Meaning Or Pleasure

[nailit]

What gives your life more 'juice'?
Been reading some philosophical type stuff recently and just doing a straw survey here.
What gives your life its energy? Is it pursuing a hedonistic type of existence or is it seeking out a more meaningful lifestyle?
Does it change as you get older?

I know that when I was younger, pleasure was everything (sex, drink/drugs experiences etc) Now I'm older, having some kind of meaning to the things I do seems so much more important.

Thanks.

[murraymints]

the ability to pay my bills, put food on table..keep a nice home and garden ..and jimjams in front of telly !!

[Tilly2]

Doing something purposeful and having something purposeful to do tomorrow.

[-SharonA-]

I think you need a bit of both. Pleasures make your life happy and having meaning gives your life a sense of purpose.

[pixie374]

Yes...half and half :-)

[Tilly2]

Doing something and completing it, gives me pleasure.

I would be very unhappy just mooching around.

[pixie374]

I'm trying to work out if meaning and pleasure are actually the same thing. I think they probably are.

[nailit]

thanks for very quick replies,
//I'm trying to work out if meaning and pleasure are actually the same thing. I think they probably are.//
They deffinetly arnt Pixie...

[pixie374]

Which aren't?

[nailit]

meaning and pleasure Pixie

[pixie374]

Sorry... I meant which ones are you thinking of. Even the experimenting had some meaning for you at the time?

[Tilly2]

Come on, Nailit. Explain the difference then.

Words of no more that four syllables please.......

[-SharonA-]

Meaning, again in my opinion does not always bring pleasure.

[pixie374]

Something that matters to you, but brings no pleasure? I think I'm not getting this....x

[nailit]

//Mark as Best Answer
Come on, Nailit. Explain the difference then.

Words of no more that four syllables please.......///


Hey, stop ganging up on me

[Mamyalynne]

But surely these things are fluid and flexible - you may partake of something meaningful one day and gain great pleasure by it, then another day find it irksome and tedious.

[-SharonA-]

Meaning : I've been meaning to hoover up.
This meaning brings no pleasure to me, but might to somebody else..

[frugalfred]

A decent occupational pension, a decent State Pension, no mortgage (paid off) - I can afford a few luxuries, and there is no pressure on my time. Leisurely breakfast, top up the bird feeders, walk the dog, run the vacuum over (orders from OH), do a bit of gardening, gossip with the neighbours. Nirvana!

[Tilly2]

Explain it to us then, or we will gang up on you. ☺

[nailit]

its not a difficult question.