Recently, I have been thinking about everything going on in the news. The tragedies, the accidents, and all of the deaths that have occurred in these past few months (may all those people who lost their lives, rest in peace). This has made me think about my life a lot more than most days. Seeing the death of Jose Fernandez at age 24, the accidents going on with trains and planes to innocent people trying to leave for work, it has made me think about what am I doing with my life and am I doing everything I want to? This one tweet on Fernandez’s twitter stating, “‘If you were given a book with the story of your life would you read the end?”
I was sitting in the car with my dad thinking about this quote. Would I? Would I want to know if I die tomorrow and how I die? Would I want to know that tomorrow would be my last day? I sit back and think about all these tragic accidents that happen to these good people and not only am I thinking, “why?” but also that this could happen to anyone at anytime. To answer that question, I feel like I would want to know. Because if that’s what it takes for me to do everything I want to do in that time than I should be able to do it. As scary as that is, I want to be able to be motivated enough to do everything I always wanted to do in my life time. If I knew when it would end, I would be able to take that chance and do what I want to do and possibly change the way I live my life (in a positive way). Life is so much that life has to offer and if you live your life saying, “maybe I’ll try it tomorrow,” or “maybe at some point.” You have to learn to live life the way you want to, not how anyone else wants you to. You have to do things for yourself and understand what life really has to offer.
No, I’m not saying do something crazy that puts your life in danger. I’m not saying drop out of school and travel the world. But what I am saying is don’t be afraid to try something new because as cliché as it sounds, you do only live once (thank u drake). But seriously there are so many points in life where you hear people say life’s so short but you don’t realize it until something tragic happens. And that sucks, you have to live your life to the FULLEST potential because you do not know how long your story will go, you don’t know what can happen tomorrow to you or anyone around you. Again as scary as that sounds, it’s the truth about life. So many things happen and every questions why. You have to realize how precious your life is and how much your life is offering you right at the tips of your fingers.
