Life.

Posted by Lawrence Wong on July 18, 2010 at 11:25 pm.

Life. This short 4-letters word far surpasses many long and bombastic words in meaning, complexity and execution. I mean, what is life? I don’t think anyone can give a definite answer. Should you have noble principles, high aspirations and be stubborn in what you believe, or should you just take everything with a pinch of salt and settle? Again, I don’t think anyone can give a definite answer.

Someone once told me that life is meaningless. And when you finally see life for what it really is, you will choose death. And that is the case for most people who committed suicide. You say they don’t see the importance of living, but I think they saw, and decided that whatever they had comprehended, it’s not worth it. They are one heck of a courageous bunch.

What happens to the rest, myself included? Hmmm… maybe they will go on and live like a dog and ponder about life over and over again. And that is the power and ruthlessness of life.

44 Comments

  • fufu says:

    yeah life can be one very subjective view… enjoy it! when life throws you a lemon, make lemonade ok? :)

  • LJ says:

    Yea..life is something most of us try to figure out what it is.
    But I believe we’re very fortunate to be still living and able to ponder about this question :)

  • Jacklyn says:

    Enjoy while it lasts! :)
    Also I find this sentence makes a lot of sense..
    “我们只能认真的活在当下,做每个当下最好的决定。”

    Stay positive Law!

  • ken_ninja says:

    heyo
    not yet leave a comment ever since you left LJ…hehe!!
    how’s everything going on?
    About Life, I used to spent lots time thinking about it, try to figure out the meaning hiding inside. But eventually I made up my mind, that i will try my best to live my life to the fullest. Do whatever that’s meaningful to leave no regret. And stop once a while to give myself a break, and at the same time, look around to see what I’ve missed out when I was busy like a bug in my nutshell… 累了,就停下来,歇一歇,看看周围,错过了什么美景…
    Just do anything, as long as you think it worth.. and too, spare some time with your family, with your beloved. I’m sure you know it well…
    Take care!!!!加油!!!

  • Jenny says:

    Life is short & fragile…live life to the fullest while u still can, grab all opportunities that come your way! If you can make things better, don’t hesitate…opportunities only knock on your door once. At the end of the day, you are only answerable to yourself & nobody else! As long as you try your best, 你就问心无愧! 加油, 加油, 加油!!!

  • [YAN] says:

    you muz live like yourself, live your life like everyday is a special day!!! why live like a dog? ^^

    ” carpe diem “—–sieze the day… live everyday like there’s no tomorrow, cherish it and live your life out of it ^^

    虽然有时候人在江湖,身不由己,但不管有多不由己,还是要面对那不想见的江湖。。。eh。。。 我在讲什么?哎呀,就是不管生活多苦,我们还是得苦中作乐,让每一天都是快乐的,都是值得回忆的!!^^

    • 我明白你的意思,也赞同。不过,要做到不容易。。。

      • [YAN] says:

        哎。。。说得也对。。。

        对了哥,我的成绩单拿回来了!超开心的!我的L1R5 14 分,是班上第4名耶!从来都没考过前5名的我,开心的连月亮都跳过了!

        还有哦,新发型超帅的!很有形哦!很喜欢!^^

        • 哇!!第4名!恭喜恭喜!!哈哈。。。你的努力没有白费!:)

          • [YAN] says:

            哈哈对啊!希望下次的考试也能考得一样好!^^

            • [YAN] says:

              虽然在fb说过了,但还是再说多一次吧!怕你再fb会看不到,太多人comment…

              哥!!对不起那么晚才来祝福你生日快乐。原本想在昨天晚上00.00祝福你的,谁知在等待的当儿,竟然在电脑前睡着了!起来时就得上学,于是就等到现在放学后,再赶回来祝福你!生日快乐哦!哦!但我有对着天空为你唱生日歌哦!希望你有听到哦!=P

              哥身体还好吗?看了医生了吗?虽然是生日,但在大吃大喝时,也要好好照顾身体,油炸热类的食物少吃。庆祝完后就好好休息,别累坏了!不然我会担心耶!

