What topics can you offer?

Can it be argued that in war all means are good?

Does the end justify the means?

How do you understand the saying: "The game is not worth the candle"?

Why is it important to have a purpose in life?

What is the goal for?

Do you agree with the statement: “A person who certainly wants something forces fate to give up”?

How do you understand the saying: “When the goal is reached, the path is forgotten”?

What goal brings satisfaction?

Confirm or refute A. Einstein's statement: "If you want to lead a happy life, you must be attached to the goal, and not to people or things"?

Is it possible to achieve a goal if the obstacles seem insurmountable?

What qualities should a person have in order to achieve great goals?

Is the saying of Confucius true: "When it seems to you that the goal is unattainable, do not change the goal - change your plan of action"?

What does "great goal" mean?

Who or what helps a person achieve a goal in life?

How do you understand the saying of O. de Balzac: “In order to reach the goal, one must first of all go”?

Can a person live without a purpose?

How do you understand the statement of E.A. According to “No transport will be passing if you don’t know where to go”?

Is it possible to achieve a goal if everyone is against you?

What is the result of not having a purpose in life?

What is the difference between true and false purpose?

How is a dream different from a goal?

What is the danger of an aimless existence?

How do you understand the saying of M. Gandhi: "Find a goal, resources will be found."

How to reach the goal?

Do you agree with the statement: “He walks faster who walks alone”?

Is it possible to judge a person by his purpose?

Is it possible to justify the great goals achieved dishonestly?

How does society influence the formation of goals?

Do you agree with A. Einstein's statement: "No goal is so lofty as to justify unworthy means to achieve it"?

Are there unattainable goals?

How do you understand the words of J. Orwell: “I understand how; I do not understand why"?

Can a good goal serve as a cover for base plans?

Do you agree with the statement of A. Rand: “Only the one in whom aspirations have died out is lost forever”?

In what situations in life does the achievement of a goal not bring happiness?

What is a person capable of who has lost his purpose in life?

Does achieving a goal always make a person happy?

What is the purpose of human existence?

Do I need to set "unattainable" goals?

How do you understand the phrase "to go over the heads"?

What is the difference between a "momentary desire" and a "goal"?

How are the moral qualities of a person related to the means that he chooses to achieve his goals?

How do you understand the statement of L. da Vinci: “The one who aspires to the stars does not turn around”?

How to open a topic:

The concepts of this direction are interconnected and allow us to think about the life aspirations of a person, the importance of meaningful goal setting, the ability to correctly correlate the goal and the means to achieve it, as well as the ethical assessment of human actions.
Many literary works feature characters who deliberately or mistakenly chose unsuitable means to implement their plans. And it often turns out that a good goal serves only as a cover for true (lower) plans. Such characters are opposed to heroes for whom the means to achieve a lofty goal are inseparable from the requirements of morality.

Arguments from the works:

"Crime and Punishment", F. M. Dostoevsky

Raskolnikov's train of thought is described here. He tried to create his own philosophy to shield his pitiful deeds. The main character went for the kill. He had a goal - money. And the tool is an axe. A deplorable outcome. But Dostoevsky did not lower his hero to the very bottom. He gave him a chance to repent of his sins.

"American Tragedy", T. "Dreiser"

We are watching the life of a young and promising guy who quickly began to climb the social and career ladder. He had a beloved girl from a poor family. Once the hero realized that he needed a more profitable party. So he killed his beloved to free himself from his burden. The hero did not have time to become happy in his own way. The police quickly found the culprit.

Useful quotes:

Let no one deviate a single step from the honest path under the plausible pretext that this is justified by a noble goal. Any beautiful goal can be achieved by honest means. And if it is impossible, then this goal is bad (Ch. Dickens

Through the realization of great goals, a person discovers in himself a great character, which makes him a beacon for others (G.F. Hegel)

Ideal is a guiding star. Without it there is no firm direction, and no direction - no life (L.N. Tolstoy)

No goal is high enough to justify unworthy means to achieve it (A. Einstein)

Light has long been called a stormy ocean, but happy is he who sails with a compass (N.M. Karamzin)

If only people knew that the goal of mankind is not material progress, that this progress is inevitable growth, and the goal is the same - the good of all people ... (L.N. Tolstoy)

If a person makes his goal something vain, that is, insignificant, insignificant, then there is not an interest in the matter, but an interest in himself (G. F. Hegel)

First, don't do anything without a reason and purpose. Secondly, do not do anything that does not tend to benefit society (M. Aurelius)

A person who certainly wants something forces fate to give up. (M.Yu. Lermontov)

