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Most of us think we are invincible, that we are immune to death, and have ample time to carry out our dreams. This leads us to live mediocre lives; to not appreciate each day fully; to not take risks that would make life more enjoyable. Truth is, this is not a good way to live.
I've read many stories and heard many people talk about how cancer, or certain illnesses like diabetes, "saved" their life. By knowing that they have limited time left on the Earth, less than most humans, these people start to do as much as they can in each day. Many people start to complete their bucket lists and start appreciating everything they have. I guess we can say that life-threatening illnesses have one benefit; they allow people to live with a purpose and lead meaningful lives.
So my proposition is that why don't we all live as if we have life-threatening illnesses? We don't know how much time we have here on Earth but since we are "healthy" we think that nothing bad can happen to us. What if life was to end tomorrow? Would we have carried out all our dreams? Would we have lived a life that made us happy?
I think it is important to take risks and to make each day as meaningful as possible. I do not understand how some people can spend all day in their bed sleeping. Time is scarce and it is important to appreciate what we have and try everything once in life because we will not get a second chance.
I think it is very ironic how the burden of having a serious illness can bring about great happiness to a person.
It is always situations like these that ironically make us better people. We gain a more positive outlook on life and try to embrace our passions and successes. I know I could focus on trying more off-the-wall things. However, since I've come to college, I can definitely say I have grown in knowing what I like and don't like because I have been trying everything. I also don't hold my tongue for anyone-good or bad. I don't want a person to not know how I feel about them, especially if they've changed my life.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree with you on this one. There have been way too many situations throughout my life where I have seen people who had to have some type of detrimental disease come into their lives for them to start living. As for me, I totally live every single day like it's my last. Yeah obviously school and everything is important but there are more things to life. Plus, YOLO. You only live once so why not make those stupid mistakes that you could potentially laugh at a couple years down the road. My freshmen year experience has taught me that I'm only going to get this life once and though some things shouldn't be done, it's just better to do them and learn from them.
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