Is Life Worth Living?

Is Life Worth Living?

Introduction

Life is a complex notion which comes associated with various challenges and difficulties, highs and lows, good times and bad times, but these moments do not always continue to be the bleak aspect of our life rather it transforms into what one could cherish all lifelong. It is not only about the challenges and difficulties but the feeling that we get when we surmount what seemed to be harder or impossible once, it strengthens our will and helps us believe in ourselves as to the possibilities that lie out there and we can conquer them. Nobody can have perfect life; there exists no universal definition for perfect life and, one cannot the live life to the fullest because there are circumstances that are different varying from person to person and so the definition of perfect life changes from person to person. But what could make life no less than perfect is accepting yourself as who you are and this is what triggers happiness and makes life worth living. Life becomes an appreciable gift when we let the opinions of pothers not impact us however it is unwelcoming when we start to weigh others' opinions on our lives and, this is exactly what believing and accepting yourself as who you are ensures against. Above all, life is a pledge that we are summoned with by the grace of God to guard and not to end it, and thus it by no means is our right to decide whether or not to continue living the life we are given by the God, it is the right of the God to give life or to take life. This is generalist view however there have been numerous philosophies that have been introduced by social scientists and psychologists, and this paper will primarily draw upon that to come with a more rational answer. In alignment with the purpose of this paper, the thesis of this paper is important to be defined so as to keep this flowing in the specific direction following systematic arrangement. The thesis of this paper is mentioned below.

In this paper I will answer William James' question in his essay, Is Life Worth Living? by arguing affirmatively that Life is Worth Living.

Discussion

Four Premises

Developing the premises in support of the thesis statement, the work of four philosophers will be drawn upon.

Believe that life is worth living, and your very belief will help create the fact. (James Williams, www.readbookonline.net)

The above mentioned quote belongs to the work of William James which significantly show the support of William James in favor of life, emphasizing that life is worth living. James indicate that being happy and particularly positive is the foremost element that makes life worth living as also mentioned in the introduction, and this happiness particularly emanates from remaining involved actively in the game of life and not losing hope. He invites us to look at the positive side rather than on the dark side of the life for ...