Man must learn to obey himself and obey his decisions. (Cicero)

When the goal is reached, the path is forgotten. (Osho)

The meaning of life is those goals that make you appreciate it. (W. James)

Perfect means for obscure ends are a characteristic feature of our time. (A. Einstein)

High goals, even if unfulfilled, are dearer to us than low goals, even if they are achieved. (I. Goethe)

If you want to lead a happy life, you must be attached to a goal, not to people or things. (A. Einstein)

You cannot change the direction of the wind, but you can always raise the sails to reach your goal. (O. Wilde)

Find a goal, resources will be found. (M. Gandhi)

If you are heading towards the goal and stop along the way to throw stones at every dog ​​that barks at you, you will never reach the goal. (F.M. Dostoevsky)

The weaker and simpler people are best judged by their characters, the more intelligent and secretive by their goals. (F. Bacon)

It's never too late to step out of the crowd. Follow your dream, move towards your goal. (B. Shaw)

When it seems to you that the goal is unattainable, do not change the goal - change your plan of action. (Confucius)

We must set ourselves tasks above our strength: firstly, because you never know them anyway, and secondly, because forces appear as you complete an unattainable task. (B. L. Pasternak)

Ask yourself, do you crave this with all the strength of your soul? Will you live to see the evening if you don't get this thing? And if you are sure that you will not live, grab it and run. (R. Bradbury)

To reach the goal, you must first of all go. (O. de Balzac)

A person must have a goal, he cannot do it without a goal, for that reason is given to him. If he does not have a goal, he invents it... (A. and B. Strugatsky)

If you want to achieve the goal of your aspiration, ask more politely about the road you have lost. (W. Shakespeare)

I understand HOW; I do not understand why. (J. Orwell)

If you want to achieve a goal, don't try to be subtle or smart. Use rough tricks. Hit the target right away. Come back and hit again. Then hit again, with the strongest blow from the shoulder. (W. Churchill)

No transport will be passing if you do not know where to go. (E.A. Poe)

The one who aspires to the stars does not turn around. (L. da Vinci)

Life goes breathless without an aim. (F. M. Dostoevsky)

There are few unattainable things in the world: if we had more perseverance, we could find a way to almost any goal. (F. de La Rochefoucauld)

Some Jesuits say that every means is good, if only to achieve the goal. Not true! Not true! With feet defiled by the dirt of the road, it is unworthy to enter a clean temple. (I.S. Turgenev)

He walks faster who walks alone. (J. London)

Life reaches its peaks in those moments when all its forces are directed towards the implementation of the goals set for it. (J. London)

High goals, even if unfulfilled, are dearer to us than low goals, even if they are achieved. (Goethe)

At some second of the way, the target begins to fly at us. The only thought: do not evade. (M.I. Tsvetaeva)

The intention of a warrior is stronger than any obstacles. (K. Castaneda)

Only the one in whom the aspirations have died out is lost forever. (A. Rand)

It is much better to do great deeds, to celebrate great victories, even if mistakes happen along the way, than to join the ranks of ordinary people who know neither great joy nor great misfortune, living a gray life, where there are neither victories nor defeats. (T. Roosevelt)

Not a single person lives without some goal and striving for it. Having lost purpose and hope, a person often turns into a monster out of anguish... (F.M. Dostoevsky)

A person grows as his goals grow. (I. Schiller)

If there is no goal, you do nothing, and you do nothing great if the goal is insignificant. (D. Diderot)

Seek what is above what you can find. (D.I. Kharms)

Nothing calms the spirit so much as finding a solid goal - a point to which our inner gaze is directed. (M. Shelley)

Happiness lies in the joy of reaching a goal and the thrill of creative effort. (F. Roosevelt)

Bibliography:

Jean-Baptiste Moliere "Tartuffe"

Jack London "Martin Eden"

William Thackeray "Vanity Fair"

Ayn Rand "Atlas Shrugged"

Theodore Dreiser "The Financier"

M. A. Bulgakov "Master and Margarita", "Heart of a Dog"

I. Ilf, E. Petrov "Twelve chairs"

V.A. Kaverin "Two Captains"

F. M. Dostoevsky "Crime and Punishment", "The Brothers Karamazov", "The Idiot"

A. R. Belyaev "Professor Dowell's Head"

B. L. Vasiliev “The Dawns Here Are Quiet”

Winston Groom "Forrest Gump"

A.S. Pushkin "The Captain's Daughter", "Mozart and Salieri"

J. Tolkien "The Lord of the Rings"

O. Wilde "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

I. Goncharov "Oblomov"

I.S. Turgenev "Fathers and Sons"

