There are always reasons why everyone should always stay optimistic about their lives; those reasons are so obvious that no explanation or any exact statement of them is even needed. Whether young or old, rich or poor, beautiful or ugly, there is always a reason to smile and be happy, living. With that in mind, life goes on. Then there is another thing to be curious about, once we are optimistic, happy and appreciate the meaning of life, what is the best way to live our lives? I say, life is best lived by making it as interesting and as eventful as possible, just as one saying goes, “It’s better to live a short exciting life rather a long uneventful one.”
How many times do we get to live? Once! Can various risks of accidents or any deadly occurrences be completely eliminated from our lives? No! Do we now know, or can we determine (aside from the case of suicide), when exactly our life will return back into nothingness? No! This is life; life can be short. That’s why we have to live it to the fullest and make every moment of it meaningful and exciting. Life can be made interesting and exciting by always seeking to experience, and actually experiencing, something new and adventurous (such as: snorkeling, bungee-jumping, skydiving, eating exotic foods, climbing Everest, watching movies etc), travelling to different places and countries, meeting different people and making new friends, just to name a few ways. These may be scary, they may cost us a lot of money, and they may even be dangerous, but a long life would end with regret of not doing them even once in our lifetime. They can bring joy, push up the adrenalin in our body, and can be something for us to be excited about waking up every morning. Why do we have to over-think or care too much whether such exciting elements are going to shorten our lives, while we cannot predict until when we can live, anyway.
Having said that and held this view about life, however, I will not be judgmental towards those that value a long, peaceful, uneventful life over that excitement. Human beings are different, and how we view the world also varies. Some people may enjoy following same routines, in which their lives are kept floating like plant spores drifting through the air, which can be their value in life and which cannot be considered wrong. Letting everything be slow and uneventful, they may feel more at ease, being less overwhelmed by risks of possible dangers that life has to face. To live longer is what’s more important to them.
Anyhow, like aforementioned, life is lived only once, and to me, it would be meaningless to live it this one time having done so little and trying to get rid of or avoid exciting elements that can spice it all up always to new and different level. It may be short, but who cares, when we cannot even determine until we can live, anyway.
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