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philgarland | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Why does the fullest life have to be the life you and I live? Fulfillment is in the eye of the beholder.
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MAHDOOD | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Making the most of your life and living to the fullest are two different things.
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philgarland | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I guess we have different philosophies. If I woke up a quadriplegic I would think about how I can make the most of the life I was given. And live that life to the fullest.
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MAHDOOD | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I think you have a different interpretation of what living life to the fullest means. To me, living life to the fullest means that you have all of the experiences that most humans typically want (e.g. fall in love, start a family, travel). You can say that you won’t let that disability stop you from trying, but that doesn’t mean that you can have those same experiences. It doesn’t mean that someone is going to fall in love with you and that you’ll be able to start a family. Making the most out of your life makes more sense to me.
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philgarland | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 You have a privileged take on living life to the fullest.
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MAHDOOD | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Yes I am lucky but idk how that’s relevant. If I became crippled tomorrow, would you tell me that I can still live my life to the fullest?
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philgarland | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 The fullest things in life aren’t physical.
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MAHDOOD | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I’m not talking about fullest things but the fullest life. Let’s agree to disagree.