Another year, what's the point?

**Mossfan8480** · 01-08-2009, 02:38 AM

Re: Another year, what's the point?

Originally posted by Bornindamecca

Because I feel divinity in function, and I don't mean that in a religious way.

Interesting. When you use the word function, is your meaning action, the process of doing?

**Bornindamecca** · 01-08-2009, 03:02 AM

Re: Another year, what's the point?

Originally posted by Mossfan8480

Interesting. When you use the word function, is your meaning action, the process of doing?

I mean the active role of the puzzle piece. I say active because the role of the puzzle piece must be "played". So it's not an abstract doing, or acting that can be applied to anything, but action is required to fulfill the requirements of function. The function is the end destination of the design. A gear is not a gear until it turns inside of the clock. Until then, it's just an oddly shaped piece of metal that fails to fulfill its own description.

**Mossfan8480** · 01-08-2009, 04:14 PM

Re: Another year, what's the point?

Originally posted by Bornindamecca

I mean the active role of the puzzle piece. I say active because the role of the puzzle piece must be "played". So it's not an abstract doing, or acting that can be applied to anything, but action is required to fulfill the requirements of function. The function is the end destination of the design. A gear is not a gear until it turns inside of the clock. Until then, it's just an oddly shaped piece of metal that fails to fulfill its own description.

And if I may ask, what is your function?

**fistofrage** · 01-08-2009, 04:45 PM

Re: Another year, what's the point?

Originally posted by Mossfan8480

And if I may ask, what is your function?

I think thats what most people are trying to figure it. Its a good analogy though. A gear is just an oddly shaped piece of metal until its properly placed inside of a clock. I would imagine the same can hold true for humans.

**Bornindamecca** · 01-08-2009, 05:34 PM

Re: Another year, what's the point?

Originally posted by fistofrage

I think thats what most people are trying to figure it. Its a good analogy though. A gear is just an oddly shaped piece of metal until its properly placed inside of a clock. I would imagine the same can hold true for humans.

What this man said. The best clue to finding our function is to use all of our available parts and interlock them with the working machine(universe) around us. History and the work of brilliant men has shown that the more we study our parts, the more we are surprised with how we connect to the machine.

**Mossfan8480** · 01-08-2009, 05:57 PM

Re: Another year, what's the point?

Originally posted by Bornindamecca

What this man said. The best clue to finding our function is to use all of our available parts and interlock them with the working machine(universe) around us. History and the work of brilliant men has shown that the more we study our parts, the more we are surprised with how we connect to the machine.

Mecca, I see truth in what you are saying. Understanding oneself, not in a superficial sense, but observing ourselves in life, our thoughts, our feelings, our relationships to everything, is similar to your idea of "study(ing) all our parts."

Once we have become aware of "all our parts," of our thoughts, our feelings, our essence, we can use this understanding to coexist with the universe, or as you phrase is, "how we connect to the machine."

You appear to be working from a scientific mindset, which is why you compare the universe to a machine. It is beautiful in the sense that you are looking at the same specimen, as I and many others, but with a different lens.

A machine is dull, repetitive, absent of that essence of life, that is why I would not use such a comparison for the universe and beings. But if it is working for you, helping you understand yourself and the world we live in, that is fantastic!

**Bornindamecca** · 01-08-2009, 10:02 PM

Re: Another year, what's the point?

Originally posted by Mossfan8480

A machine is dull, repetitive, absent of that essence of life, that is why I would not use such a comparison for the universe and beings. But if it is working for you, helping you understand yourself and the world we live in, that is fantastic!

I think we see where each other are coming from. I use the machine metaphor because of its simplicity and colloquialism. If I were to really paint a picture of how I view the interactions of the universe, I think the verbage would take too far of a detour from the conversation we're having, and some people might focus on the language of the point, rather than the point itself.

The machine metaphor also serves to prevent abstraction from interfering with the definition of function.

**JTRaines92** · 05-10-2009, 09:44 PM

Re: Another year, what's the point?

OMG, I think "What is the point of life" several times a day and I am only 16 years old.

**Buckeyes_Doc** · 05-10-2009, 10:05 PM

Re: Another year, what's the point?

Originally posted by JTRaines92

OMG, I think "What is the point of life" several times a day and I am only 16 years old.

LOL just focus on girls and not having any responsibility right now man.

**matt8204** · 05-10-2009, 10:17 PM

Re: Another year, what's the point?

All I can do is repeat the quote Ryan Reynolds' character used in Van Wilder:

Don't take life too seriously; you'll never make it out alive.

I learned this one the hard way. For too long, I took too many things to heart when I shouldn't have any it prevented me from truly enjoying life and walking around with a smile on my face.

Bottom line; have fun, enjoy yourself and make the best of the time you have here. Leave a mark.

DC · 05-11-2009, 03:37 PM

Re: Another year, what's the point?

Born you have to be high man.......

**MC Fatigue** · 05-11-2009, 04:52 PM

Re: Another year, what's the point?

Originally posted by ODogg

Ok, first of all, before anyone gets this in their stupid heads, I am not suicidal. Thank you for getting that out of the way. With that being said, I ask all of you what you believe the point of this past year is and how will that affect this upcoming year, if anything. I don't know if it's my age or just my overall point in life but I can't help but wonder what is the point of life?

I made a post before and got a bunch of "well it's about family" which makes no sense because if you made a toy and it's point was to make another toy, well at some point you have to ask why the toy keeps making another toy. Sorry but life is NOT about family and it's not about making more babies.

So consider this your cynical challenge...why are we alive for another year? And no one please misunderstand me, I appreciate life and am not some Emo kid. I just am trying to understand why we are here and so far, have yet to find a legitimate answer.

Honestly - I don't believe we're here for a reason; we're here because a man and a woman got horny and decided to do it - and that's about it. Life is what you make of it - if you want there to be a reason, make one up - but I really don't believe there's some grand reason for life, it just is.

**Cane_Mutiny** · 05-11-2009, 06:40 PM

Re: Another year, what's the point?

Originally posted by Timmay

Honestly - I don't believe we're here for a reason; we're here because a man and a woman got horny and decided to do it - and that's about it. Life is what you make of it - if you want there to be a reason, make one up - but I really don't believe there's some grand reason for life, it just is.

I agree - everyone should come up with their own damn meaning and quit asking us what we think it is!

55 · 05-12-2009, 02:01 AM

Re: Another year, what's the point?

Originally posted by jake44np

I was put here to be a great father and take care of my daughter.

What about twenty years from now when she gets married and moves away to another state and starts her own life and never calls or visits? What will be your purpose then? I'm not trying to be a downer, I'm just saying that it is a possibility. I call my mother perhaps 2-3 times a year (didn't even call on Mother's Day yesterday) and don't really have any emotional attachment to anyone else in my family either. People can grow apart, blood related or not.

I'm anti-procreation myself. I live my life for me and nobody else. I love being able to drop everything and take impromptu road trips for days or even weeks at a time. There are too many people on this planet as it is (but that's for another thread altogether) and I enjoy the fact that the only person I am responsible for in this word is myself. I even got the vasectomy to prove my loyalty to the cause! :wink:

Having said that, the meaning of life to me is my art. I've been a musician for more than a decade and can't really see ever doing anything else. I already have two albums out so even if I died tomorrow, my music would live forever.

**stewaat** · 05-12-2009, 06:43 AM

Re: Another year, what's the point?

Some would see that as selfish, I see it as acceptable.

They call it your life cuz it's yours to live

I think you're good as long as you don't interfere with the happiness as others

That's just my take

Another year, what's the point?

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