Life

[Pinkfloyd101]

What is life.... Really???

[Frishup]

Whatever you're willing to make it.

[MadameS in reply to Frishup]

That's probably much more accurate than what I would've said

[Frishup in reply to MadameS]

Lemme hear ^^

[MadameS in reply to Frishup]

Oh, it would've sounded like Trump describing third world countries....

[Frishup in reply to MadameS]

Haha, welp I'm only 18 so what do I know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[MadameS in reply to Frishup]

Hey, I'm 52 and as you get older you realize the more you see, that the less you really know.

[Frishup in reply to MadameS]

That's an interesting point of view

[MadameS in reply to Frishup]

At this point nothing stays in my brain more than a few minutes at a time anymore. It's very frustrating. So I know things in the moment, and out of the moment, well... ya get what ya get...

[Frishup in reply to MadameS]

I take it you live very much in the moment then?

[MadameS in reply to Frishup]

Sounds that way, doesn't it? I wish I could do more of that - my age belies my situation - this was my first year teaching and it pretty much destroyed me. I was a size 12 in September, now I'm a size 22. Worked my entire life trying to get qualified to teach, get out there and then told I'm a 'poor fit'. A non-renewal first time around is a tough thing to swallow when you've invested this much time and energy. There's lots more to it, but it's a long sordid story.

[Frishup in reply to MadameS]

Ah, I'm sorry to hear that.

I'm not exactly sure how the teaching system works, but maybe you should try somewhere else?

[MadameS in reply to Frishup]

Yes, I just haven't been able to bring myself to fill out apps. I had 3 out there before they told me, but 2 have already hired and the 3rd is still advertising. I know it sounds simple, but just starting it is tough. I'm still processing the past year. It took me 2 weeks after the end of school to really have it sink in that I had students who literally could not speak with their own parents because they didn't speak the same language.

[Shadow123-]

Hey Pink Floyd I'm Shadow.

The ultimate question.... I suppose life is for living which is obviously very hard for lots of us - u only got to look at the number of participants on this site.

I often feel the complete futility of "life" and just can't fathom why.

What I do know is every now and then something happens that makes the sheer beauty amongst the debris of humanity , shine.

Im not very good with humanity and the cruel way we treat our planet so I try to concentrate on the natural world and as many animals as poss - prefer them to people.

Anyway I suppose at end of day it is for living. The problem with that is life itself !! What a conundrum.

Peace

Shadow