TOW 24

Based off of my IRB, How to Live, I am going to discuss my own perspective on how one should live their life. Living involves three general principles, they can be applied to most decisions but also disregarded, whenever one so desires.

First, realize that we all will die eventually...and then decide to live anyway. This realization should be applied to every action you do. Never think yourself better than anyone else because in the end, we all share the same fate. Knowing you will die eventually, go out and try to reach what you want. Don't waste your days sitting in the house while the sun smiles outside. Run, jump, play, sing, scream, cry-- anything is better than wasting time.

Second, spend your time wisely. Figure out what it is that you want. Find yourself in the process of achieving your dreams. Make some good friends and some good memories on the way. If you live your dream, the benefits that result will astound you. Don't search for companions, relationships, soul-mates. Work on yourself, for yourself, and the rest will fall into place.

Third, live and let live. Although this is a common saying, do we really know what it means? Once you recognize and accept the two facts listed above, you must acknowledge that these principles will mean different things to different people and will therefore be applied in different ways. Do what is best for you and don't force your opinions onto other people's ways of living. Live and let live. Love and don't ask for anything in return. Don't foster hatred, arrogance, or anger-- they will eat you up and waste your time (the most deadly offense), taking away from the time you have to achieve the ultimate goal: happiness.

Deep down, we all want the same thing. We all want to live before we die. We all want to live out our dreams and be so scarily, amazingly happy while we do it. So, in order to do these things, we have to adhere to the above principles and by following these rules, we will liberate ourselves to live the life we should be living.