Everybody is trying to make their life as meaningful as possible like a mark before their last breath in this world. Since we all know that we will die some day, people are trying many different kinds of ways to make their life meaningful before they leave. Although nothing really has a meaning in this society, people give it to them. Therefore, varies of people live their life differently based on how they are shaped since they are a baby. However, I personally have some ideas about how to have a good and meaningful life, too. One similarity between my ideas and others' ideas is that they all are from the dominant culture. These dominant cultures could be corporate, folk, or other large subculture.
My ideas about the good life are to overcome obstacles and to become better. Having a good life does not mean it has to be happy although a lot of people think that life has to be happy in order to have a good and meaningful life. But for me, I think that life does not have to be happy and it is not a "must" or a "necessary criteria" to meet in our life. Since everybody got influenced by the dominant culture, people tempted to limit themselves to do certain things. One of the biggest dominant cultures is the corporate message from the media. A lot of the music videos, movies, advertisement, and etc. are telling people what to do in order to have a good life like a boss. Then a lot of people follow these messages without any force to live their life like a "slave" for their own life. Because of the majority are following it, people become a follower in the society to do what others do to get accepted in the society. Meanwhile, people begin to limit themselves to do certain things. Perhaps some people think to be a certain character will be acceptable in the society, but since it is not trendy from the majority, they limit themselves to be that certain character.
My ideas about the good life are to overcome obstacles and to become better. Having a good life does not mean it has to be happy although a lot of people think that life has to be happy in order to have a good and meaningful life. But for me, I think that life does not have to be happy and it is not a "must" or a "necessary criteria" to meet in our life. Since everybody got influenced by the dominant culture, people tempted to limit themselves to do certain things. One of the biggest dominant cultures is the corporate message from the media. A lot of the music videos, movies, advertisement, and etc. are telling people what to do in order to have a good life like a boss. Then a lot of people follow these messages without any force to live their life like a "slave" for their own life. Because of the majority are following it, people become a follower in the society to do what others do to get accepted in the society. Meanwhile, people begin to limit themselves to do certain things. Perhaps some people think to be a certain character will be acceptable in the society, but since it is not trendy from the majority, they limit themselves to be that certain character.
A lot of people think that overcoming obstacles and self improvement is a difficult experience in their life and they tempt to go away with it. Differently, for me, overcoming obstacles and improving myself are one of the biggest things that I like to do in order to make my life meaningful. I deeply believe that happy or joys are from overcoming difficulties. It is like one hand can't clap by itself unless it hits the other. In order to live a good meaningful life is to overcome those obstacles that prevent us to meet our desire. Once people get what they want, immediately, people will be happy. At the same time, you feel like you accomplish something new in your life that challenges you once in your life journey. In other words, happy comes from unhappiness and sadness leads to happiness. Therefore, life does not have to be "always" happy in order to have a good life. Obstacles and sadness are definitely part of our life that we need. In addition, when people accomplish something/overcoming obstacles, they improve themselves immediately and they create a mark in their life. I believe that most of the people are doing the same thing as I did, and the majority of people's meaningful memories are from experiencing new things and overcoming obstacles that makes their life happy.
*Other People's Ideas I
*Other People's Ideas II
*Definition of Corporate Culture, Folk Culture, and Other Large Culture.
*Examples of … (Dominant/Marginal/Prohibited)
*Music Video I (Corporate Culture & Messages)
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*Music Video II(Corporate Culture & Messages)
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*Films/Movies (Corporate Culture & Messages)
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*Conclusion
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