Life Essay

Brennan Ewald

When you get up each morning there always needs to be something you’re looking forward to.  You shouldn’t get up thinking about yesterday, tomorrow, or even a year from now.  The life we live is happening one second at a time and thinking of the future or dwelling on the past can make life short and simple.

I think that life is all about having fun and cherishing the time you have.  Life is about believing, loving, caring, friendships, family, good times, and bad times.  Each of these parts makes up an essential part of everyday life.  They all contribute to the rest of your life and how you will make use of your time here.  Having family and friends around often makes your life worth living and having love and care for these people helps your life to have meaning.  We aren’t just here to eat and sleep and as some could say serve who ever or whatever you believe in.  It’s made up of much more than we think about.  Sure believing in something is a big deal because it can determine the rest of your time off of earth, but you need to enjoy your time here and make it something special.

My life right now could use some definite changes.  I often dwell on things of the past or get really nervous about the future when really I need to be thinking of now and not later.  I need to cherish my friendships and spend more time with my loving family.  To me family and friends are most important.  People often think that maintaining a job, earning tons of money, and living happily ever after is the way to live out your life.  You can think that way if you want to, but the more I think about it I change my views on things about that.  If you truly want your life to be fulfilled with happiness, making loads of money and living a rich life won’t make you happy.  You have to have people to share the joy with and you have to make good use of your time instead of sitting in an office all day trying to do something you don’t enjoy.  The whole point of all of us existing is to make something out of life whether you change views about how the world works or you impact a few people with your ideas, you can always find something meaningful in life if you look hard enough.

I think that life is too short to put in all we want to.  It’s a lot better to make the best of what we have and to cherish every second because they tend to zoom by very quickly.  Don’t dwell on things or become antsy with situations, make the best of your time because we don’t know when it will end or perhaps begin again.  It’s never to late to start over with your new ideas about life, just be sure to fulfill every second you have with all your dreams in life.