Poll: What do you value the most?

[obi]

This poll leaves out several options. What if I care about my religion, or not just the form of government of my country, but the government of all countries? What's more, the "kin, family, and community" option is so vague as to leave me not voting for it initially (and thus not voting at all) because I was uncertain as to whether it really was meant to encompass "everything related to people other than you", considering that my reputation is what other people think of me, and the form of government is determined by other people.

 

[dfe]

happiness friends and family is all.

 

[User 12783]

I chose the fourth one. As I see it, there is no happiness without other people to share it. On the other hand without survival there isn't happiness either...so I'll just assume i don't die or anything.

I agree with Folgorio.

 

[LoveDensity]

Happiness for sure. Things we do is to achieve some level of satisfaction which contributes to our happiness.

Survival is not as important as happiness to me because there are times where I feel unhappy and that I would give up my life just to feel happy. Kin, friends, community are very valuable. They contribute to my happiness and gives me a sense of loyalty, etc. But in the end, I look at them as happiness. Though if happiness wasn't a choice, this would be my choice. Reputation is another thing I value, but as strong as kin, happiness. Reputation is another thing that keeps me happy though -.-. I could care less about my government. As long as they keep me happy lol.

 

[lati0s]

survival is obviously the most important, because you can never get it back, plus if you lose it you lose everything else along with it.

If you lose your friends you can get new ones, if you lose your happiness you can get it back, but if you lose your life that's just it, it's gone and never coming back.

Also, one important option that is not listed is your morality, for example would you kill a million children to save your life/happiness, personally I wouldn't.

Survival is not as important as happiness to me because there are times where I feel unhappy and that I would give up my life just to feel happy.

how can you be happy if you're dead? dead people don't have feelings

 

[HSA]

I think happiness because what is life without happiness

 

[Invishil]

I picked survival. If i'm not alive, then...what? Although I did like the other choices, my first instinct was to pick survival. I'm paranoid sometimes XD

 

[Lil Fox]

Dead people have feelings too!

how can you be happy if you're dead? dead people don't have feelings

Many people are religious and believe in the concept of an afterlife. Whether you believe in this or not is solely your opinion and judgment, but i myself do. From my opinion, people burning in Hell probably feel pain and sorrow.

 

[Zog]

I went for happiness, but I'm hardly a hedonist. I'm just not particularly inclined towards any of the others. Not particularly bothered with money, reputation doesn't really matter; screw anyone who doesn't like you, friends/family is kind of tied in with happiness, screw the government; I'm no blind patriot, and survival... seems kind of animalistic somehow. What would be the point in living a hollow life?

I would say friends/family, but that implies that you have no esteem for yourself. And if you value other people above yourself, you'll just get taken advantage of. After all, I'm just as important as everyone else. :P

 

[Flamestrike]

Friends and family for me, mainly because of how I read the question. When I read it, I felt that it meant which option was I least likely to give up or let go of, and for me it would be the people around me. I would gladly give up something material possesions, money, and even my own happiness to help someone else in most cases, and I like to believe that if I had the chance to sacrifice my own life to save another person's, I would (although I hope the situation will never come up, like any person)

 

[swarmoflocusts]

The way I read this poll, it seems like one option is extremely basic and the others are relatively extraneous. Of course I value my personal happiness, as well as my family and friends. However, all these values are dependent on basic survival. Yeah, I enjoy having money, but I'd much rather be alive and poor than dead and wealthy (??). Therefore, I voted for survival. However, assuming that I could put one of the others first and still be alive, I'd pick happiness.

 

[afterburn]

lol i need all of those options cuz all of them are important

 

[Lachrymal Lamentations]

Being suicidal, it was easy for me to immediately pick happiness.

When I'm feeling dark, I ask myself, do I ever think I'll be happy again? And until the answer is no, I have something to live for. But if I'm not happy I would rather not be alive.

 

[Moomoswine]

I chose my happiness. Not so much that I love being happy, but more like not caring so much about the others. I don't really care about my reputation or the government, and I could do without a lot of money.

Survival was a close second, but I would rather live a shorter, happier life than a long and dull one. I've never had any particularly good relationships with anyone other than close family, and I've never had anyone that I would call a friend.

 

[diinbong]

Happiness jumped out at me for some reason. Interesting.

 

[crabnebula]

Looked at the poll first before I read the OP and happiness option stuck out immediately. However, the option doesn't tie out with others on the list, you can be happy for any reason, whether it be your survival, money or reputation. So if I am happy due to any one of these reasons, then I value that reason as much as I do of happiness.

 

[Coronis]

My happiness is the thing I value the most. When I am happy, my mood affects others around me, such as my friends. It was very close between happiness and friends.

Basically my friends are the only reason I have to live. Survival isn't really important to me, as I don't really believe in any specific religion, I do believe(or hope) that there is some form of afterlife. My reputation really means nothing to me, I am usually a nice guy, and if you hang around me often enough you should see that. The government really doesn't concern me, as long as we don't get a Suddam Hussain as our leader. Money is necessary to survive, so I guess that is sort of important...

 

[Ascalon]

Where was power? That's definately mine.