              给你一个祝福的抱抱,*hug*,愿你生日快乐,早日康复,天天愉快!!永远爱你!

  • Keo says:

    y sounds so blue ah?
    dun worry, live ur life, then it will be meaningful…….

  • Adrian says:

    i miss reading your blogs, hope all is well :)

  • SiewLee Yap says:

    生活太近,梦想太远,选择坚强,燃烧梦想~
    喜怒哀乐,酸甜苦辣,就是生活的滋味~
    生命本来就是平淡与快乐的生活,过去就像一场梦~
    珍惜的浪费时间,换来了生命的缺~
    多少事都已随风掠过,回忆却永不褪色~
    重重考验,来到今天,不知不觉改变~
    远离每个昨天,活在美好的明天,明天会更好!
    愿冠逸生活愉快与顺利,力量将会降临到你身上,你一定可以做到,加油加油^.^

  • R says:

    “Someone once told me that life is meaningless. And when you finally see life for what it really is, you will choose death. And that is the case for most people who committed suicide. You say they don’t see the importance of living, but I think they saw, and decided that whatever they had comprehended, it’s not worth it. They are one heck of a courageous bunch.”

    Haven’t come across anyone who sees things from this point of view. It surprises me somebody actually pens it down with such accuracy. Always been case of ‘silly’, ‘stupid’, ‘reckless’, never ‘brave’ but Im glad you recognised that part. Unless a person’s met a situation whereby all aspects of life seem to lead to nowhere, few would understand the real temptation of the choice. Thanks for the deep insight.

  • 安之若素 says:

    今天天气好风光。
    处处好晴朗。
    OH YE 你那边呢?

  • Y says:

    我跟你有同感。

    對於敢去死的人,我都認爲他們是“勇士”。畢竟這個念頭很多人有過,但是真正敢去執行的沒幾個。剩下的也只有不知道爲了什麽而活,就是盲目的生存,然後每晚都被滿腦子的問號與空白折磨,直到大家再在另一個世界重逢爲止。

    這種感覺很空無、很寂寞,卻偏偏很多人懂,只是沒能遇得上知音(又或者該說有多少人願意敞開那麽深的心房給別人窺探?)。

    你說是嗎?

    但我想我們活下來的,也是另一種勇敢,而且是帶著幾許的不甘心。雖然都是在生命綫上前進不退的人,但我們希望帶走沿途的美好。或許就是這份不甘心才能支持自己到現在吧。如果是想多帶著沿途美好上路的話,那我們可要時時記住這潛性的目標,不要讓人生有太多的遺憾與不快樂。

    • 对,我想说的就是这个意思。 只是没想过你的第二个想法:那就是活下去也是另一种勇敢!谢谢你提了出来!

      • Y says:

        互相學習,互相勉勵,不用言謝。

        加油咯,朋友!

        纍計多一些美好去完成生命的句點。:)

        近來才發現你的生日是八月份,雖然遲了,但是還是送上一句祝福。
        Happy Belated Birthday!!
        祝願你有一個收穫滿滿的一年。:)

  • Tessa Tham says:

    Life is taking too many pictures. Having your heart broken. Loving like you’ve never been hurt. Laughing too loud. Discovering who you are. The simplest things.. The list goes on :)

    You know what you should do? Take a picture a day – that is a reflection of how your day was! It’s the simplicity in it that really shows us what we should appreciate :)

  • ~Juke~ says:

    Sometimes pondering too much can be cumbersome. We all need something to tell us that life is worth living, it could be someone that we love, our family, friends, a pet, a hobby, or even a bowl of laksa. As long as we can find that element that spurs us on, the journey wouldn’t be that horrendous.

  • Mian says:

    你的话让我想起[光阴的故事]里一句对白: “人生的无奈、命运的心狠手辣”。就如你说的,不是那些人不想活下去,是因为他们看不见他们生命的意义、活着的理由。有些人的命运天生就是那么坎坷,就算他们要求不高,可是偏偏就连最基本的条件都无法拥有。活的很痛、很辛苦。我能够理解为什么有些人宁愿离开这个世界。

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