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Why do I live? Why do I wakeup everyday?
\\nWhat pushes me? What drives me? Why do I do what I do, and why am I so excited to (continue) living?
\\nSeveral thoughts.
\\nFirst of all, excitement. I am excited for the day -- today. What I will do, what I will attempt, and what I will accomplish. And to be frank, I am not so concerned whether I achieve it or not, but I\'m more curious about fulfilling my curiosity:
\\nCAN I do this-- am I strong enough?\\n
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I then attempt it. If I fail, it ain\'t that big of a deal. I then simply know that I will continue to train, and continue to attempt! Because even success is a bit overrated. When I succeed, I\'m always interested to go \'onto the next one\'. Thus, success and failure are the same thing to me. What is more important: ATTEMPTING to go BEYOND.
\\nMy morality and ethics are very simple:
\\nTreat others how I would like to have been treated when I was a kid.\\n
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Or more simply:
\\nTreating others how I would like others to treat me.\\n
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For example, I am sooooo grateful for all the adults who helped empower me as a child. And I wouldn\'t be where I am without their external help. Thus, I feel a duty and obligation to give back -- to empower other (ambitious) youngings who desire to become great.
\\nBut not just helping kids-- helping other adults. I remember when I felt disempowered, and I discovered a few things which have helped empower me. Thus my ethics are this:
\\nIf I share an idea that can empower at least 1 other human being on planet earth, it is worth sharing.\\n
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I know that what works for me doesn\'t work for everyone. However, if my idea, thought, or technique has even a .0001% chance of empowering another human being -- this thought and sentiment drives me to share!
\\nI consider myself a great individual. I don\'t think there is another human being who has ever come who is similar to me.
\\nI don\'t consider myself the greatest human being who has ever lived, but I strive to become the greatest human being who has ever lived.
\\nNow this is a lofty goal. But it is a fun and lofty goal. It is something that gets me up in the morning. To fulfill my own vanity and ego, I push myself. For example, let me talk about my physical ego:
\\nFor my own ego, I wanted to prove to myself I could deadlift "4 plates" (405 pounds). I then strove hard to accomplish this goal, not because there is any truly practical purpose behind it. It was a pure vanity thing. I wanted to prove to myself my strength and my ability. And I achieved it. Now I am on the road to striving to deadlift 500 pounds.
\\nAlso, I have extreme vanity and ego when it comes to my bodily physique and composition. I desire to have much muscle mass, and very little body fat. I am actually currently striving to become around 200+ pounds of (mostly) muscle, with minimal body fat. Now whether I will achieve this goal or not isn\'t that big of a deal to me-- but striving towards this goal is fun and interesting to me.
\\nPerhaps the life goal I got is this:
\\nWithin my very short lifetime, how much can I become? How much can I empower myself and others?\\n
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Also:
\\nHow high can I fly? What new discoveries can and will I discover? How strong can I become? What new contributions shall I make to humanity?\\n
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ERIC KIM
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