"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty piece, but rather to slide in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming---WOW---What a Ride !" - Unknown
I have often wondered about the most appropriate answer for this question! I feel really strange when people ask me, "how's life?" and it happens more often than not. How do you answer that question? When you look at the present, one tends to look at fragments of life in the form of situations around you. It is quite hard to see an amalgamation of situations and construct a concrete entity that can be defined as good or bad. Every situation or issue at that point in life is either positive, negative or a combination of both. To put all the positives and negatives together and be able to say that overall my life is either positive or negative, on the whole, is nearly impossible to do (unless of course you are doing nothing but seeking nirvana at the foot of a tree or mountain!.
"How's life been?" - now that makes a little more sense to me if not a whole lot more. Then, at least, i have a choice of looking back maybe a few days, weeks, months or even years (depending on how long after i am speaking to the person) and i can look at a whole - because then its not individual situations (unless they are very grave or very recent) that i am looking at. Overall, i can then say (depending on time lines) that either my life has been positive or negative.
Whatever happened to "how are you?". Simple, easy and a question that can be answered without having to think too much. I miss "how are you?" and would like people to tell me how they answer the question because i don't have the faintest fucking idea about how's life!!!
I have often wondered about the most appropriate answer for this question! I feel really strange when people ask me, "how's life?" and it happens more often than not. How do you answer that question? When you look at the present, one tends to look at fragments of life in the form of situations around you. It is quite hard to see an amalgamation of situations and construct a concrete entity that can be defined as good or bad. Every situation or issue at that point in life is either positive, negative or a combination of both. To put all the positives and negatives together and be able to say that overall my life is either positive or negative, on the whole, is nearly impossible to do (unless of course you are doing nothing but seeking nirvana at the foot of a tree or mountain!.
"How's life been?" - now that makes a little more sense to me if not a whole lot more. Then, at least, i have a choice of looking back maybe a few days, weeks, months or even years (depending on how long after i am speaking to the person) and i can look at a whole - because then its not individual situations (unless they are very grave or very recent) that i am looking at. Overall, i can then say (depending on time lines) that either my life has been positive or negative.
Whatever happened to "how are you?". Simple, easy and a question that can be answered without having to think too much. I miss "how are you?" and would like people to tell me how they answer the question because i don't have the faintest fucking idea about how's life!!!
another one that is out there is "What's Up...?? quite true, simple and easy "How are You...??"
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ReplyDeleteIf I had to answer a 'how's life' or 'how has life been' question, it depends mostly on two things; one, who's asking it and two, do they really want to know. What used to be questions are actually more like 'phrases' now, and people tend to use it more like a greeting than actually wanting an insight into your life.
So, a "hows life been" a couple of drinks into the evening, would require a lot more reflection of the past few days, months etc. than a "hey, how're u doing" when you bump into someone at a party or some place equally impersonal.