Discussion of the Week:'Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans.'

[claire]

Dear all,

What does this quotation mean to you?

'Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans.'

Guess who said it?
John Lennon,the English singer and songwriter(1940-1980)

How about another 4 questions:

1 How many jobs do you expect to have in your life?
1-3 4-7 8 or more

2 In 15 years' time,do you expect to be working more or less than
now?

3 At what age do you expect to stop working?
55 65 75

4 Do you see yourself as somebody who is spontaneous and live for the
moment or who thinks and plans for the future?

Please reply to as many as you like,no pressure whatsoever!;)

Thanks in advance and good day!
Best regards,

Claire

[Rafael Oshiro]

Hi Claire!!

This quotation is suitable for our daily and busy days we are used to live. I completely agree with that, even though I forget about live the life very often, because I'm worried about my job or other problems. I believe this is the culture of ocidental countries, give much effort to work and let our lives in second plan.

Now, replying your questions:

#1. How many jobs do you expect to have in your life?
In my area, it's quite usual to exchange jobs/companies. So I expect to have 8 or more jobs in my life.

#2. In 15 years' time,do you expect to be working more or less than now?
I strongly expect I'll be working less than today.

#3.At what age do you expect to stop working?
I'm still in doubt about that, it's really hard to say at what age I expect to stop working. I plan to stop working at 60 or before. Not much before, because working is good for our mind as well. This may be a good age to take a rest and enjoy even more the life.

#4. Do you see yourself as somebody who is spontaneous and live for the

moment or who thinks and plans for the future?

I see myself as a person who always make plans for the future.

Good day for all
Oshiro

[Briana]

Hi Claire,

Here are my answers :

1) How many jobs do you expect to have in your life?

1-3 4-7 8 or more

Answer : I had a job which I left. No jobs anymore! I want to start a
business or a 'profession without a boss' instead.

2) In 15 years' time,do you expect to be working more or less than
now?
Answer : More ....

3) At what age do you expect to stop working?
55 65 75
Answer : I expect to die with my boots on ..

4) Do you see yourself as somebody who is spontaneous and live for the

moment or who thinks and plans for the future?

Answer : You are right! I am not someone who lives in the past and
future ....
Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you
live.


"Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death”
- Albert Einstein

“Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.”
- James Dean

Good day to you all!
briana

[Charles]

life is what happens to you when you're making another plans.

I don't agree that

Making plan is Idealism.We make plan to chase our dream.For example,I
made plans to go college when I am a little boy because that I want to
work in a big city.

Enjoy what we have is reality.People cherish what they have and don't
consider future too much.

[Daniel Santos]

Hi everyone!

This quotation means that we have to figure out a way to look after our self, I mean we have to think about our lifes as a plan too.
I think what John was trying to say is, "Hey guys, pay a attention... time doesn't coming back... life is what you are doing now"

1 How many jobs do you expect to have in your life?

In which job that I've worked I meet different people and different way to see the life...I think it helps us to understand more us and others. I wish more than 8 jobs to me ;)

2  In 15 years' time,do you expect to be working more or less than
now?

I think I'll be working the same way as today...hard...but maybe because I'll have more experience I'll do the same with less energy...(god I hope so)

3 At what age do you expect to stop working?
  55  65  75

Maybe work less, but if I could I'll stop just until the end  ... because after that I'll have unspecified task to do...rsrsrs

4 Do you see yourself as somebody who is spontaneous and live for the
moment or who thinks and plans for the  future?

I have both moment. Sometimes I make plans and I think about my life goals, but sometimes I just let it be and live the moment...

Everybody needs a carrot to run to, but sometimes enjoy the sunset with a couple of beers is not to bad...hehehe

Regards,
Daniel

On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 9:51 AM, claire <clairel...@gmail.com> wrote:

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Daniel Santos

[SIMONE AVNISHA]

dat can be summed up in simple words n dat s "Expect d Unexpected".Lyf s full of so many complex things n yet everyday seems simple.... isn't it smthng really wonderful? we try to find answer to many q's which lyf presents to us.some of which we r able to find n some not. yet , we should never,ever stop trying.b'coz dat's wat lyf s about.Even if u fall stand up n get set goin' . although I agree dat sometym's d fall s really worse but given tym we overcome it.
n along all dis wen u think dat all s well somethng which u were not at all expecting comes along it may be wonderful smthng which can change ur lyf or quite opposite. but, one thing s for sure it does changes one's lyf for better or for worse.

with regards,

Simone.

