What is a Good Life?

Ever since the creation of man, people have always been looking for ways to understand what a good life is. I am not trying to moralize here, neither am I trying to be philosophical about anything. All I am saying is this: many of us still don’t see any reason why despite all that you have, you still don’t seem to enjoy life. You probably thought that once you’ve found a new car, once you’ve landed that job or once you got married, then you realized that all those thing do not constitute a good life. So what exactly is a good life? Well I can’t tell you – it is something that you have to find in yourself. It is you to determine what a good life is, and not people around you or things around you. It is not those people who, with logs in their eyes, try to remove the speck in yours. But I will only tell you what applies to me and from this, you may learn about yourself too.

1. Are you living your purpose?

This is a question that you need to ask yourself if you are to know whether you are living a good life. Each one of us has a specific role to play in this world. However, many people still feel as if they really have nothing to do except to merely exist. In order to fully enjoy the benefits of the life that we have, we must strive to know what our purpose is. What are you doing in this world that if you were to miss out for a day or two, people will feel that they are lacking something?

2. Are you getting the best out of it

One of the many reasons that people feel they are not living a good life is when they feel that they are not doing the best they can, and that a lot of opportunities are being wasted on things that have little value. Don’t be the person who is not sure about what to do. Once you have found your purpose, work on it like you will never work again.

3. Do you enjoy what you are doing?

That is another thing. There are many people who feel that what they do in their day to day live is really sucking up the life they have. This is what is commonly referred to as the golden shackles. You have a job or trade that that pays you a lot of money, but you still live like a prisoner. Well, that is not a good life. A good life is where you are satisfied with the life you are living.

The concept of a good life is as varied as it is obvious. It is a simple thing, yet with great implications. Different people may try to defend themselves so that they may look like they are really having a nice time. Well, the question is; are you living a good life?