Is it worth it?

Nothing worth doing is easy!!

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This is really complicated.

I think you can go either way with it. Two people can look at the same thing, and one person and see it as totally awesome and be stoked, and the other can look at it and find all kinds of things wrong with it. I hate using the cup half full example, because it's so cliche, but I think it's true.

Life can be looked at as a big swirling difficult pile of crap. Or, you can take the other side and look at the world with child-like eyes, and see awesomeness everywhere.

It's really a choice you make.

As for me? I think it's best said like this: Life is full of suffering. But, it's also full of the overcoming of it.

This is what life is about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsOBaV_93yQ

Life is definitely worth it. That we are even alive at this very moment is an incredible gift and opportunity. Unfortunately, from an early age, society puts the wrong ideas in our head of what happiness is. Money, material things, "success", they are nice, but as a quote I found states, "The best things in life ARE NOT THINGS!". I think it is almost a mind over matter situation; If you want to be happy you will, if you don't, you will find a reason to be sad because heaven knows there are a lot of them here. I hope you find your reasons to live life, and not "tolerate" it, dear. I wish you luck.

I had a stroke, am paralyzed on one side at 44 and can't drive anymore but I think 'i have alot to be gratefiul for. Yes it is worth it!

It depends what you are going through to think if it is worth it or not. I am going through a lot right now but I don't hate my life cause I know I am loved

Worth it, worth it, worth it! And I've been through some nastiness.

I had a stroke, am paralyzed on one side at 44 and can't drive anymore but I think 'i have alot to be gratefiul for. Yes it is worth it!

You are a beautiful person.

Life is what you make of it. You can either choose to simply tolerate life and find relief when it's over, or you can choose to be happy and truly enjoy life and have something wonderful to look back on at the end of it. Know that you are truly blessed. Things may not be the best right now, but they won't be like that forever. In my opinion, you've only got one life to live, why waste it? Live with no regrets.

When I was 14, I lost one of my very best friends. As a newborn she had suffered a severe stroke that caused her to be partially paralyzed on one side of her body. She had a shunt in her brain to drain fluid into her stomach. She was the happiest and most upbeat person I have ever known in my life. I don't think I ever saw her cry, she always smiled. The weekend before she died we spent the afternoon together at her grandparents' and everyone in the house was so full of life and joy. None of us realized how our world would crash because by the next weekend we would be burying a 14 year old girl with her whole life ahead of her. During the night, at a church camp, her shunt malfunctioned and she stopped breathing. She never had a chance.

I say this to make you understand that, no life isn't always easy, fair, or happy, but it is life. It is an experience that you only get once. Live it to its very fullest, to your highest potential. And try your best to smile through the tears because there is always someone who has it worse, always someone who didn't wake up to see the day ahead, someone who does not know if or how they will make it to tomorrow.

*I know this may be a bit depressing, but this kind of topic makes me sad, so this is what ya get.*

I think that enjoying your life is all you can do so you better do it earlier rather than late. Time is going to go by either way. You're much better off finding some peace and happiness along the way than just "going through the motions."

Life is what you make it. Some people think life sucks and everybody and everything is a reason to be miserable. Some people think life is fantastic and rewarding. They're both right.

I've been going through a lot, and I was speaking to an older friend about life. I told him that I was going to really work on improving my self-esteem and sanity, in order to live a happier life because this life is worth living.

He said that life isn't worth it. He isn't a suicidal guy or anything, and he's fairly successful. He told me life is hard and that we should stay alive because that's the only choice we have, and we can TRY to make it tolerable, but really, in the end it's not all that great.

So, do you guys think life is "worth it?" I don't plan on killing myself, but I want to know that I'm not going to have to go through life simply struggling and trying to get by. Ideally I would like to hear that life isn't something we tolerate, but instead something we can enjoy (without doing any damage to our bodies and minds).

Do you guys enjoy life?

Yes. That's not to say there aren't times I don't question why things are the way they are, but overall I enjoy life.

My husband and I are separated, but "seeing each other". I always see the glass as half empty. He sees it as half full. He's a much happier person than I. In my opinion, my life is by far better than his (i.e. I don't live in a motel, I'm not broke 15 minutes after getting paid, etc.), but he's happier. He doesn't have a care in the world. I would love to have that carefree attitude, I just don't. I worry about everything. I definitely think it's worth living, but I am always waiting for the good, not so much enjoying life for what it is.

of course it is. My Mother, Father and son all died.I have good days and very ****ty days too but its up to ME to stay positave and be happy. Other people don't wana be around someone thats depressed all the time. Youve just gota laugh, love and keep learning!! ;-) Debs J

A coworker of mine from El Salvador told me a story about his grandfather that I will never forget. His grandfather was an indigenous Salvadorian who's own father and grandfather had both died around the age of 65. He assumed that it would go the same for him, and as he hit his mid-sixties had pretty much resigned himself to die. He sold his farm and property, etc. Basically just waited for the end. But he didn't die, he lived until he was 105. He outlived his first wife, married again, etc etc.

I don't ever want to check out before my time, and I mean mentally as well as physically. There are too many good things that can happen to you. Bad things will happen as well, but them's the breaks.