Worm Food

ygolometsipe

Keating: "Seize the day. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may." Why does the writer use these lines?
Charlie: Because he's in a hurry.
Keating: No. Ding! Thank you for playing anyway. Because we are food for worms, lads. Because, believe it or not, each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold and die.

In the future, I would like to be able to look back on my youth and feel content that I used the time well.

can you ever do enough to feel content with how you spent your youth?

what do you all think?

I am starting to think that it wont matter how much you travel, parties you attend, beers drank etc.
The feeling that time is running out is really the hard fact we young people are
trying to accept and were trying to escape it by adventure.

stoneill

If your contentment level is measured on parties and beers then when you reach the end of your journey you may have lots of regrets.

The Big Red Button

I don't know why it sometimes comes as a bit of a surprise to people that your time as a living person on earth is limited.

Pretty much the only certainty in life is the fact that we're all going to die. It's no secret.

It's one of the reasons I'm happy that I'm not religious. I've seen people really hold themselves back from what would make them happy, or put up with an awful lot of unnecessary crap in their lives ... part of the reason is this belief in the back of their minds that suffering is only temporary, that they've this whole 'eternity' after they die, to do what they want. I'm glad I don't believe in 'life after death' - it's all too often used as a crutch by some people.

Personally I don't put up with crap, I do what makes me happy (without being selfish about it!) If something - work, college, a person, whatever - is making me unhappy, I won't be a martyr, I'll walk away from the situation. I won't waste years of my life doing something I hate, or spending time with people I dislike. I'm not afraid to take drastic action to change my life if I'm unhappy, and have done so quite a few times, with no regrets.

I've no interest in long-term travel, but if I did, I'd find a way to make it happen. My life might seem quite boring and unadventurous by many standards, but I'm absolutely fine with that - I'm the one who has to live it, and I'm happy.

So, will I be content with how I spent my youth? I'm 27 now, and overall I'm pretty happy with my life so far and how my life is at the moment. I haven't travelled much, and I was never massively into parties - but I have a really nice relaxed lifestyle, I have some great people in my life to share the good times and bad times with - and, overall, I'm very happy. I don't have a 'bucket list' of things I need to have done or places I need to have seen by a certain age. If I can look back in the future and just remember that I was happy and content - then that's fine, that's enough for me.

9959

Ah, lads.
That's all mad stuff.

SafeSurfer

Its hard to take life seriously when you consider the big picture and the ultimate fate that awaits us all. Having said that it is very annoying when you are carrying individual items of shopping because of the plastic bag levy and some ould one is rummaging around in her purse for 20 cent cos she doesn't want to break a 50.

9959

SafeSurfer wrote: »

Its hard to take life seriously when you consider the big picture and the ultimate fate that awaits us all. Having said that it is very annoying when you are carrying individual items of shopping because of the plastic bag levy and some ould one is rummaging around in her purse for 20 cent cos she doesn't want to break a 50.

No disrespect to the previous posters, but the above is a far better example of existentialist angst.

shopaholic01

Most people as they get older look back and think 'I wish I had/hadn't done X, Y and Z', or if I could go back I'd do things differently. Priorities and goals change throughout life too.


Youth is wasted on the young, as they say.

cantdecide

Personally, I've had a near death experience and it's a very sobering thought that the sun will rise tomorrow whether you're here to witness it or not. The lesson is bring people and things toward you that make you happy today, but be responsible enough to keep your eye on tomorrow.

cantdecide

shopaholic01 wrote: »

Most people as they get older look back and think 'I wish I had/hadn't done X, Y and Z', or if I could go back I'd do things differently. Prioroties and goals change throughout life too.

The pain of regret is to not to do these things at the best time. In my case, I regret not going to third level education after school. Of course I can do it now but I have missed the opportunity to be among my own age group sharing experiences at what is a significant time in everyone's life.

shopaholic01 wrote: »

Youth is wasted on the young, as they say.

At the time I believed I wouldn't regret my choices. Oh how differently I feel now.

shopaholic01

cantdecide wrote: »

The pain of regret is to not to do these things at the best time. In my case, I regret not going to third level education after school. Of course I can do it now but I have missed the opportunity to be among my own age group sharing experiences at what is a significant time in everyone's life.



At the time I believed I wouldn't regret my choices. Oh how differently I feel now.

It would be a bigger regret to look back and 'I shouldn't have let the fact that I was older than my peers prevent me returning to education'.

I know what you're saying, but you will probably appreciate the opportunity more than younger students. It takes courage to return to education as an adult, so I definitely think that's something you should be proud of, particularly in the context of your previous post.

It's very difficult for a school leaver to decide what they want to do for 40-45 years of their working life, so if you made the wrong choice it's great if you can start again!

1ZRed

shopaholic01 wrote: »

Most people as they get older look back and think 'I wish I had/hadn't done X, Y and Z', or if I could go back I'd do things differently. Priorities and goals change throughout life too.


Youth is wasted on the young, as they say.

You will look back and wish you did me

shopaholic01

1ZRed wrote: »

You will look back and wish you did me

I'll always have the memory of the sandwich to comfort me:D!