Quarter Life (ish?)

[Edwardo Piet]

I've been thinking since yesterday morning about how if I live to be around 80 then that means I'm already around a quarter through my life span. And it has already went so fucking quick.... I have so little time!!

I think there's something I hate about life and that's that: Sometimes the unhealthy things that you shouldn't be doing make life worthwhile, and sometimes the healthy things prolong your life but they aren't enjoyable. And what's the point in prolonging it if you don't enjoy it?

Since life is short anyway, I'd much rather have a great life and live to 40 than a shit one and live to 80 (for example) - although to have both would be great of course.

I've been thinking about how the most enjoyable days of my life was when I was addicted to gaming and spent every day inside a game. I also put on weight and didn't go out much to exercise or socialize. Yet I was really happy.

Now I socialize a lot more, I have lost lots of weight and wouldn't really want to gain or lose any (Wii Fit put me only a few decimal points away from ideal BMI for whatever it's worth). I also go out a lot more in the sense that I actually go out a few times a week rather than basically not at all.

However, I enjoy life so much less than when I was a complete and total loser. And since life is so short then perhaps it would be better wasted away if wasted happens to be so much more enjoyable

So sometimes it seems to be health vs happiness, I can't have both.

Anyway I've said my piece for anyone even remotely interested lol.

EvF

[KichigaiNeko]

Got about a 'half-life' here in terms of numbers.

I agree with you..."Why do something that you loathe just to live longer?"

Why socialise with fuck wits?? Who are you really hurting with your gaming addiction??

EvF...for me I have always loved being active. The activities I enjoy are ones that only concern me, myself, and I. (something like your gaming I would hazard a guess) So many of my "healthy" friends are dead or in for their fifth bypass or knee replacement and I think...why??

I drink wine...though not to excess (quite love the ascended grape)
I smoke ...(tobacco only ....though again not to excess)
I ride a motorcycle...(Still finding my form with a larger cc machine)
And the LAST thing I want is to hang around watching people mind fuck themselves for any longer than I have to....

Live forever?? .........WHY??

[Edwardo Piet]

Well said. Thanks for your post.

I also can't help but get the feeling that many people don't like someone who wants a good life and not a long life because it makes them feel they have to justify why they're prolonging and yet not enjoying theirs so much as you.

EvF

[tavarish]

Work hard and do what you love. Life will take care of the rest.

[ARMS]

Time does fly but only relatively. When you're very young a day is an eternity, at a year old it is only 1/365th of your entire life, a year being your entire life. At 20 years old a day is only 1/7300 of your life. Days fly by as you get older, especially if you use them wisely. It may feel like you're racing to your grave but it could be worse, you could be a gastrotrich (a minute aquatic animal) and live three days.

Just make the most of it, you can't be busy all the time though take a rest, just don't vegetate either.

[Edwardo Piet]

I hate resting. It doesn't relax me. Activity does until I'm tired and then I sleep. I like to be active and I like to sleep. Resting while awake feels like I'm dying :S

EvF

[tavarish]

Before the fall of man, humans lived to be 1000, rode dinosaurs, and were 13 feet tall and had sex with their siblings.

The good ol' days is what I like to call them.

[Edwardo Piet]

And how are you defining "good" exactly?

EvF

[Zen Badger]

I reckon riding dinosaurs would be pretty good.