What Do You Value Most in Life?

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People often have vastly different goals in life and vastly different attitudes towards the same things; such is personality. Some people value solitude and plenty of time to think; some people value harmonious relationships; some people crave excitement and don't care about anything deep. Many relationship conflicts are the result of different personality styles—that is, different attitudes, values, occupations, and temperaments.

What I want most in my life is to meet a woman to love and to love me. This woman would be highly sympathetic and thoughtful, kind, friendly and open, cheerful and upbeat, willing to cooperate with me in rough times and great times too. You know, someone I could talk to when I'm down, someone who will come to me too, two people who will function as one to be better together than apart. Someone who enjoys intellectual and creative activities and physical recreation. Someone I could just hang out with and enjoy talking to and go out and, say, bike ride or play tennis with one day; go visit a museum another day; go out to eat a third; relax and just enjoy each other's company a fourth. I'd like someone who would accept and love me unconditionally despite my personality quirks, and I'd do the same. I'd like someone I could talk to about anything completely openly. We could relate well.

I'm always seeking to maximize my happiness and enjoyment. I hate to be in an irritable, complainy mood where I'm coming up with the worst outcomes for everything. I seek out happiness by trying to enjoy my life: games, conversation, intellectual discussion, randomness.

Harmonious relationships. I want everyone to get along and cooperate for the betterment of all. I hate to see people disagree. I hate people to be angry at me. Ideally, there'd be no wars and the worst disagreements would be like at a debate club. I sometimes get a little "rascally," but I rarely mean to cause serious offense although sometimes I do not think about how much worse other people might take something than me.

THE UNEXPECTED. Yeah, I expect it! I want it! I'll say the unexpected even. I'm not a fan of too much repetition.

I like to point out the illogicities of customs. I like satire. I take all tradition with a grain of salt. I like to be independent. I'm not very reverent about doing things because that's how they've always been done. I have no scruples about breaking an established custom because it's not right or nothing more than an inconvenience without any good.

Some advice form someone who's seen disaster: don't make getting a woman your most important goal if you can at all avoid it; it's a nice goal but soemthing that is other-person dependant. If it doesn't happen for you and you feel like it should or should have, don't get too upset about it or you could wind up with the first person who ever shows an interest in you. ((Believe me, I've seen it lead to bad relationships.))

What I want most in life is to become a therapist/counselor. I want to make a difference in the lives of a few people. Not the world, I'm not going to delude myself there, but I do think I can sincerely make the lives of a few people better. It's an attainable goal.

I do admit I want to make enough money to keep the standard of living I have now, but of course without parental support. Not posh but not deprived. It's not great to know that that is high on my list of priorities but it is, and it is attainable.

My pipe dream is to be published someday, and not self-publication (though I bet I wind up resorting to it). I dont' want to write a great novel that is critically acclaimed; I'll settle for a crappy novel that never makes it to hardcover. Heck I'll settle for a publication in a magazine that pays in contributor's copes (my current pursuit).

I value Independence, fairness and equality.

Hmmm... what I want/value most in life...

(I am going to name multiple things as there are too many to choose from.)

1. To research Abnormal Psychology in a professional capacity and to publish my findings and to hopefully not be too hampered by what the university/company wants me to do (this latter part might inevitably be a pipe dream).

2. Animals. To be honest, I would prefer to choose the life of an animal over the life of a human-- but this is mainly because I feel I connect better with most animals. I intend on always having animals in my life.

3. Poetry, especially the writing of it. I would enjoy being published one day and I am beginning to send out submissions to various journals.

4. I wouldn't mind being famous. But then again I am a very private person and might just prefer my name to be better known than my person.

5. Art. Hopefully when I get my own house I will have space enough for a modest art studio with excellent ventilation so that I can use oil paints and create to my heart's content. (Also, the money to continually purchase these supplies would be welcomed.)

6. The simple life. Nature. Lack of noise and the occasional bothersome human. I wouldn't mind living in the country.

7. To always have at least one person in my life that I truly enjoy being with and feel cozy being around (not mushy, just cozy-- and not necessarily a romantic relationship either).

8. To never be too overwhelmed by the hubbub of life and feel I have to rush, rush, rush, and solely have a job just to support myself financially.

What I want in life is to be able to touch the life of at least one other person in a positive way. Whether through natural life or through whatever occupation I work when I grow up, I want to be able to influence at least one other person and to be more compassionate to other people in general.

Which probably is not the best goal for someone with AS, as well as a cold, rational mind, but one can always dream, can't they?

What do I value most?


Peace of mind

Freedom

My family, particularly my grandparents

Love

My health, mental and physical

Knowledge

Playtime

Solitude

I value my health, since i can get sick easily....

I value those who I love.

I aim to survive.

Question: "What do you value most in life?"

Answer: Life.

I think you're betraying your signature, Monastic...

What do I value in life?

Family,
Friends,
Those I love,
Liberty
Justice
Freedom
Honour (not honor, thats avalible at $2 a packet at wal mart )
Truth
Loyalty.

It's an excellent goal for anyone, and realistically one that can be achieved. This topic was brought up in another thread: It's very unlikely you will change the world, but you might influence a person or two in it in a positive way. If you can be content with that, then you should be able to reach such a goal.

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God. Not trying to be all religious: I have a rather unusual view of God. For me, God is all things good, and the embodiment of hope, love and peace, as well as life itself.

Freedom,knowledge,love,friendship.


-SpaceCase

My Conservative principles .

My Conservative principles stay with me when the going gets tough,
Michael Howard's face is always enough,
To make me keep going,
Ken Clarke in towing,
To a wonderous conservative future.....

No seriously now, I would have to consider that.

Probably my family and friends, my socialist philosophy, and my monthly Benefit cheques!! !