What do you want out of life?

[Bossy Monkey]

Poll question: What do you want out of life?

The last time I did something like this, I left Love off, and what was even more depressing was that nobody noticed until I did 24 hours later. So I can tell you now for free that the right Other answer, quite definitely, is Love.

[mr fry]

1. other

not to outlive my children

[maveric]

2. Peace of mind.

And to outlive my children.

[mr fry]

4. you want to bury you own kids?

[maveric]

19. Ooops! I fucked up. I meant for my kids to outlive me>

That'll teach me to post after a 16 hr shift.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

3. To be finally happy ...

and rid of depression completely ...

[Jamastiene]

5. Luxury and relaxation (no financial worries)

I'm currently living on about $1050 a month. Where I live, the cost of living is cheap enough that I can deal with that monthly income. My aunt is in ill health and it is her disability income that supports both of us. I suffer from debilitating depression and other disorders. If I could get on disability to get my own $1050 a month coming in, life would be perfect. In other words, if I could have the financial safety net, I could continue to go to college and keep trying without the extra stress and worry of "will I be able to pay the rent, utilities, get groceries, etc.". That, at this point in my life, is my realistic goal.

On the other hand, if I could have anything I want out of life, of course, I'd want to win the lottery and get the girlfriend of my dreams to finally be with me. That would be the ultimate.

[lostnfound]

6. To do God's will?

That probably sounds really corny and deluded to many of you, but hey, it sounded good when MLK said it.

[Guaranteed]

7. I think humans were put on earth to have sex. nt

[Ron Green]

47. Well, they have sex to put humans on earth. n/t

[B Calm]

8. I want to win the lotto and move to a south pacfic tropical

island and have my bare butt swatted with palm leaves by half naked hula girls...

[Freebird12004]

9. I found out how to "Be Happy"

I quit looking for Love and decided to ~ have fun ~ and now I'm happier.

But I checked "other" because "LOVE" is what life is all about and I've been lucky to have known love and have some wonderful memories until I find love again.

[progmom]

15. Beautiful post.

:yourock:

[Freebird12004]

40. Thanks progmom ! Everyday has it's own beauty.

The secret is learning to see it and fully enjoy every good moment.

[jdots]

10. I just want a hug .........

a candy bar would do
I would actually like to help others,corny but true.

[auntAgonist]

17. Here's a hug

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:


a few :)

[masshole]

11. Similiar question posed by

The Tubes;

What do you want from life
To kidnap an heiress
or threaten her with a knife
What do you want from life
To get cable TV
and watch it every night

There you sit
a lump in your chair
Where do you sleep
and what do you wear
when you're sleeping

What do you want from life
An Indian guru
to show you the inner light
What do you want from life
a meaningless love affair
with a girl that you met tonight

How can you tell when you're doin' alright
Does your bank account swell
While you're dreaming at night
How do know when you're really in love
Do violins play when you're touching the one
That you're loving

What do you want from life
Someone to love
and somebody that you can trust
What do you want from life
To try and be happy
while you do the nasty things
you must

Well, you can't have that, but if you're an American citizen you are entitled to:
a heated kidney shaped pool,
a microwave oven--don't watch the food cook,
a Dyna-Gym--I'll personally demonstrate it in the privacy of your own home,
a kingsize Titanic unsinkable Molly Brown waterbed with polybendum,
a foolproof plan and an airtight alibi,
real simulated Indian jewelry,
a Gucci shoetree,
a year's supply of antibiotics,
a personally autographed picture of Randy Mantooth
and Bob Dylan's new unlisted phone number,
a beautifully restored 3rd Reich swizzle stick,
Rosemary's baby,
a dream date in kneepads with Paul Williams,
a new Matador,
a new mastadon,
a Maverick,
a Mustang,
a Montego,
a Merc Montclair,
a Mark IV,
a meteor,
a Mercedes,
an MG,
or a Malibu,
a Mort Moriarty,
a Maserati,
a Mac truck,
a Mazda,
a new Monza,
or a moped,
a Winnebago--Hell, a herd of Winnebago's we're giving 'em away,
or how about a McCulloch chainsaw,
a Las Vegas wedding,
a Mexican divorce,
a solid gold Kama Sutra coffee pot,
or a baby's arm holding an apple?

