About Life

[r_trooll15 827]

Life is hard. The reality of life is something that may take a lifetime to comprehend. Facing the fact that you are going to die someday is hard. We all try to avoid it but there is no avoiding it. Death is a part of life. No matter what we do, we will die. That is why living life to the fullest is so important.

 

We all have our things that we take for granted. We may believe that we are not like the world, and that horrors like cancer, murder, and other things are problems that are out there; not in here. This naivete is in part our parents shielding us, forming a protective bubble, as so to speak, around us. It is also our innocence, our belief that we are in a perfect world, one where nothing can happen to our parents. So, when something terrible does eventually happen to them, we are shocked. Our world is being tarnished by reality. If a terrible thing that happened to the inhabitants of out "bubble" permanently, like someone close to you died, you feel regret over all the arguments you had with that person. You may feel like you don't understand the meaning of the death, or you might be angry. In any case, reality set in on your childhood beliefs.

 

Enjoy your childhood. It will not last forever. If disaster strikes your family, you will be forced to mature abruptly and against your will. Looking back, you will realize that your childhood was the best part of your life. The joy of childhood can't be matched.

 

Spend time with your family. Reinforcing familiar bonds is important for us. Psychologically, we are social creatures. Our brains are physically affected by family bonding. We are more loving and caring for others if we have a strong bond with our family.

 

Make friends. Friends are often more than just playmates. We do not realize it, but growing up with friends means that we can be more secure and connect with others easier. Friends are there for us in our down moments. They act as our support.
Finally, do not regret everything. You learn as you live. Don't be sad for the past things is it means that you are ruining your life now. This life is your life. Live it looking into the future. Live it to the fullest. You won't regret it.

[Blackdrakon30 2,943]

- A few word choice & sentence structure edits

 

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Interesting perspective, although I feel like your thoughts were struggling to be conveyed a bit because of your syntax. The sentences felt a bit choppy because of the repeated staccato. I'd recommend trying to introduce more variety into your sentences. Other than that, well done.

[GrandExecutioner 1,403]

Deep...again :D

[Jwimmer 2,835]

I kinda disagree on the viewpoint of saying that your childhood is the best part of your life. I'm not too far gone from it (I'm 18 now), but I am happier now than I was as a child. Based on my experience, you are locked into a monotonous world as a child. School, go home and do stuff, repeat. You don't have any freedom. Compare it to college, and college is much, much better. I can do whatever I want to have fun as long as I can still focus on school when I need to, and better yet, I'm at a point where I not just choose what I wanna do with my life but actually act on it.

[r_trooll15 827]

I want to stress the point of not regretting. Do not regret. You are not perfect. Look forward.

Also, writing this was a great stress relief

Edited February 18, 2018 by r_trooll15

[Rocket_Raccoon_XXX 1,507]

Well done and good luck in the future!  ;) :)

[LIMITFULL 1,793]

I kinda disagree on the viewpoint of saying that your childhood is the best part of your life. I'm not too far gone from it (I'm 18 now), but I am happier now than I was as a child. Based on my experience, you are locked into a monotonous world as a child. School, go home and do stuff, repeat. You don't have any freedom. Compare it to college, and college is much, much better. I can do whatever I want to have fun as long as I can still focus on school when I need to, and better yet, I'm at a point where I not just choose what I wanna do with my life but actually act on it.

I've got you beat by another couple of decades.  I'll always say life gets better every year, in some way shape or form.  Childhood, teens, college, 20s and starting working, getting married, having kids, watching kids grow, getting fired, divorce, parents dying, etc.  Not everything that happens will be positive, but there will be learning opportunities that grow out of the hardship.  And if you can focus on the good, and the efforts to make your life around you better, then you come out of it with a better year than the last (on average at least, some years you can just be happy they are done).

 

I want to stress the point of not regretting. Do not regret. You are not perfect. Look forward.

Also, writing this was a great stress relief

Absolutely.  No use in regret.  There was a reason for something happening.  I believe in the fates.  It may take 1 or 5 or 10 or 20 years to understand it.

And yup, writing (at least for you and me) can really help release stress, figure out a few things about what is happening around us.

Feel free to PM me if you'd like to chat.

~LL.