L.N. Tolstoy "War and Peace"

M.A. Sholokhov "The Fate of Man"

D.S. Likhachev "Letters about the good and the beautiful"

A.P. Chekhov "The Man in the Case"

R. Gallego "White on black"

O. de Balzac "Shagreen leather"

I.A. Bunin "The Gentleman from San Francisco"

N.V. Gogol "Overcoat", "Dead Souls"

M.Yu. Lermontov "A Hero of Our Time"

V.G. Korolenko "The Blind Musician"

E.I. Zamyatin "We"

V.P. Astafiev "King fish"

B. Polevoy "The Tale of a Real Man"

E. Schwartz "Dragon"

A. Azimov "Positronic Man"

A. de Saint-Exupery "The Little Prince"

Good afternoon, dear homebodies. Today we will understand why the achievement of goals does not bring! Where does happiness come from? This is one of the most important questions that people have been asking themselves for centuries when they are trying to penetrate their own nature and the world around them.

Everything we do has the goal of achieving happiness, but many of us will never achieve it.

We pursue happiness in many ways, the most obvious being achieving or owning what we want. Most people believe that if they want something, it's only because it will make them happy, and they feel they have to do whatever it takes to get it.

Obviously, this is how we were created by nature, so that all our lives we continue to reach up and achieve new goals. But, such a way of life will never make a person happy or satisfied for a long time.

Achieving goals does not bring happiness

Some people study this topic in depth and wonder what else they lack in life to be happy. They look at others and think: “Oh, Petya has a BMW and he is happy, but I am not, so I must have this car to be happy.”

And a person throws all his efforts into getting this car, does not sleep at night, does not eat up and forgets about all kinds of entertainment. So several hellish years pass, and now the coveted BMW is already parked under the window.

A few days of joyful euphoria, and then everything is the same - the new car did not bring happiness. And here begins a new search for incentives. This is a vicious circle.

When you don't get what you want, you at least have something to blame for your misfortunes. If, however, you realize your own and understand that everything still does not suit you, then you can start to feel going crazy.

Achieving goals does not bring happiness. People who suddenly get what they want, who win the lottery or realize their life dreams of becoming a star or whatever, start to notice real problems because of it.

You've probably heard about the problems of the brightest stars in Hollywood, who behaved strangely despite their success - they abused cocaine, or suddenly shaved their heads in a fit of rage, commit suicide attempts.

Is this how happy people behave? This happens when there are inflated expectations that some kind of achievement will make them happy, but this does not happen.

Others blame circumstances: “If only things were a little different than they are now, I would be happy.” This is self-deception. They wouldn't be much happier - they would find something else to blame.

These people blame everything but themselves, so that at least they don't feel as if it's their "grief" that stems from their guilt. The irony of this situation lies in the fact that only the creation of one's own responsibility for one's own problems allows one to solve them.

The circumstances that people blame for their problems are diverse - this is where they currently live, where they work, and even other people.

Blaming another person or group of people for one's misfortunes is quite common and should be recognized as a source of trauma, conflict and unnecessary suffering. And achieving goals does not bring happiness.

So where can you find happiness?

People have traveled to the ends of the earth in search of an answer. Despite this, still remained with the question. Even the greatest thinkers in history have not acquired it, and the reason for this is that happiness cannot be achieved by thinking.

Happiness cannot be bought, eaten, or cheated. It cannot be “gotten” from anywhere, because nothing from outside can make you happy. The only source of happiness is yourself, you have it in yourself, because you were born with it.

Happiness is an innate human state.

Children, when they come into this world, do not need a reason to be happy, they just are. As long as they are not directly threatened by hunger, some kind of danger, or something similar, the child naturally moves towards happiness and the state of being happy. Happiness is simply the absence of suffering.

There is nothing new in this. It is ancient, as old as the world, and has been repeated in countless forms since the time of the Buddha, if not before. And at a certain level of consciousness, under the cover of our own illusions, we all know about it.

It is encoded in our language: the word "unhappiness" means the absence of happiness. We are not talking about achievements and material values ​​- happiness has nothing to do with these things.

Look at children, even when they are sick, they get a lot of pleasure from life, because nothing can take away their innate ability to be happy. A child does not need to move to the very top of the career ladder to be unthinkably happy.

Why are small children happy? What would you say to the question about the explanation of this phenomenon? You could point out that children should not worry about anything, about the future or the past, that they do not want anything that they do not have, and do not expect anything from the future.