[dbt]

12. I want a proper Christmas pint of Guinness

pulled by a red-haired barmaid in a dark yet cozy pub somewhere in the west of Ireland. I want to sit down by a turf fire and listen to a four-piece traditional Irish band decide they want to try some Cajun tunes and just happen to be carrying my axe when they ask if there's another fiddler in the house this evening.

Then I want to be accosted by a gang o' rough girls who force me to smoke Cork weed and demand another three sets so's they can stepdance til they get sweaty and rude.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

:evilgrin:

[NashVegas]

13. Comfort & Joy & Peace & Laughter & Hell-Raising

Hell-raising could go under laughter, but ya never know.

[Bossy Monkey]

14. Nobody wants to direct? I guess it's just a myth n/t

[auntAgonist]

16. Short term 'want'

I want a successful surgery on Tuesday so I can come back and enjoy the lounge in a couple of weeks or so.

[Bossy Monkey]

18. Well dang! Best wishes; all fingers and toes crossed

But then you want to direct, right?

[medeak]

32. good health

for you!

And that's all I wish for until the end.. have been blessed with all I can possibly think of and the wisdom to know it.

[all.of.me]

20. other

from an email to a friend the other night:

all i want to do in this lifetime is heal my childhood wounds and have more fulfilling relationships. i also want my children to be happy and not emotionally traumatized like i was. i want them to feel loved. i want them to have happy, healthy lives. i want them to be 'mitici' - italian for 'mythical' as in awesome, loving, lovable, funny, warm, free-spirited, aware, and so on.

[auntAgonist]

21. With a heart such as you expressed

I'm sure your children do and will feel loved and blessed to have you parenting them. May your wounds heal and leave you with a joy and zest for life like you've never known.

:hug:

kesha

[all.of.me]

30. thanks

and good luck with your surgery on tuesday. i'll be thinking of you.

[medeak]

34. someone showed me a photo

of themself as a 3 yr old.

She said she always has the photo with her to look at and think of how that child should be treated as an adult... and she had a photo of her 3 yr old son next to it.

It was a light bulb moment.

[all.of.me]

38. wow, that is really powerful!

thanks!

[CanuckAmok]

22. to get cable TV, and watch it every night.... no, wait... a NEW MONZA!

What do you want from life
To kidnap an heiress
or threaten her with a knife
What do you want from life
To get cable TV
and watch it every night

There you sit
a lump in your chair
Where do you sleep
and what do you wear
when you're sleeping

What do you want from life
An Indian guru
to show you the inner light
What do you want from life
a meaningless love affair
with a girl that you met tonight

How can you tell when you're doin' alright
Does your bank account swell
While you're dreaming at night
How do know when you're really in love
Do violins play when you're touching the one
That you're loving

What do you want from life
Someone to love
and somebody that you can trust
What do you want from life
To try and be happy
while you do the nasty things you must

Well, you can't have that, but if you're an American citizen you are entitled to:
a heated kidney shaped pool,
a microwave oven--don't watch the food cook,
a Dyna-Gym--I'll personally demonstrate it in the privacy of your own home,
a king-size Titanic unsinkable Molly Brown waterbed with polybendum,
a foolproof plan and an airtight alibi,
real simulated Indian jewelry,
a Gucci shoetree,
a year's supply of antibiotics,
a personally autographed picture of Randy Mantooth
and Bob Dylan's new unlisted phone number,
a beautifully restored 3rd Reich swizzle stick,
Rosemary's baby,
a dream date in kneepads with Paul Williams,
a new Matador, a new mastodon,
a Maverick, a Mustang, a Montego,
a Merc Montclair, a Mark IV, a meteor,
a Mercedes, an MG, or a Malibu,
a Mort Moriarty, a Maserati, a Mac truck,
a Mazda, a new Monza, or a moped,
a Winnebago--Hell, a herd of Winnebago's we're giving 'em away,
or how about a McCulloch chainsaw,
a Las Vegas wedding,
a Mexican divorce,
a solid gold Kama Sutra coffee pot,
or a baby's arm holding an apple?

