Why do people care about life so much?

I mean, why do people even care so much that they live long lives and amass as much wealth as they possibly can? I find it strange how people waste their day-to-day happiness for most of their lives, just for a few years at the end of their life to be proud of their accomplishments while they’re already sickly and old. The facts confuse me, and I was wondering if someone could enlighten me as to the “other side of the coin”.

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Answer #1

All I can do is speak for me..maybe it in part depends on how you were raised being a large part of happiness..I was saved at the age of 9..experienced His amazing grace and blessings in very tangible/real ways then and since..I’m not super-rich but indeed rich in many ways,thus for the majority of days/certainly not all..human with faults like anyone else, I am happy & really enjoying life..I think I might put as (maybe only a Christian can understand) I’m able to be at ease knowing I have been given the gift (offered to all) & have that blessed assurance….

Answer #2

because to feel proud of yourself is such a powerful and satisfying feeling that many will never get to reach. live is a gift, like if someone gives you a flower, yeah you have to take care of it to make sure it stays pretty but you enjoy seeing it so beautiful … lol make sense?

Answer #3

The get to look back on all they’ve done and see their accomplishments.

Answer #4

The get to look back on all they’ve done and see their accomplishments. They get to be proud of what they’ve done and they get a chance to share their wisdom with their children/grandchildren so that they can/may have easier lives. They can also live the last of their time in comfort and pass on their accumulated wealth to their descendants.

Answer #5

thanks for your response! I’m not religious at all, so that probably contributes a great deal to my views.

Answer #6

that makes sense, and it is an interesting viewpoint. Thanks for the response!

Answer #7

Ah, the descendants part is what I haven’t been thinking about. I’m almost sure, even at my age, that I don’t want children. Pride is the main thing that confuses me, though. It may be the inner sociopath speaking, but doesn’t pride just seems like an annoying blind spot?

Answer #8

Because you only life once… Its a gift we should all enjoy.,

Why do people care about life so much?

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