What is Important in Life?

[wtm78]

all of us are always busy with our daily chores.. our mad rush of life getting from one place to another, dealing with one project to another... many times we are so responsible in our work we neglected the people around us, we even neglected ourselves... their needs.. our needs...

 

but have anyone ever thought to yourself, by the end of the day, at your last breath on this earth, "what is the most important thing of your life?"

 

What is Important in Life?

 

what is your life priorities? are you spending the right amount of time on what matters the most? what are your dreams? what is the one thing you are called to do? what do you want to achieve before you can leave the earth saying i have been there?

 

is it to travel the world? raise a kid? marry someone? be a millionare? be the president? what is your life priorities?

 

lets discuss...

[lostandhurt]

Since I have spent the last 20 years devoted to my ex and since she betrayed me and our family I have given this very thing great thought as of late.

I lost who I was or who I wanted to be. There was no balance in my life. I gave and gave and became a machine to help others instead of helping myself. I have yet to find all my answers but the fact that I am now thinking along those lines makes me feel better about the second half of my life..........

 

 

lost

[wtm78]

Since I have spent the last 20 years devoted to my ex and since she betrayed me and our family I have given this very thing great thought as of late.

I lost who I was or who I wanted to be. There was no balance in my life. I gave and gave and became a machine to help others instead of helping myself. I have yet to find all my answers but the fact that I am now thinking along those lines makes me feel better about the second half of my life..........

 

 

lost

 

When things in your life seem almost to much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar......and the beer.

 

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes." The professor then produced two cans of beer from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. "Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things--your partner, your family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favorite passions, things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. "The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else, the small stuff. Now, If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house, and fix the disposal. "Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

 

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of beers."

[Daligal83]

wtm...I've heard that before but forgot about it. I absolutely love it. I'm going to email that to a friend of mine who has been very stressed lately.

 

I'd say my priorities are my family, friends, and myself. At the end of my life, I'd like to know that I've made a positive influence on those around me. That's really all I want. To have made even the smallest difference in someone's life. That's probably why I'm a social worker. I think I'm doing pretty well honestly. I see my friends and family all the time and I hope I do right by them. I definitely take care of myself (usually). I'm not perfect and I make mistakes, but I try my best to learn from them and I think that's what matters.

 

I really do try not to get caught up in the small stuff. I don't like drama. I don't let people take advantage of me. I think I have a good handle on prioritizing what's important and what's not most of the time.

[elizmdavis]

I really love your post about Mayonnaise and beer!!!!!

 

I have golf balls: family,friends, good health, religion and passions. My pebbles are my car and what few possesions I do have. But right now in life I am trying to figure out how to ignore the sand. Luckily its not so much that I cannot find one of my golf balls.

 

I think family, friends, good health and spirituality are important in life. They are LIFE SUPPORT for the soul. They are important to ones identity. What is life without knowing who you are?

[Daligal83]

OK I just realized something that I could really work on. I'm watching Little People Big World and in the show they just lost a very very close friend of theirs. They're talking about how you really need to appreciate the people in your life and not take them for granted. Kind of like the mayonnaise jar and the beer, the mother was saying that it doesn't matter if you have a messy house. If you have a chance to spend time with someone, get to know someone, or help someone, that's so much better.

 

I could definitely let my loved ones know I appreciate them more. My parents, my sister, my friends. I could do more of those little things, like sending cards or whatnot. I help them out when they need it of course, but I feel like I need to do more spur of the moment things. Like one of the last times I was home I went out to lunch with my parents. I grabbed the bill and paid and they really appreciate it. My dad didn't want me to do it though, it was kind of funny. But I just need to do more little things like that (not necessarily in a materialistic way) to let people know I care.

[COtuner]

Friends, because I spent so much of my life alone. My performance at work and being satisfied with what I do and how well I do it. My mom. The few material goods I value because of their personal meaning and emotions to me not their monetary value (my cars, some special books, a couple other items).

