What Principle Would You Die For?

This was a tough questioin for me to answer at  first. Equality, freedom, and religion are all very important principles in our lives, but I came to the conclusion that I wouldn't die for any of them. In my opinion, if you're trying to make an impact on something, you would have a better impact if you were alive trying to help the cause.

This point can be argued with Ghandi and how he would fast to prove his point on nonviolence. This was an incredibly nobel and brave thing to do, but look around at society and life today. There are still wars and constant fights and terroristic threats/attacks happening all over the world at any given time.

Lives can be given for certain causes, but their names are in vein if nothing happens for the cause. Therefore, if you contribute to helping the cause you firmly believe in, it would help more than just dieing for it. Speak up, stand your ground, and never give up, especially if a certain principle means that much to you.

"The Unexamined Life is not Worth Living"

An unexamined life is not worth living. People live their lives everyday and sometimes, are still unsatisfied. If you don't strive for your goals and reach for your dreams then you're just settling for something, when you know you could do better. In my opinion, you're not alive unless you're living everyday like it was your last. One of my biggest fears is dieing and feeling like I could have done somuch more with the precious gift of life I had been given. So many people take advantage of their lives, and spend the majority of their life on a couch in front of a TV.

In my opinion, if you examine your life and there is something that doesn't feel right about it or that is unsettling or displeasing, then you know you should change to what makes you happy. You only have one life here on this earth, right now is the time to live it up. Strive for your best. If you want to be a doctor and your aspiration in life is to help other people, dont become a real estate agent, just because it is easier to become.

The way I look at life, is live with no regrets. Do the things that some people think are crazy. Who cares? It's your life, not theirs. An example of this is when my friends went to sing karaoke in a restaurant. Of course, they were nervous, but they had always wanted to do it. And yes, some people gave stares like, "Who told those girls they could sing?" but they just wanted to have fun, and my friends knew that more than likely, they were never going to see the people that were in that restaurant ever again. So why not? If you live your life conforming to what society wants to see and not what you want to be, then your life is going to seem unexamined by yourself even though it is your life, because you didn't live up to your dreams and aspirations.

What do you most value in life and why?

What you value in your life most certainly predicts and demonstrates how you will lead your life. My friends and family are my world. They are what gives my life meaning because without them I would be lost. When I make mistakes and find myself in the deepest of holes and grim situations, I can always count on a close friend or family member to help me or give me quality advice. A great example of this is my mother, she is one of the only people who I can tell anything to and I know what judge me.

One of the most accurate things I have ever heard in my life is that laughter is the best medicine. When I was sick two years ago and in the hospital some of my friends came to visit me and I automatically felt better. When you laugh, you forget about all the bad things going on at that moment and are just purely happy. I knew this then and I dreaded their departure from the hospital. People need at least one best friend who they can confide everything in and tell anything to. Someone who wont break promises or gossip and spread rummors, because they honestly know you. These are the type of friends I have that give my life meaning.

The main point of this topic is the value of life depends on who and what you surround yourself with. At the end of the day, when you are in bed about to go to sleep you have to be able to rest and be okay with the actions and decisions you made that day. As my mother always says, "You make your bed, you lie in it." So, live your life the best and most positive way you can, because sooner or later you are going to have to confront and take responsibility for your actions.