Why do you work so hard for nothing?

You'll just die in the end right? I've watched this anime. It talks about life and death. People are afraid to die, knowing that everyone will die. But there was this one girl who knew her fate. So she lived her life to the fullest. But as for me? I really don't know why I keep on working/living for others. So I just go on with the flow. Come what may. If it's your time, then it's your time. Right? How about you guys? Why do you work so hard for nothing?

It's not "for nothing" if you feel there is meaning to it. Sure it will be useless once you die, but if you were able to enjoy whatever you did, there shouldn't be any problem.

Living is pointless in general, if you wish to look at it like that. Doesn't mean everybody would be better off dead/not existing in the first place (there may be some exceptions though).

Its just that I dont wanna die yet.
Since Im ganna die anyway and nothing changes that, Im just ganna live my pathetic life to the fullest. Im not going to a place or stage or whatever I know basically nothing about before fully utilizing what I have here.

Life still have nice moments, when I eat my favourite food to satisfy my hunger, the moment I lie down when im tired, the moment I finish Ever-17. That must be some fun still here and I wanna find it.

Since death isnt ganna just run away, take your time, the bus wont drive away, it waits for you to get in.

I believe we are all destined to do something great in our lives, whether it affects the world or just even one person, the fact that you made an impact on someone doesn't that make it worthwhile for that extra effort?

I just want to have that impact before i die, and if it requires me to work for nothing then why not? i don't really thing it was for nothing

I guess your right. But still, I think there are people in this world better off dead.There was this guy from our place. He got everything he wanted. Money, girls, cars. He doesn't have any family though. He was not happy. He worked so hard to get to the place where he was standing in at that time. Then boom! Just like that, he died by cardiac arrest. It's just so sad to think that this guy has everything he wanted, but he was still unhappy w/ his life. So, what Happens to his wealth? Since he has no family or friends. I really don't know what happened.

Yeah. Same here. I do love what I have right now. But still, I want to have a great impact to the lives of the people around me. *sighs* still thinking of what that impact would be..

I would like to think we dont truly achieve nothing in the end,rather we are see it either as a failure or its not big enough to count as something.

Like doing charity work.You get no pay,but you are rewarded with the knowledge people are going to benefit from it.

People effect people in many ways and we dont always see it

Sometimes we may never know what we did to make an impact, just have to do what you do, let your action speak

Do what is natural to you

It'd be too boring just sitting around doing nothing until I die, better make something fun out of it. Not that I work very hard or anything, I just sit on my skinny ass and does w/e I want.
Still, even if I don't feel a fear towards death but more of an curiosity, I don't have a deathwish, and I feel no need to end my life on purpose.
SO, in the end, I work 'hard' for not to be bored my entire life.

Like other users mentioned, living is ultimately an exercise in futility. Whether it be genetics that creates our inherent desire to struggle to survive or something created through societal norms, people want to live knowing that they achieved something.
Delving into a bit of human psychology/sociology, most people can't live without having a purpose. What that purpose varies from one another. One person's desire to be rich can different from another person's desire to create a happy family. Point is that we live because we want to accomplish or get something from life. Without that purpose or motive, why would anyone feel the desire to propagate or keep living? Even in the continuance of the species, it makes our lives worth it because we know that we've left our genetic imprint on the world for the future, a.k.a. our progeny, our children. Our various reasons for living are our attachments to the physical plane, which makes us value life that much more than death.

The other side of the equation is effectively death. Death is something that we can't see, can't feel, can't understand because it is the void, and all humans have some fear of the unknown. Depending on your degree of attachment and how much you've accomplished in life, it can either make the passing scary or calming. Death will erase your existence that you've painstakingly built up over your lifespan through accomplishments, peer attention, and social status. Some people can't let go of that while others take it like champion because they've done what they've wanted.

So in the end, how you live your life according to your desires will affect how you react to your death to a certain degree. More practical individuals (like me) or religious individuals will take death as a natural part of life, and that's how it should be, excluding unexpected, abrupt deaths.

I help those that I can in an effort to decrease the severity of my punishment for my sins.

I don't agree the last part. People either actively or intuitively search for a meaning in life. If they didn't, suicides and falling birth rates would confirm it. It would seem like the desire to survive is an inherent one traceable to our genetics/DNA.

Trying to figure out the meaning of life is pointless, as is trying to figure out what you are supposed to do. Just live your life so as you lay dying you can say you have no regrets. It is that simple.

Well, I work for my own personal gain, so that I can do what I want in my life. I'd would be boring just doing nothing all day so I just go with the flow, something worth living for will probably show up. As it has been said; We humans can't really live without a sense of purpose, even if that purpose is just to stay alive.

I think it ultimately comes down to that none of us really matter, but while we are here we need to feel a sense of purpose to get those moments of happiness we long after. If we just settled for doing nothing or did not strive for something better, then I think people would just start killing them selfs, since life most of the time is hard work.

I work hard at everything I do, no matter what it is I try to give 110%. I live by the words "Don't bother doing something unless you are gonna be thorough." The feeling of completing something and doing it well is like ecstasy to me, which is why I work so hard.

LG life's good. I have a LG Shine :3

Because doing nothing would be boring. Also, trying your hardest at something can be fulfilling by itself, without needing to leave "a lasting legacy" or anything.

If you do some personal questioning on philosophical aspects, you'll soon encounter that question. Unfortunately, those of weak thinking just dwell on this and soon rots away (commit suicide, live lifelessly, etc.)

I encountered that question years ago and this is my answer:

I live to see the beautiful blue sky and the fluffy white clouds. I live to work so my future children can laugh and play. I work hard to get money to buy cigarettes and beer, and as of the moment I'm typing this, I'm enjoying them as I view the shining full moon outside my window.

There are things you have yet to enjoy and to say they are nothing is pure stupidity. Sometimes its better to rewind from the thought and enjoy the simpler things in life.

"The deeper one's knowledge, the more sorrow it brings..." -Ecclesiastes of King Solomon.