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Originally Posted by fresnelly
Do you know any religious leaders who you could talk to about this? The dedicated lifestyle you're talking about is key to all from Buddhism to Zionism.
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I was wondering about this. Thanks for the suggestion - I'll take a look at some of those.
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Originally Posted by Manic_Skafe
What leads you to the conclusion that the tasks you've mentioned are of no real value?
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Surely, the value depends on what one's goals are. If you are comfortable with watching sports and making them a big part of your life, then that's fine. The concern is that they in themselves are a competition of no real end value aside from being considered the victor of a game. It seems a bit trivial, and I'm one who is an avid sports fan. It's starting to make me wonder if I should support them anymore.
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Originally Posted by Xerxys
These things dalnet22 are buy no means fun. They affect people in emotional ways only the ones who do it can only understand. What do you think doctors feel when they make a curious and hard to catch diagnosis and cure it??? Now imagine what they feel when they loose a patient!!! See what I mean. REALL challenges can not be fun at all for that reason.
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I can understand what you're saying about it not being fun. Beer, however, is also considered an acquired taste. Many people dislike it at first, but after take the time to appreciate it, they being to tolerate it. Part of this is because they physically get used to the taste; another part is because of the positives attributed to it. It may taste bad, but memories and experiences with friends can make it taste better.
This same idea can be applied to difficult tasks like a doctor saving a patient. I know a surgeon who told me that it always hurts to lose a patient. But he enjoys his job and has learned to accept the losses. Is this much different from adjusting to beer? Obviously, drinking a beer is a bit different from losing a life, but hopefully you see what I'm getting at.
The difficult things can become more fun with some appreciation and a change in values. I used to hate math because it was hard. Today, I love it because of the same reason. What changed is I now understand the benefits of mathematics, and I enjoy the challenge. To say certain things are not fun is not a universal label.
We value the hard work athletes put into obtaining a medal. Why don't we equally value the hard work we could put into improving the world? What's the difference?