What is the Good Life?
This is one of the main questions in Philosophy. Yet again, I find it extremely easy to give a simple answer to.
The good life is different to every person.
It is so easy to say this. Each person decides what their good life is.
Some people say that to have a good life you must be ethical, happy, pleasured, etc.
No. Wrong. Some people get pleasure from pain. Some religions actually believe life is a path of pain and that the true end result will be to be contempt with this and be happy with it.
Some people think that having a family is good. Not having a family is good. Having a job makes a good life, and vice versa.
No two people will ever be alike in any way. Well, thats a lie. Nothing is impossible. But in general, it is highly unlikely. It is about as likely that two people are alike, as it is that the sun won't come up tomorrow. Its still possible, but highly unlikely.
Thats what the good life is. Different to the person.
What is my good life?
My good life is finding solitude in everything. My good life is being happy with who I am and contempt with what I do. Finding pleasure from pain is good. Exploring and learning make a good life. Grow + learn forever.
I can't even describe my good life very well. Its just... the life I'm living now. Even pain and happiness come together and make my life good. My life IS good. No matter what.
My life is choosing to live in a manor that I approve of. Not society. I don't have moral values identical to society, that, I am okay with.
There is no direct path one can take to achieve a good life. But in a path to find a good life, it may take a while.
I just choose to accept the path as my good life. My good life is just life in general. Living. Life. That is all.
What is your good life?
This is one of the main questions in Philosophy. Yet again, I find it extremely easy to give a simple answer to.
The good life is different to every person.
It is so easy to say this. Each person decides what their good life is.
Some people say that to have a good life you must be ethical, happy, pleasured, etc.
No. Wrong. Some people get pleasure from pain. Some religions actually believe life is a path of pain and that the true end result will be to be contempt with this and be happy with it.
Some people think that having a family is good. Not having a family is good. Having a job makes a good life, and vice versa.
No two people will ever be alike in any way. Well, thats a lie. Nothing is impossible. But in general, it is highly unlikely. It is about as likely that two people are alike, as it is that the sun won't come up tomorrow. Its still possible, but highly unlikely.
Thats what the good life is. Different to the person.
What is my good life?
My good life is finding solitude in everything. My good life is being happy with who I am and contempt with what I do. Finding pleasure from pain is good. Exploring and learning make a good life. Grow + learn forever.
I can't even describe my good life very well. Its just... the life I'm living now. Even pain and happiness come together and make my life good. My life IS good. No matter what.
My life is choosing to live in a manor that I approve of. Not society. I don't have moral values identical to society, that, I am okay with.
There is no direct path one can take to achieve a good life. But in a path to find a good life, it may take a while.
I just choose to accept the path as my good life. My good life is just life in general. Living. Life. That is all.
What is your good life?
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