# What Makes A Fulfilled Life?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-fulfilled-life/144927>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [December 26, 2002, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-fulfilled-life/144927 "2002-12-26T03:41:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Slainte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Slainte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slainte)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-fulfilled-life/144927/21 "2002-12-27T23:38:18Z")

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> \*Originally posted by BrainFreeze \*  
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> But anyway, let me rephrase the question: you are lying on your deathbed; looking over what you have done with your life. You say to yourself “these are the things I am happy I have done in my life…” How would you like to complete the sentence?
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> both serious and light-hearted answers welcome 😃
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**So far:**

I’m happy that I went to Ireland, England and Japan. I’m happy that I figured out what’s important in Life before it’s too late. I’m happy that I’ve spent some time & money “giving back” - it’s one of the more worthwhile things I’ve ever done. I’m happy that I’ve mended fences with my family.

**Hope to be able to say someday before I die:**

I’m happy that I got to fall in love and that I had a long, passionate relationship. I’m happy that I raised children (biological or adopted, either way, maybe both). I’m happy that I went back to college and got into a career that I actually wanted to be in.

🙂

PS - I’m happy that I found [this poem](http://www.fleurdelis.com/desiderata.htm) - which pretty much sums all the important things up.

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**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-fulfilled-life/144927/22 "2002-12-28T09:29:23Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Meatros \*  
> \*\*With the exception of the “knows everything” **DDG** 😃 , how ironic is it that the person who said the “If you aren’t remembered, then you never existed” qoute, isn’t remembered!😃
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> Well, at least I didn’t know who he was… \*\*

Niether did I. It’s not that useful anyway, because on a long enough timescale, everyone will be forgotten, even humanity itself.

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**Author:** ![BrainFreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@BrainFreeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainFreeze)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-fulfilled-life/144927/23 "2002-12-29T11:50:09Z")

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-BUMP-

and good point HPL 🙂

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