Is there anything else?

I know I've been a blog-slacker. I apologize. Here is a reply I posted to someone on another blog hosting site. Thought it might interest some of you.

I completely had one of those days today. If life is really just about amusement, finding creative ways to spend our time (even that phrase, "spend time", is quite strange to me), and occupying time, then I think I'm out. The conclusion I usually reach is that it's about more than that, and that "someting more" ultimately boils down to relationships. I'm beginning to think that life is about building relationships with people, the land (one that can last ), and future people (this would include that age old phrase "making the world a better place"). That is not to say that I think striving to do all these things necessarily brings everyone happiness. I'm convinced that happiness is found in as many different ways as there are people. For instance, I'm not happy unless I feel that I am always learning and growing, but I don't think that's true for all people. Anyway, my point was just this: sometimes I feel the same.