Life is about movement. It’s about excitement and danger and discovery, not a calm course of existence. It’s about experience and traveling and gaining knowledge. It’s about discovering yourself and immersing yourself in everything you love. It is NOT about material goods, and here’s why.

Material items are nothing but that: An item. They’re things you can touch or use or wear. They’ll go in and out of style on an endless loop. They’ll be replaced by more sophisticated versions, and they’ll lose their value and quickly be forgotten about. They aren’t timeless, yet people continue to treat them as if they are. They spend dollar after dollar on things so that they can fit in with the rest of the cookie cutter society, but for what reasons? Why would you want to be like everyone else and have things that everyone else has? Why would you want to spend money on valueless items when you can be exploring the world and everything it has to offer?

The saddest part is that people don’t realize the truly insignificant impact material goods have on our lives, versus experiences. The older I grow, the more I truly understand that life isn’t about how much money you make or what kind of car you drive or whether you’re dressed in the latest trends. Life is about discovery and experience and knowledge. It’s about expanding your mind and continuing to do so with no means of ever stopping.

The beautiful thing about experiencing something is no two people are impacted the same way. You can be at the same show, watching the same artist sing the same song at the same time and still be affected in ways the person next to you could never understand. Experience changes your life. It opens your eyes to a whole different world and alters how you choose to look at the world from there on out.

You only have one life to live. No matter how much you may not want to think about it, your life has an expiration date, and it’s your duty to fill that life with experience and adventure while the clock is still ticking.