Question

[covert_exotic]

If are living, in such a way that.. no one could do anything to really, severly hurt you... are you living to the fullest extent

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[ilikerainydays]

I guess it depends on what your definition of the "fullest extent" is. To me, living to the fullest extend means taking risks, whether physical or emotional. If no one could hurt you, then it's pretty much impossible.

[prominent2k4]

If (you?) are living, in such a way that.. no one could do anything to really, severly hurt you... are you living to the fullest extent

[prominent2k4]

I so wasn't listening to the paper bag theme from american beauty while typing this.

[grumpybear354]

*whisper whisper* her name is Megan... I am Erin. :-P

[_yeahok_]

Part of living is learning. If no one could do anything to alter who I was, then I'd be missing a part of living. Aaaaaand, being deprived of something isn't living life to the fullest.

Unless the rest of the world was the same way... then I guess I would be... because that was how to world worked.

That's a Toughie . . .

[bluebomber1287]

That is by far one of the hardest questions I've ever been asked. I really don't think there is a clear answer. On the one hand, instinct says "yes."

And I think instinct is right. To live life to its fullest, or to at least live in general, is to take a risk. To go outside is to risk, however minutely, the chance of death. To wake up every morning is the same.

And if you truly cannot be hurt by anybody, then you cannot truly love anybody either. Because no matter what the people who hate us might do to us, the real pain is caused by those we love. I may be a hopeless romantic, but I think most would agree that rejection by a friend would hurt more than some idiot you don't know punching you in a face.

So I guess, in the end, I think that no, you aren't really living if you're not in a position to be hurt by anybody. Because in love and life you need to put yourself out there, one way or another.

[konstantine_x]

I think you need to get hurt.. in friendship, love, families, or whatever other relationship you might have. Of course, nobody likes it, but that's how you grow as a person.

The high school years SUCK because we're all growing up, and growing up involves getting hurt sometimes. We've all been hurt before, and that's what makes us who we are today.

For example, I used to have a pretty bad habit of getting angry at the wrong people, and it wasn't until I was given a really harsh reality slap that I learned to control that problem. Even though it hurts, people need reality slaps sometimes.

Even in a situation where someone honestly thinks they haven't done anything to deserve the pain they get, they learn something about the person(s) who hurt them.

I think that most people take pain and convert it into knowledge and strength, and without those things you can't live life to the fullest extent.

my applaud

[shinganami]

My applaud to all of you, but I think Im going to be my usual self and contradict. Living is simply how you percive, true living is living the life which you preceive to be what you want. If your desire is the saftey of not being in a possition to be harmed, then you are truely living. For most humans, being in a position where you cannot be severely harmed means not taking a risk, this is not altogether true. What we see as risks and harm now will certainly not be later, thus showing a change in perception. As of now, perhaps risks are a nessessity of learning and growth, but at some point your not going to need to take risks anymore, what is truely living will be a safe place, where you cant be severely harmed. The fact of the matter is true joy can come from the simplest of situations... including watching something like a snowfall. No risk in watching the snow falling, but for some reason it can truely bring out happiness.