Question of the Day
Are you living or existing?
Benjamin Franklin said "Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five." Do you think this sentiment is true -- that a lot of people are just existing in their life rather than really living it? Has this ever been true for you? What things do you do to try to bring new things, people, and experiences into your life?
I thought I would try my hand at responding to one of these prompts because I tend to ramble and write about the same things over and over again. Something fresh and new seems warranted.
I agree with the sentiment of Franklin. I think people have the ability to be more than what they are. That's not to say that what people are isn't enough in every case. It's the same as asking what does it take for a person to consider themselves happy and content with their life. I think some of this has to do with the fact that people have to work to live instead of the other way around. There are jobs that people work because there is a need, customer and the staff, to put it in as general a way as I can. There can be other aspects to consider, too. Take my case, for instance. My life situation prevented me from completing the course I had set for my life. I didn't get to go to college with my classmates, or even make the decision to work instead of going to college. But, as soon as I could do something with my life, I did. I have two degrees and I am working in the field that I have my degree in. Not everyone can say that. So, living to work and working to live can dictate whether or not a person may "die at twenty-five." No one ever said routine is the mother of invention.
In my line of work, I see different people on a daily basis. That doesn't mean that I do anything to bring people into my life. I do try do experience new things. I think venturing out and pushing the edge of a comfort zone can help bring variety to life. I will continue to believe that a person's circumstances tend to dictate whether or not they limit themselves in their life because of necessity rather than want. Then again, technology can limit the experiences a person has in life as well. We are so invovled in what's online or in our phones that it is easy to forget there is a world out there.
Benjamin Franklin said "Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five." Do you think this sentiment is true -- that a lot of people are just existing in their life rather than really living it? Has this ever been true for you? What things do you do to try to bring new things, people, and experiences into your life?
I thought I would try my hand at responding to one of these prompts because I tend to ramble and write about the same things over and over again. Something fresh and new seems warranted.
I agree with the sentiment of Franklin. I think people have the ability to be more than what they are. That's not to say that what people are isn't enough in every case. It's the same as asking what does it take for a person to consider themselves happy and content with their life. I think some of this has to do with the fact that people have to work to live instead of the other way around. There are jobs that people work because there is a need, customer and the staff, to put it in as general a way as I can. There can be other aspects to consider, too. Take my case, for instance. My life situation prevented me from completing the course I had set for my life. I didn't get to go to college with my classmates, or even make the decision to work instead of going to college. But, as soon as I could do something with my life, I did. I have two degrees and I am working in the field that I have my degree in. Not everyone can say that. So, living to work and working to live can dictate whether or not a person may "die at twenty-five." No one ever said routine is the mother of invention.
In my line of work, I see different people on a daily basis. That doesn't mean that I do anything to bring people into my life. I do try do experience new things. I think venturing out and pushing the edge of a comfort zone can help bring variety to life. I will continue to believe that a person's circumstances tend to dictate whether or not they limit themselves in their life because of necessity rather than want. Then again, technology can limit the experiences a person has in life as well. We are so invovled in what's online or in our phones that it is easy to forget there is a world out there.