When have you "Made It"?

**mauied1101** · 04-26-2007, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by heftysmokes

I thought I really made it May 6, 1998, when I married my wife.

Then, I thought I really made it September 7, 2004, when my son was born.

Everything else is just gravy.

Best answer hands down.

**wh0re** · 04-26-2007, 02:58 PM

Have I made it? Good question man. If "made it" means I'm happy with my life, definitely! I'm in a wonderful marriage to my best friend, we both have great families and we are doing pretty well financially (thanks to my wife not letting me spend money willy-nilly and making us save

). Hopefully children will be on the way soon. All in all, I don't know how much more I could ask for. Well, that's not true, I could always use a few more cigars. ;)

**cigar no baka** · 04-26-2007, 03:04 PM

I have already made it. I learned a while back that you need to love every day God gives you, as you only get so many, and some of those may be pretty shitty, so enjoy the hell out of the great ones, the good ones, the ordinairy ones and hell, even some of the not-so-good ones.

So I enjoy time with my wife, I play the hell out of PC games I love, I read constantly, i enjoy the finer foods and drinks of life, I smoke the best cigars I can afford, I seek companionship with people whose company I enjoy, and I make the damn best of every single day.

You never know, you may get hit by a car or shot and paralyzed tomorrow. Then you'll look back and wonder why the hell you never took advantage of the Good Old Days!!!!

So live strong, enjoy life, and ignore the bastard nanny-staters who try to deprive you of your joy!!!

**HersheyWalker** · 04-30-2007, 10:37 PM

Holy crap that XK is looking sweet!
Congrats on making it to jagU-ar status Korean!

**supergirl** · 05-01-2007, 08:05 PM

This may seem like a silly answer, but I kind of believe that you never really "make it."

I mean, if I woke up tomorrow and thought to myself, "I've made it," then what would I spend the rest of my life doing? Just maintaining my made status? Or are there different levels of having it made?
There are times when I think I've never been happier, and then I think, what if I'm never happier than this moment. That's a downer to me. I like to think that being completely happy and having it made are unattainable statuses, but ones that we spend the rest of our lives, still striving for.

For me, I guess I'll know I've made it when I die, and I know I can do nothing more with my life.

**The Korean** · 05-01-2007, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by supergirl

This may seem like a silly answer, but I kind of believe that you never really "make it."

I mean, if I woke up tomorrow and thought to myself, "I've made it," then what would I spend the rest of my life doing? Just maintaining my made status? Or are there different levels of having it made?
There are times when I think I've never been happier, and then I think, what if I'm never happier than this moment. That's a downer to me. I like to think that being completely happy and having it made are unattainable statuses, but ones that we spend the rest of our lives, still striving for.

For me, I guess I'll know I've made it when I die, and I know I can do nothing more with my life.

I can agree that you should always seek more in life. It makes perfect sense to always strive for more, or seek more enjoyment out of every day. Otherwise, like you said, what's the point?
It's a circle of life, sometimes you will feel on top of the world, other times, life will seem to be getting the better of you. IMHO it all depends on how you handle each, don't get too far ahead of yourself, and don't let yourself get stuck in the mud.
As far as what does "made it" mean? Its up to each person in my opinion. For me, I have reached many of my goals for this point in my life. If I went back 5-7 years ago, and thought of a realistic picture of where I would like to be today, I would say I have met most points, and even exceeded a couple. I have a great family, at a point in my career where I am comfortable and successful, and see where I can be in the future with more hardwork. Like all of us, I have many more things to do in life, so I have many more goals to achieve. Life is a journey, not a destination.....