[SW FL Dem]

23. To grow old with my hubby and to see my kid succeed

Nothing else matters in the big picture.

[Amfortas]

24. Seeing

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. Seeing, Amfortas?

Do you have trouble with your eyes/vision? I sure hope not....

:shrug:

[Amfortas]

28. no .... I meant really seeing ...

perceiving ... being there ...

one can have eyes but not see
one can hear but not listen ....

I want to be of life , not in life . not just a bead on a thread!

maybe I'm just a looney ....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. My dear Amfortas,

I know next to nothing about you, but I know this much: You are NO looney! I completely agree with your statements in this thread. We all need to be OF life, not just a bead on a thread...And you are NOT just a bead on a thread. Very nicely put, BTW. If you find your love, and work that you can respect, then you are more than part-way into being OF life! It is when we feel our work in our hands as our core, then we are most intensely alive. And not just our work, either...I hope I'm making sense here. It's 10pm in CA, and I've been up since 4:15am! (I did have a nap, but still...)

I salute you!

[sundog]

26. enlightenment

[Wapsie B]

27. Love, sex and wealth.

The big 3 for me.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. I picked "other"

What do I want out of life? I have my love beside me, and my children are successful and happy. Beyond those things, I want to help people (that's why I'm a nurse) and I really want to see this country get back in the right direction ASAP. Yes, I think Love is what it's all about. If we love each other the way we love ourselves, then probably the world would be a much better place.

[AlienGirl]

33. Adventure, I think, and Love, and Friendship, and

most of all Good Stories. And I want to get something I've written into an anthology that will be read by middle-school students a hundred years from now or so.

That's been my goal since I was a little kid. It hinges on my deep-down belief that the only thing I get to take when I go are memories, and on my desire to remember my name the next time I am a child.

Tucker

[TahitiNut]

35. Me. Preferably in one piece.

Eventually. :silly:

[Floogeldy]

36. Pizza and a movie

B-)

[ChaoticSilly]

37. Time

Time that I can spend on the internet or at the library delving into whatever topic piques my interest that day. Time that I can spend helping others. Time that I can spend enjoying a cup of coffee & a sunrise. Time that I can spend trying to create what might hopefully pass as art. Time that I can spend trying to plant a garden. Time that I can waste by napping the day away. Time that I can waste playing games all day.

Time that I don't have to waste slaving away at a dead end job.

[madison2000]

39. Goobers and raisinettes

[terrya]

41. Love, friends, work that's reasonably fullfilling...

I don't know if I can ever "make my mark" in this world, so that may be out. But the above will make me happy. :-)

[datasuspect]

42. to be able to live in my own skin

. . . .

[AVID]

43. live to watch my kids enjoy parenthood and see my grandkids

[khashka]

44. Sex Drugs and Rock&Roll

although I'll settle for true love and huge wads of cash.

No, seriously, a general sense of happiness and contentment, knowing that I left the world a slightly better place than I found it, and the happiness of the people I love is all that really matters.

But I'll take the sex, drugs and Rock and Roll as well.

Khash.

[Magrittes Pipe]

45. I want exactly what I have.

[Bossy Monkey]

46. Granted! Wow, I had no idea I had this much power!

:P

[Bok_Tukalo]

48. To reach a point where I can say, "Oh. That was how to do it.

Well that isn't so hard."

Then I can die.