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Simone

[Eduardo Costa]

Great question Claire, like always.

'Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans.'

I think this quote become more realistic now on 21th century, because each
day people are more busy working and making professional thing that forgot
the social life. So so much thing 'happens to you when you are busy" just
because you are always busy.

 

1 How many jobs do you expect to have in your life?
  1-3   4-7  8 or more

I never think about that, 1 or 8 has no differ to me, what matter is to be happy working.

 

2  In 15 years' time,do you expect to be working more or less than
now?

LOL.. Without doubt less than now .

 

3 At what age do you expect to stop working?
  55  65  75

40 is a good age. LOL

 

4 Do you see yourself as somebody who is spontaneous and live for the
moment or who thinks and plans for the  future?

I´m kind person who plan. Maybe because I´m near technology and work with projects that always need planning.



Thank you Claire,

by to all


Ed.

[Rafael Oshiro]

Hi Pln and all

After reading your passionate post about your teaching experience I don't see you as a lazy person, Pln.
You said that if you were more ambitious you woud have achieved more in your life, right? But do you think you want to achieve more than you have done until today?

Oshiro

On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 6:30 AM, pln471 <pln...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Clare Oshiro Briana Raghu and all,

To answer your questions seriously,;)
1 I expect to have as many jobs as possible.
  Sometimes I think actors are ever so lucky to live so many
different lives via acting provided they are devoted to their
careers,of course!
  Then,think again.I believe I'll stay teaching for the rest of my
life as it's a quite rewarding job.
  The pay isn't great,but the interactions with the students are
wonderful!!!

2  In 15 years' time,I expect to be working as much as now.;)

3  I expect to stop working until I can't physically.

Why?I can't imagine myself sitting around doing nothing productive!LOL
It makes me feel nicer when I find myself useful and helpful to others
and the society in general.
Time well spent is better than time killed!LOL

4Shameful to say,I'm not much of a planner at all!
 I'm certain if I did,I would have achieved more in life...:(
 But like I said before,I've been too lazy and too lack of
ambition...
 What am I supposed to do to change this bad habit of mine?!LOL

Thank you for the questions and best regards,
Pln

On Jul 3, 12:59 pm, "Raghu V.N" <raghu.v...@gmail.com> wrote:
> “Are you bored with Life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in
> with all your heart, live for it, and you will find happiness that you had
> thought could never be yours.”
> - Dale Carnegie
>
> Following it is easier said than done. But someday I would love to stop
> working just for paying my bills and mortgages. And work for my passion.
>

> On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 10:34 AM, briana moore <brianamoore...@gmail.com>wrote:

>
>
>
>
>
> > Hi Claire,
>
> > Here are my answers :
>

> > 1) How many jobs do you expect to have in your life?

> >   1-3   4-7  8 or more

> > *Answer* : I had a job which I left. No jobs anymore!
>
> > 2)  In 15 years' time,do you expect to be working more or less than
> > now?
> > *Answer : *More ....
>
> > 3) At what age do you expect to stop working?
> >   55  65  75
> > *Answer : *I expect to die with my boots on ..*
>
> > * 4) Do you see yourself as somebody who is spontaneous and live for the

> > moment or who thinks and plans for the  future?

> > *Answer : *You are right! I am not someone who lives in the past and

> > future ....
> >              Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.
>
> > "Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death”
> > -  Albert Einstein
>
> > “Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.”
> > -  James Dean
>
> > Good day to  you all!