These ideas are repeated in Buddhist parables, which claim that all suffering comes from desire: the desire to have something we don't have, the desire to influence the future or change the past, and the desire for other people to behave in a desirable way.

All this falls under the category of whim, which causes suffering.

Everyone knows that people who worry about the future are less happy than those who don't worry so much, even if they both have the same issue. To worry means to suffer.

And that means achieving goals does not bring happiness.

Just be happy!

The author of the statement "The end justifies the means" is considered to be Nicolo Machiavelli, an Italian politician of the 16th century. This man believed that the authorities, for the good of the state, can use any harsh and even cruel means.

To agree or refute the meaning of this phrase, we must first turn to the concept of what is the goal. And so, the goal is what a person strives for, the result that he wants to receive. Each of the people, throughout their lives, constantly sets goals for themselves. They are constantly changing, becoming more complex, achieved and sometimes forgotten.

When a goal is set, a person, striving to achieve it, begins to perform certain actions. And here one could assume that good goals lead to noble deeds. However, there are no examples in history that many rulers, commanders and politicians, acting in the interests of the state, sacrificed thousands of lives of ordinary people. Famous historical figures have earned themselves the glory of winners, founders of empires, innovators. Those who fell victim to the achievement of these goals remained unknown.

If a good goal requires neglecting the lives of people or morality, then no matter how beautiful words it is described, it will no longer be possible to consider it good. Nothing can justify cruel indifference to the fate of another person.

Someone may argue that each person understands good and evil in different ways. What one thinks is good, another sees as bad. But such a position can lead to chaos in society and the lack of morality among its members. Over the long millennia of its existence, humanity has developed generally accepted moral and humane norms that regulate relations between people. For example, stopping a criminal who can cause suffering to other people is a noble act, as well as the goal that is achieved through it. Although often, in this case, it is necessary to use force. Keeping a swindler's secret without revealing it and thus participating in his machinations is an abominable act, although the person who commits it seems to be doing nothing.

Participating in a war to protect your homeland from enemies is not equivalent to fighting to expand the borders of your state at the expense of others. Therefore, before setting a goal and outlining ways to achieve it, it is necessary to remember the moral principles adopted in the civilized world and adhere to them.

What makes a person happy

Everyone has their own concept of happiness and throughout life it changes. At first, you need a little to be happy, and then it’s not enough. Today, material goods are more associated with this concept. Perhaps this is due to the lack of life wisdom, or maybe just for a limited person, such a feeling as happiness can be bought. In fact, it is more realistic to achieve material comfort than to become spiritually happy.

A man is made happy by his family. First it's dad and mom, all relatives. It's great when all the holidays unite and indeed then the atmosphere of happiness is in the air. You don’t even have to invite close people, a truly close person comes himself and congratulates you from the bottom of his heart. Happiness is when close people understand you, and not just in ordinary situations, but in difficult life moments and even complete stupidities.

Understanding and harmony here is true happiness. Often people do not appreciate what they have, but in vain. Happiness is to be able to appreciate every day lived, to enjoy the little things. Of course, it is necessary to set life goals and achieve them, but the most important thing is to be able to be happy, regardless of the circumstances.

Of course happiness is close friends. Throughout life, some people appear, and communication with someone stops. But there are always a few close friends, proven by situations and reliable. Sometimes it seems that they are not friends at all, but close relatives.

Happiness is the health of loved ones and relatives. There is nothing more difficult than the test of illness. If everyone is healthy, then the person will already be happy. In general, living in harmony is a great happiness. This task is not easy, but to be happy you need to work on yourself. You need to be able to receive this feeling and give. But, in no case, do not put your needs above. Happy is the one who knows how to give and make another person happy.

The most important happiness not only for a person, but for all mankind, is the continuation of the family. The birth of a child gives rise to a cosmic feeling of absolute happiness. You can build a career, earn a lot of money, but not experience the happiness of becoming parents. Children define the meaning of life and make it full, absolutely happy.

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Personal trainers, self-development books, webinars, people on social networks, modern books and films - they all teach a person to be purposeful, achieve success and achieve their goals.

But is happiness really only at the end point of achieving the goal? What if there is emptiness, disappointment and prolonged depression waiting for you there? Let's figure out how to choose vital goals, so that later you don't end up with a broken trough with a bad mood and endless apathy.

What goals won't make you a happy person?

Any dream can turn into hell if you realize it. People love to dream naively, make plans and think warmly about what will happen after achieving goals. At the same time, they too idealize the consequences that come with the implementation of the plan.

