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Anyone crack any of their life ambitions?
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I think a lot of people are posting general "achievements" rather than life ambitions. A life ambition, to me, implies that it has been a long term goal and something not ordinarily achievable for you personally.
Does, getting a degree, a job and a house and driving really count as "life ambitions" these days? Don't mean to put anyone down, just seems like these kinds of things are means to an end. I mean what have you really achieved by doing any of them?
Degree: you can attend classes and remember things you've had four years to learn.
Job: You can not be a drain on society.
House: You don't have to deal with a landlord.
Car: You can get to the 24 hour Tesco whenever you like.
I have yet to complete several of these rather mundane achievements. Surely you've got more exciting things you'd like to do
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I think a lot of people are posting general "achievements" rather than life ambitions. A life ambition, to me, implies that it has been a long term goal and something not ordinarily achievable for you personally.
Does, getting a degree, a job and a house and driving really count as "life ambitions" these days? Don't mean to put anyone down, just seems like these kinds of things are means to an end. I mean what have you really achieved by doing any of them?
Degree: you can attend classes and remember things you've had four years to learn.
Job: You can not be a drain on society.
House: You don't have to deal with a landlord.
Car: You can get to the 24 hour Tesco whenever you like.
I have yet to complete several of these rather mundane achievements. Surely you've got more exciting things you'd like to do
I guess some people have simple requirements in life. It doesn't mean that when they were young that they didn't draw up this picturesque view of their future which revolved around some attainable goals. They would still be considered ambitions.
Like, what is easier - Jumping out of a plane or spending 5 - 6 years gaining their masters? It would depend on the person. Some people would have no problem in jumping out of a plane.
It all depends on the person. Ambitions don't have to include crazy and wild things, just something that involves a little effort in attaining. For me, a black belt in judo, fluency in irish and a phd are not going to be easy to attain. In the same respect, visiting countries around the world that are seldom visited would be a refreshing and memorable part of my life, which is no doubt an ambition.0 -
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I think a lot of people are posting general "achievements" rather than life ambitions. A life ambition, to me, implies that it has been a long term goal and something not ordinarily achievable for you personally.
Does, getting a degree, a job and a house and driving really count as "life ambitions" these days? Don't mean to put anyone down, just seems like these kinds of things are means to an end. I mean what have you really achieved by doing any of them?
Degree: you can attend classes and remember things you've had four years to learn.
Job: You can not be a drain on society.
House: You don't have to deal with a landlord.
Car: You can get to the 24 hour Tesco whenever you like.
I have yet to complete several of these rather mundane achievements. Surely you've got more exciting things you'd like to do
Mee-ow!:p
You'd want to be careful not to offend people there. To some, things like a car, house, job may seem 'mundane' ambitions but to many they genuinely are ambitions so why should you belittle that?!
Not starting something, just pointing out!;)0 -
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Cool! High-five!We have extremely similar goals!
Now, a/s/l ?
Does, getting a degree, a job and a house and driving really count as "life ambitions" these days?
I was the first person in my family to go to University (never mind actually get a degree), it was a real life-goal for me. As a child of the late-70's and early 80's whose parents worked damn hard and yet still couldn't afford to pay the milk man some weeks, yes I consider it a life goal and achievement.
Back then I thought I'd be straight into the workforce after school just to support my family. Instead I was lucky enough to get the chance to go to Uni. Life wasn't always as rosy as it has been in Ireland for the past 15 years or so! 0 -
People are very easily offended, I've given up trying not to offend them and have just stopped trying to deliberately antagonize them. Doesn't make a blind bit of difference thoughYou'd want to be careful not to offend people there.
I just think, you know, there are more important things in life. If you don't agree, that's fine, you're free to ignore my opinion. It is, after all, just an opinion.To some, things like a car, house, job may seem 'mundane' ambitions but to many they genuinely are ambitions so why should you belittle that?!
If you feel belittled, or offended by that, then you might want to examine why you're offended by it. If you have complete confidence in your life goals/ambitions, surely one little post from someone who clearly doesn't know what they're talking about shouldn't faze you. Right?
(Disclosure: I am sorta stirring the pot now by the way, don't fall into the trap of being antagonized)I was the first person in my family to go to University (never mind actually get a degree), it was a real life-goal for me. As a child of the late-70's and early 80's whose parents worked damn hard and yet still couldn't afford to pay the milk man some weeks, yes I consider it a life goal and achievement.
Back then I thought I'd be straight into the workforce after school just to support my family. Instead I was lucky enough to get the chance to go to Uni. Life wasn't always as rosy as it has been in Ireland for the past 15 years or so!
This makes sense to me, I sometimes forget that I am quite a bit below the average age of most boardsies 0 -
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To some people they ARE the important things in life!:rolleyes:I just think, you know, there are more important things in life. If you don't agree, that's fine, you're free to ignore my opinion. It is, after all, just an opinion.
Woah they horses Mr sh1t-stirrer, I never said I was offended, not everyone has things handed to them or have the opportunity to dream big and I don't think it's very nice to have someone come along and refer to things that they've taken in pride in achieving as 'very mundane', that is all.If you feel belittled, or offended by that, then you might want to examine why you're offended by it. If you have complete confidence in your life goals/ambitions, surely one little post from someone who clearly doesn't know what they're talking about shouldn't faze you. Right?
(Disclosure: I am sorta stirring the pot now by the way, don't fall into the trap of being antagonized)
Could be the reason so, ah to be young and innocent...This makes sense to me, I sometimes forget that I am quite a bit below the average age of most boardsies0 -
Done:
Play basketball for my country (U16)
Win an All-Ireland medal playing the above sport * 3
Get paid to play computer games
Get a qualification (of some sort - you can find anything on the interweb these days :pac:)
Find someone of the opposite sex that understands me
To do:
Have the balls to go the top of the Eiffel Tower, tried once and bottled it. (might seem like an easy thing to do but I'm terrified of heights)
Be financially comfortable (hopefully in the next year)
Go on a road trip to the Nurburgring race track and run a few laps. Maybe get a "taxi" (BMW M5) around it.
Complete a triathlon0 -
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Achieved
Left home area (small rural fishing/farming area in NE Scotland)(Ambition when I was a kid-despised the place then, and still do now)
See my sisters do really well for themselves (and they have - they're great!)
Treat people as well as I can, whenever I can (Ongoing!)
Yet to do :cool:
Learn conversational Irish
Learn to play guitar to fairly OK level
Become very good in French+Spanish
Skydiving/base jumping
Wakeboarding
Travel Eastern Europe
Get into a life-or-death firefight (and surviving it!)
Will never happen :mad:
Play football for Aberdeen FC (damn my lack of skill/recurring injuries)
Become an International Rock Star/God0 -
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