> > briana- Hide quoted text -
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[pln471]

Hi Oshiro and all,

So you dug out this message of mine I thought was buried by so many of
Josney's!LOL

It's somewhat contradictory of me as you can tell...
Teaching is all I am good at,and the reason why I described myself as
a lazy person is because I should have explored other possibilities of
my potentials to achieve more in life...
Several of my senior acquaintances and close friends,especially my
family have been disappointed with me!:(

In retrospect,I don't regret anything I have done so far!
Life is so precious that whatever way we spend it,we will never feel
we get enough of it,isn't it?;)

Great day to us all!
Pln

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[pln471]

Hi Oshiro and all,

It's so nice to know that you're on my side!LOL

My family had been making me feel very guilty of not living up with
their wishes and expectations...:(

I was some sort of a black sheep in the large family who was also the
highliest-educated among other relatives then.
Everyone,especially my dead father expected me to be a successful
businesswoman who could expand his business abroad...

Even though I have a good sense of business because of his genes,
I didn't feel happy while working in trading companies as an emplyee
or later owning my own import & export company...

It was a long and winding road following my own guts to be a teacher
and rmarry a foreigner...

I often remind younger people who have the same problems with their
families that it's your own life,and no one else but you can make
yourself happy!!!;)

Life is really much too short to waste on living others' dreams!

Good night!
Pln

On Jul 8, 6:45 pm, Rafael Oshiro <rafael.osh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Pln and all,
>
> Yeah, I dug out this message, we have been receiving many posts over the
> last weeks. LOL
> I have the same opinion, everything we do in life in not a waste of time, we
> learn from that. I'm convinced this situation you pointed out that happened
> to you is much common. Family sometimes want us to do something we don't
> actually desire. It happens often when young people have to choose a
> profession to follow and study in college.
> Fortunately you chose a correct way to live your life, teaching. You're
> right we'll never feel we got enough...
>
> Oshiro

[Elham Moazzen]

Hello All.

Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans. It is a promising sentence for me. It awakes me and make me look around myself. We are very busy these days. we work, we study and we make our own plans. Most of the times we lack time to fulfill our tasks. Meanwhile, life is flowing, streaming and passing whether we are aware or unaware. God bless people who care others not just themselves. Our parents who wants to be with us, our friends who wish to see us sometimes, relationship with relatives are all aspects of life around us. In addition, all the moment of the day and night we pass is a treasure. If we don't mention them, they'll pass and never repeat again. So we should go slower and slower, the life is not a race, it is an individual evolutionary path which everybody must take so be sure not to miss any nice and promising moment.

Elham

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"When you know what you want,and you want it badly enough,you'll find a way to get it."

"Successful leaders have the courage to take action while others hesitate."

[Elham Moazzen]

In 15 year's time, I expect myself to work more and harder than now. First and foremost, I will qualify for getting an admission from a top university to get higher education. then for at most 5 years, I will study hard to get my Ph.D. and start working as a Software Engineering professor in a good university. Beside teaching, I will focus on research in my favorite field and increase my knowledge. I'd like to give birth to 2 children during then next 15 years so the great maternity responsibility will be also on my shoulder. The next hope that I have is organizing an up to date software company or at least work as a software consultant or researcher in one of the major companies. As a result, I will face many challenges in the 15 years' time so I should try hard and never give up in order to succeed.

On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 5:21 PM, claire <clairel...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Charles]

Hi Elham and all,

I have some new experience of "life is what happens to you when you're

busy making other plans".

It's about "what happens to you".
or we can say "what we have".

During my English studying time,the advices of studying English is
following a teacher,which I can't find one we teach English in English
environment.
Many people don't have the environment,so they plan to study latter
when they met the teacher.
Being older and older,they aren't able to study a new language anymore.
I use what I have on internet.
Then I conquered the English.
Even though it's not easy,I make it.Great!!! Some candy for myself!!

The plan in our head is idealism,which is always perfect.It's always
fascinating and fabulous.
But,it's not reality.If we try to make our dream come true,we must
consider the natural rules,which is too complicate to understand by
human yet.
Which means,we are always disappointed because of the fantasy can't be truth.

The best strategy is accepting what we can't change and using what we
have to make our world we live in better,
which is "life is what happens to you".

Cherish our life!!


Good days to you and all
Charles