The human mind is perfectly capable of planning. But many stop at creating a plan and completely forget that you still need to plan what will happen after the realization of dreams. And life after achieving a goal is not always as sweet as your mind draws it to you. Sometimes it's easier to live without change.

For example, if you won a million in the lottery

Scientists in Illinois discovered more than 45 years ago that people who become rich quickly feel deeply unhappy. Did the number of lottery players decrease after this conclusion? No, it is constantly growing.

Even greater disappointment awaits those for whom achieving the goal of life is winning the Olympic Games. A lot of silver medalists fell into months of depression after receiving second place in the competition. And the bronze medalists, despite their suffering, were almost as happy as the winners, according to the polls. Is depression a worthy price for the efforts of athletes?

In addition to athletes, university graduates who wanted to get a diploma, families who have moved abroad, directors, rich people and even pregnant women are repeatedly disappointed in their dreams. And all because important life goals cannot carry only positive consequences - for all actions they are twofold.

How to set a goal correctly, so as not to be disappointed later?

You must accurately predict the result of achieving the goal before you approve it.

Sometimes it is easier to achieve what you have planned than to live with the consequences of your dreams. Although it is difficult, you should at least presumably think about the mental state that will take over your mind. Few of the directors could have imagined that after receiving the highest position at work, he would be seized by psychopathy - stress along with an apathetic state. But you must try.

For example, if you want to have a child, think about what will happen to you at work during pregnancy, what you will do on maternity leave and after it. Plan your vital goals so that you know what to do after you reach them.

Prepare in advance for any outcome. If the silver medalist could imagine in his dreams that he would get second place, he would have endured it easier. Therefore, important life goals should be gentle on your psyche - incomplete achievement of them should not offend you.

Rejoice in your very existence, the opportunity to reach daydreams and the route, and not just the final destination.

Keep in mind that the result of achieving a goal related to financial status can increase the requirements for a sense of pleasure. Rich people are unhappy because they need more to be satisfied than the average person. Manage it. Remember that happiness is in the little things and every new day is a gift of fate.

The most important thing is not the achievement of the goal of life, but constant movement. It is not the knowledge of how to correctly set a goal that is important, but the infinite of one's actions. Having realized one dream, come up with another and move towards it. This endless process of “targeting” will not let you get bored and at the end of your life you will be surprised at the scale of what has been achieved.

There is no limit to development, because after achieving one goal, you will definitely find another. And in order not to fall into depressive states after the victory, try to plan your actions after the realization of dreams. Only in this way can you become one of the few purposeful, effective and at the same time happy people.

In the life of every person there is always a certain goal. Without it, people are capable of a meaningless existence at most. What can I say, about half of humanity choose false priorities for themselves, because of which they cannot achieve their goal. Moreover, even if it is achieved, can it always make a person happy?

This topic is of interest to both foreign and Russian writers. First of all, I would like to dwell on the novel by A.S. Pushkin "The Captain's Daughter" When Petrusha Grinev, the protagonist of the work, was slandered in court and had to be sent into exile in Siberia, Maria Mironova, Peter's lover, set herself the goal of saving Grinev at all costs. The heroine even went to the Empress, not afraid of the consequences of her actions.

Walking through the garden of Tsarskoye Selo, Masha met a middle-aged lady who, having learned who Masha was, offered her her help. Moreover, the lady, who turned out to be the empress, pardoned Grinev. Maria Mironova achieved her goal: to save her lover. Her sincerity, purity of intentions and love helped her not to be ashamed of the means to achieve the task. On the contrary, they made her truly happy, as they showed that the girl's feelings are indestructible.

As a second example, I would like to take M.A. Bulgakov's story "Heart of a Dog". Professor Preobrazhensky transplants Sharik, a yard dog, with the endocrine glands of Klim Chugunkov, a drunkard and avid gambler who died from a stab.

The main goal of the professor was to find a way to rejuvenate the human body, the means of achieving which the scientist chose a not very humane way. As is clear from the story, the goal achieved did not bring much happiness: either Sharikov would blow off the tap in the bathroom and flood the apartment, or he would start pestering the ladies, or even demand registration in Professor Preobrazhensky’s apartment. The professor begins to regret that he decided on such a terrible experiment and immediately performs the opposite operation, which returns Sharikov back to the body of a dog. In this case, F.F. Preobrazhensky not only did not acquire happiness from the achieved goal, on the contrary, he experienced a huge amount of torment that was only possible.

Thus, it becomes clear that achieving a goal does not always make a person happy. The main role in this is played by the means that help to complete the task. So should we, people whose goals are not always fully defined, use those means that will not make us happy?

Updated: 2017-11-02

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