 

I would like to have a really good relationship with a person who is similar to me in values, interests, and so forth. I would like to make enough money to pay off my debts and own a small ranch with a couple horses and raise buffalo.

 

And my dream would be to never have to feel anxious or stressed again because I'm in a good place in my life and I've fixed my bad habits and eliminated bad things from my life.

[CaptainPlanet]

Money and power. The other stuff is enjoyable too but generally stems from the first two.

 

Unless you want to be a Scientist or a Musician or something.

[pianoguy]

Good answer, but I think food is the most important thing. Without food, you die, so you can't even have money and power.

[waveseer]

The most important thing in my life is how I treat people, including myself.

[elizmdavis]

The most important thing in my life is how I treat people, including myself.

 

Here! Here!

[lost1607307474]

Sometimes I think I get too caught up in things I forget what is really important in my life. A lot of the time I get caught up in work and really stressed out about it, but then I have to remember that I work to live, not live to work. The most important things in my life at the moment are the happiness and health of myself, my partner, and my family.

[COtuner]

Sometimes I think I get too caught up in things I forget what is really important in my life. A lot of the time I get caught up in work and really stressed out about it, but then I have to remember that I work to live, not live to work. The most important things in my life at the moment are the happiness and health of myself, my partner, and my family.

 

Work is all I have so I guess I live to work (plus I used to really love what I do)

[fleck1234]

Spending time with my kids and showing them how much I love them is very important in my life. My family and friends are very important to me as well. When my life is over I want to be remembered as a great father, son, brother and friend. Those are so much more important to me than how much money I have or how much stuff I have.

[gracerules2008]

My relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ is the most important thing in my life. Food, water, shelter, masturbation, friends, good running car, etc. are also important.

 

As far as having a significant other? It's really becoming less of an important issue as time goes on. As a matter of fact I'm starting to like being single because of the incredible freedom I have to do whatever I want.

 

I'm no longer under a woman's jurisdiction to fulfill her expectations of me. Do I get lonely sometimes? yes but it's becoming less often. I'm willing to take the bad with the good that comes with being single. You have to take the bad with the good with any path you choose in life.

[CaptainPlanet]

I think what is important is not to be at the bottom of the heir achy. To be able to have sex. To have a nice job. To have as many things that people above you take for granted.

 

Life can also be important in regards to knowledge and a passion you might have. That is part of the first bit though.

[Shyguy24]

Good will towards my fellow human being and improve myself to a higher degree of appreciation for my surroundings.

 

I feel we as a race are getting to materialistic, and forgetting the bigger picture of preserving our planet and progressing as a race.

 

I always feel this planet is my home and we are making quite a mess of it. I am happy in life , have a job , great family , enough money , but i feel that i should spend more time for general goodwil of this planet.

[hmdreamer7]

I used to make my day-to-day activities so important, and I ended up having more anxiety and being more worried over time. But, I've worked my way out of that. The most important things in life to me are happiness and security.

[sidehop]

What's important in my life is my family and things that make them and myself happy. It's a challenge everyday raising kids, keeping a romantic & healthy relationship with my g/f while sustaining some level of sanity and happiness on my own part

[hey jo]

My spirituality comes first before anything else. But really when I think about it, when I improve in that particular aspect, everything else follows - my relationship with myself, my family, and other people, my health, my work ethics, pretty much everything.

[arnoldlayne]

one word...

 

 

Love.

[Poppies]

Peace of mind - that's what I'd like for the new year. For my life to feel more settled and secure so that my mind can be peaceful. That is the most important thing for me now.

[Yackstovic]

Sushi and the internet. The internet is the most powerful research tool ever made. It allows users to unlock extremely relevant information!

[Jeremiah Johnson]

Mongol General: What is best in life?

Conan: To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

[thejigsup]

I love the people in my life, but without my career, my life would be meaningless. I'm sort of a wet blanket, but my job is the most important thing in my life next to my son and my pets. Well, maybe equal to them. My job is what keeps me interested in life.