What is, in your view, a good life?

[Dumanios]

The greatest joy for a man is to defeat his enemies, to drive them before him, to take from them all they possess, to see those they love in tears, to ride their horses, and to hold their wives and daughters in his arms.

 

[Winner]

Humourously enough, I have a "date" for New Years Eve. I have no idea what we're doing but she has big boobs

If her name isn't Koskenkorva, you'll be fine. Although...

 

[Ayatollah So]

Sex and drugs and rock'n'roll. (A.k.a. fun - ok, maybe not drugs). Close personal relationships including any/all of friends, life-partner(s?), family. Create stuff: or what comes to about the same thing, as others have said, leave the world better in some way. And autonomy enhances all the above.

Those are the biggest factors in my book. And personal relationships should go first, but it's not funny that way.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

How can you go wrong with big boobs?

If there was nothing in the world except big boobs, that would be a good life as far as I'm concerned.

(prefer medium)

Yeah , that'd be the breast

 

[Cutlass]

The greatest joy for a man is to defeat his enemies, to drive them before him, to take from them all they possess, to see those they love in tears, to ride their horses, and to hold their wives and daughters in his arms.

You didn't get the quote quite right.

"To crush your enemies -- See them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women!"

 

[Dumanios]

I went with the great Khan's statement, instead of Ahnold's variant.

 

[Quackers]

Be happy, be satisfied with what you are and what you have achieved.

I think this is kind of key.
If you do not love yourself, the person you are, your personality your traits etc then how can you find happieness or satisfaction with anything you do? How can you love someone when you do not love yourself? This is one of the crucial things you have to learn when you grow up.

Anyway I think friends, family and doing what you enjoy doing in your spare time is a good life.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

I went with the great Khan's statement, instead of Ahnold's variant.

I'm impressed ! Many a poster would have reveled in the opportunity to correct his corrector

 

[Traitorfish]

Without getting too boring and marxisant, I'd say a life in which you are free to exercise and develop your creative capacities for their own ends, alongside and in cooperation with your fellow human beings.

 

[cardgame]

A life without the necessity of working to survive. Luxuries such as the internet, companionship, good food, and being able to matter.

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

A life without the necessity of working to survive, luxuries such as the internet, and companionship.

You want a life without all of that?

 

[aronnax]

Food in your belly
Air in your lungs
Music in your ears
Love in your heart
Family to hold
Friends to share a drink with

 

[GenMarshall]

For me:
A wife
A good paying job
A place to call my own

 

[Narz]

Without getting too boring and marxisant, I'd say a life in which you are free to exercise and develop your creative capacities for their own ends, alongside and in cooperation with your fellow human beings.

My favorite so far.

 

[Quackers]

Yet happieness isn't mentioned once?

 

[Skwink]

How can you go wrong with big boobs?

If there was nothing in the world except big boobs, that would be a good life as far as I'm concerned.

(prefer medium)

Yeah, just wait until the world turns 70 years old.

 

[azzaman333]

Having the resources to do almost anything I please, with someone I love who loves me.

 

[Oruc]

Isolation, self sufficiency.

 

[mayor]

Yet happieness isn't mentioned once?

I think that hapiness is implied with stating when you have a good life.

for me;

- Girlfriend I love
- A job I like
- Friends
- The freedom to live my life my way
- Enough sparetime to indulge in at least two hobbies

and to indulge Quackers : I'll be happy with 3 à 4 of those

 

[Narz]

Isolation, self sufficiency.

So what are you doing posting on & reading an Internet forum.