017 5:30am
And why not though? Life is unpredictable and short. You''ll never know what's in store for you on the next day. So just try to enjoy what you have now, yeah?
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Ilovebands02
November 12th, 2017 1:37am
I know it may seem impossible now but in the near future, stuff will be so much better. It may not happen over night but you just have to believe that it'll get better soon.
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VoxLux
November 18th, 2017 4:34am
There are so many things to live for. Happiness is the biggest thing. You can do so much in life. Life is filled with endless opportunities. Things to do. You don't have to live life alone. Or experience its adventures sitting idle. Life is filled with wonderful adventures. And you are your own main character in your wonderful story that you can create.
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majesticYellow
November 18th, 2017 5:04pm
You have people who care about you even you don't think so. You have a family, friends and you have many reasons to live. Live for yourself because you have a purpose in this world. You're a blessing. Not a mistake
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SimplementeLisa
November 19th, 2017 12:54am
Sometimes, life can be very hard. But it's important to think that everything can change some day.
Anonymous
November 19th, 2017 10:20am
Keep living for the small stuff. Watching your favorite show, smelling flowers, seeing snow. That’s how you keep on living but why now I think it’s different for everyone. Why would you continue living
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Nasrz8
November 22nd, 2017 12:41pm
Every person is there on earth to produce & improve self. Being alive means that you are to experience alot, learn alot and feel alot. For example, how will you experience the feeling of love or fear unless you lived and got involved in that ? If you haven't experienced any of these then you haven't lived yet, and should not assume that living has no use since you haven't fully lived it.
Anonymous
November 22nd, 2017 4:39pm
Just because you haven't found a reason doesn't mean you aren't worth it. You are a great person who has so much to offer to the world. For many, life would not be the same without you. You have changed lives that you don't even know about. You have done more for people than you can understand. I know it gets hard, borderline impossible, but I will get better. Life is worth it, you are worth it.
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Cryptidchild
November 22nd, 2017 8:06pm
Life purpose if different for each living soul. Discovering your purpose might not be easy but you will find it eventually. Otherwise you'll just become nihilist. When you find your life purpose and from time to time you keep asking yourself "what's the point??" Let it slide. It's just existential crisis and it'll pass eventually.
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browneyeginger
November 24th, 2017 6:29am
Sometimes there are strong emotions that can get you stuck in situations that have shocked you or made you sad while you relive them in your head over and over trying to make sense of it. It can take quite a bit of strength and time to learn to put your thoughts aside and concentrate on something else instead, but it can be helpful to remind ourselves that we can't change the past, but we are still in control of our lives.
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warmsunshine23
November 24th, 2017 7:09pm
The use is to make memories. The use is to expierence happiness and love and joy. The use is to change the world. The use is to help others. The use is to accomplish something.
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Cside
November 25th, 2017 1:14am
While it does suck right now, at this moment and you want to put yourself out of your misery. This too will pass... either quicker than or longer than last time... but it WILL PASS... so hold on one more day... you can... I have to a lot and it SUCKS... but you do not know what the next happy surprise in your life will be or what could have been if you choose to end it!!!
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MeghanSmiley
November 29th, 2017 9:34pm
There's so many people to help in this world and so much that you can do to make the world a better place. Even when you think there's nothing you can give, there's always something that you can do. We're at our best when we're serving others.
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MusicMajor
December 1st, 2017 2:48am
To experience things you never knew were even out there. To figure out why everyone else keeps doing it. To truly have an amazing moment and realize that life is worth living.
Anonymous
December 6th, 2017 12:20am
Life gets better. It might not seem like that right now, but it does. And you have so much potential. It's like how, in nature, there will be a field of dead grass, but if you look hard enough, you can see some green grass. That shows hope. And maybe there's a flower. That flower could spread its seeds and polinate other flowers to fill the field, even though it would be so easy to pick it and destroy all that potential.
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Nasake
December 17th, 2017 4:43pm
The meaning of life is still not answered because everyone in the world has their own purpose to live. We live to find that answer, we will and have faced hardships in our lives but those are only challenges that are presented to us to make us stronger. There will be happy moments in our lives, we just have to wait for that time to come. Many things in the world happen for reasons that we don't know, but that's okay because sometimes that gives us a purpose to be alive. Please remember you only have on chance to live, make the most out of it.
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Morielen
December 19th, 2017 1:58pm
The biggest 'use' I find in living, and always have since I first noticed that something in my doesn't want to live: There's a ton of people that love me, and would be sad, depressed, or devastated if I'd suddenly disappear. My subconcious might not always agree, but there's always a reason to live for others. Not only for everything that you have done so far, not only for those that are currently your friends and family and loved ones and buddies and pals and people you talk to once a year for five minutes tops, but also for all those people that you might meet, that might make you smile just as you made them smile, and people that you might help. That, and I have a list of things I want done. Lists of things that you want to get done, like publishing a book, travel to awesome places, own a castle or be the captain of a spaceship are awesome, far-fetched goals that might keep you running. And might come true. Because you're alive and kicking and found yourself a reason that suits you.
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uniqueButterfly88
December 29th, 2017 5:57pm
There are many reasons to live! Life is what you make you it, and with that freedom? Anything is possible. I live for the simple pleasures, like seeing people I care for smile, or the taste of a really good burger.
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mysteriousSunset61
January 18th, 2018 10:17am
Life itself is a strange thing, many people like yourself have shared that same sentiment that there is no point. I know I have experienced that same feeling of crushing confusion but in my experience, it took learning about different philosophies in order to grasp what meaning I wanted life to mean. Something like Stoicism, the philosophy of Nietzsche, to name a few may help but it's up to you to determine what meaning you want to derive out of life.
Anonymous
January 19th, 2018 2:02am
Sunrise and sunset, Family, Friends, Shooting stars, Love, fresh baked cookies, the sound of baby's laughter.
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Antodolphin
January 19th, 2018 5:36am
When you find a purpose in life, you'll see that life is worth being lived. There's so much to be done, from fulfilling your dreams to bungee jumping. Find the beauty and you'll automatically move forward.
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Akshita0612
January 20th, 2018 7:29am
This was the exact same question which I was asking myself a few months back. I understand sometimes it gets difficult to live but things do change with time and support. We just need to push ourselves out of that negativity. Life is always changing. Change is scary but a good thing, because with change there is a new opportunity. Focus on today, forget what happened in past or what will happen tomorrow, I know it is easy to say but I am sure you can do it. :)
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KuyaEthan
January 28th, 2018 5:00pm
We live because it is a gift. The real question is what do you do with it? WE make the best out of it. Inspire others, become a role model, share your ideas and innovations. We, human beings, sometimes fail to realize how small things we may have done bad or good can make a large impact in our world and someone's life. It's normal to feel dull but removing the fact of being capable of something can be crucial. Take this quote for example: “Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding." Let us not live a dull life but make the best out of it. I know you will and that's what makes us amazing and unique.