If you too are a fan of Robin Williams, you might have seen the infamous movie, "Dead Poets Society". This film is well known for multiple reasons, but one of which would be a quote from the Captain himself, "Carpe Diem." Loosely translated, it means to make the most of today and not worry so much about the tomorrow part of life.
In college, I am currently a double major in English and Physics and yes, that is a lot of work, in fact, any double major is going to say these exact words. But, thinking of the 'now', I know I don't want to be stuck with one single career for the rest of my life, so I decided I wanted to major in two different things simply so I have that choice. I'm taking courses that relate to it and making the most out of what I learn and seeing if what I'm going for is truly what I aspire to do. For English, I would love to teach someday and by taking courses now and doing the many essays, it puts my major into perspective. As for physics, I've always been interested in the astronomical side of it and I would love to specialize in it so I enrolled myself in an astronomy course.
It's simple, but with experimenting in classes now and doing what I aspire to do, it makes life a lot more interesting.
Outside of school, I am participating in hobbies and talents that I love to do and seeing if my family is visiting for the weekend. I have a very busy schedule, but living in the now gives you an insight that life is not at all as long as we think. For hobbies, it can be difficult to work on them with the countless hours in the library and assignments plowing us down. But, as an example, I truly love photography. I love capturing moments to look back on in the future. Yes, Carpe Diem involves not focusing on the future but rather on the now, but photography sort of finds a loophole with that. You're appreciating the now as it is by taking a moment to admire it and take a picture but at the same time, you can look back at it and admire it again in the future. The hobby itself is something that I love and need to do whether it be for myself, or the many relatives that ask me how college is. With family, too, I want to take the time to see them. It is an hour away from home but with the campus, I'm at, there's still so much to do and see: plus, my dog comes up as well and he loves going for walks.
Carpe Diem is a perfect, slightly cliched, phrase. But between taking courses that I love and need and seeing what I want to do with my future, I am perfectly happy with saying that I live by it.
