What's important to you?

[Exlon 165]

I was kind of wondering about this just now..I've been following Humans of New York lately, and it's this page by this guy who goes around New York City taking pictures of people and asking them about their lives. I think what he does is really cool, because he gives people a picture of what other people's lives are like without judging them, so we can try to understand each other more even if we might not agree with each other.

 

So, I just kind of wanted to create this thread to give people an opportunity to open up about themselves, if they feel like it. What's most important to you? I mean, that's the kind of question KH asks a lot, isn't it? So what do you really care about in real life? What matters to you?

[Yuya Sakaki 5,212]

Wow... That's a toughie... Gimme a sec to think about it and I'll get back to you.

 

Peace!

[Forever 3,550]

Hmmm.....well Kingdom Hearts usually puts friends first, but for me, that must come second. Family, and then Friendship. Before I even had friends, my family was all that I had. ..

[HarLea Quinn 26,501]

Being a good person and having honor and integrity.

[Psychic_Ketchup 367]

I try to live by something like: "We're not on this planet for a long time, so let's try to be nice to each other". When I'm old and I look back and I don't totally hate what I've done, I'll be happy. So I guess happiness is most important to me.

[Yuya Sakaki 5,212]

Okay, I've found my answer.

 

We all usually say that we want to be good and successful... But what does that really mean to us? We all come from different backgrounds, have individual belief systems and have our own way of life. I think what it means to be good depends on one's individual circumstances. For instance, I am a proud believer of the Islamic religion and I feel it is my duty to make our kind shine to the rest of the world and break those stereotypes about us (Muslims are terrorists, etc) Now, I don't care what people think about me, but I think it's important that I show that we can be good people. I feel like an ambassador of my faith and if I deface that, people's views might become even worse than they are now. Especially now since I'm out of high school and pretty much in the real world, first impressions really matter out here. This isn't for myself, it's for the sake of our faith.

 

So... I guess it's to be a good Muslim.

 

If you read this, thanks heaps!

 

Peace!

Edited March 23, 2015 by RoxasKoala

[Shuy 110]

Family, friends but those are too obvious that are kind of boring.

 

Instead Ill go with love. Whenever I love someone, I give all of myself to make that person happy, her happines comes even before my own.

 

What is important is also having a moral integrity, not lose your true self for anything.

[Ceriraye 485]

My cell phone. And my mom.

[Josuke Higashikata 2,141]

What's important to me?

 

My family, my friends, and the one who I love so very much.

 

My family, for I am very close to them, and I know I can turn to them.

 

My friends, for always being there for me, for helping me through my problems, and for teaching me so many things.

 

The one I love... for being the only person I have ever met who has managed to make me happy. For loving me just as much I love him. For being someone I truly truly care about.

[Javelin434 3,164]

Family, education, money, friends...

 

If I was younger, it would be: Family, honor, integrity, friends. But yeah, life kinda screws you up that way.

[Weedanort 8,786]

Family, friends, being happy, among others

[Exlon 165]

For me, personally, I have a hard time deciding what's important to me. I can think of things that will always be there, but it gets confusing when emotions get in the way and you worry that you're making something more important to you than it should be. My faith is really important to me, but keeping thoughts and actions consistent with it is difficult, also because you can never be perfect. Of course, it's always better to try than to throw your hands up in the air and say "Screw it," it's just difficult when you're feeling sad, or angry, or reckless. I have to remember that things I do matter, and even when I feel like something is justified, that doesn't always make it okay. For me though, if I do something wrong, I think it's better to admit it instead of pretending it wasn't really wrong.

 

So, among other things, one thing really important to me is honesty. I care about truth, because even when it's something you don't want to hear, the truth is real and you can't change it regardless of how you like it. I would rather know than be oblivious. I also feel like I shouldn't give people a reason to distrust me--there's enough confusion and deception in this world without more people adding to it. Though I wouldn't call myself a good person by any stretch of the imagination, I care about protecting the vulnerable and the hurting. I hope to go to grad school and study and train in counseling, and I'd really like to work with sex trafficking victims someday. I know I'm a judgmental and critical person, but all that kind of goes away when I'm faced with a person who is trapped in a negative kind of life they don't want to be in. I don't feel sorry for someone who chooses a bad way of life and revels in it, but if people didn't choose or don't want to live the way they're living, then I will be glad to help.