What Single Word Captures Your Life's Ambition and Creativity?

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The thread explores participants' personal ambitions and motivations in life, inviting them to express these concepts in single words or short phrases. The discussion encompasses a variety of themes including creativity, personal values, and emotional states.

Discussion Character

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest keywords like "creativity," "potential," "exploration," and "freedom" to encapsulate their ambitions.
  • Others introduce specific terms such as "cytogenesis," "chemotaxis," and "cytolysis," indicating a scientific perspective.
  • Several participants express a preference for broader concepts like "progress," "truth," and "peace," while others mention more personal or whimsical terms like "tacos" or "adventure."
  • One participant reflects on their current ambition as "avoiding confusion," highlighting a shift due to life circumstances.
  • There are mentions of dualities in ambitions, such as "devotion - independence" and "adventure - ennui," suggesting a complexity in how participants view their motivations.
  • Some posts reference personal relationships and experiences, such as the mention of a spouse and their influence on the participant's life.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a wide range of individual perspectives without a clear consensus on a singular ambition or keyword. Multiple competing views remain, reflecting the diversity of personal experiences and interpretations.

Contextual Notes

Some contributions reflect personal anecdotes or emotional states that may not be universally applicable, and the discussion includes a mix of serious and lighthearted responses.

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Individuals interested in personal development, self-reflection, or those exploring the intersection of creativity and ambition may find this discussion relevant.

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What I want to know is: if you can sum up your life's ambition, your motivation of living, in a word or few words what would that be ?

Some of "my" keywords:

Creativity
Potential
Exploration
Progress
Freedom
Sharing
...

EDIT:
Information
Mathematics(language)
Imagination
Dreams...
 
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cytogenesis
chemotaxis
cytolysis
 
Mathematics
Manga
Metal music
 
simplicity
spontaneity
acceptance
 
For me, the list ranges from tacos, to saving the world, so I prefer not to list it all.

Maybe, "progress".
 
Truth.
 
drizzle said:
Truth.

Here you go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3qLv-l0Cwc
 
"What does the cat want?"
 
Math Is Hard said:
"What does the cat want?"

Well, yes, and apologizing to Tsu for whatever I did wrong this time that I'll never understand. :biggrin:
 
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Math Is Hard said:
"What does the cat want?"
I don't have a lofty set of goals, but if Duke is unhappy, I want to address that. Walks, sniffing, exploring, and exercise followed by a couple of little treats when we get home are usually enough to make him happy. That makes me happy. It's hard to summarize that in keywords.
 
  • #11
The development of one both in isolation and in unity and every measure inbetween.
 
  • #12
Char. Limit said:
Mathematics
Manga
Metal music

You seem AWESOME.

Mine:
Respect
Equality
Truth
Mortal
 
  • #13
I like pairs of words.

adventure - ennui
surety - angst
devotion - independence
yin - yang
 
  • #14
Due to some unfortunate circumstances my life's ambition now is 'avoiding confusion.' Life's little tricks.
 
  • #15
Peace, Smile, Share, Contemplate, Appreciate, Adventure.

Techno! :)
 
  • #16
Serenity, Awareness
 
  • #17
Ivan Seeking said:
Well, yes, and apologizing to Tsu for whatever I did wrong this time that I'll never understand. :biggrin:
I've noticed you mentioning this Tsu in other posts. Is this some sort of mythological Chinese figure? Or what? And, most importantly, is that a silent T?
 
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ThomasT said:
I've noticed you mentioning this Tsu in other posts. Is this some sort of mythological Chinese figure? Or what? And, most importantly, is that a silent T?

Tsu is my wife and used to participate here. She was one of the original PF Sisters. :biggrin:

Her name was originally Tsunami. But then the tsunami in Indonesia hit in 2004 and she decided to change it to Tsu. I still tend to reference her casually as she was well known around here for a time.
 

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