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Saturday, November 08, 2008
carpe diem Memento mori @ 5:28 PM
Carpe diem,
Memento mori...
Once we are born, we are brought up thinking conformity is the way to go. Its the thing to do, the way to go, girls wear pink, boys say blue. Yes, i understand that at times we will like to seek approval from people, especially from those we respect. I however, felt that conformity can be (not always) a dangerous act. We will not be able to improve if we just follow that well beaten path.
Much much more important to me is, no way in hell should you allow another person to dictate what you would like to do or what should you allow in your 'favourite list of music'. I m a self-centered jerk at times (maybe more often than not) but i am happier that way. I dislike being a temple for someone else thoughts. If i do, it will be because i like to be or i want to be, not because i have to be. To a good many, I am weird. To the minority others, i am normal. But the point that's truly of magnitude is, to me, i am myself.
Medicine, Law, engineering, science, business or accountancy for that matter, these noble and prestigious words, they make our lives and the comfort we sometimes take for granted possible. These things, they give us a cosy life, a roof for safety, money for our Tiffany and Prada, and all the other stuff that sustain life. But has the pursuit of such subjects, such comforts and indulgences fulfill our life in other enriching ways? I am not so sure about you, but half the time, what i buy myself is a fleeting moment of happiness and satisfaction. I yearn to LIVE my life, make it a beauty for my old self to remember. It will be good if i have many a million to spend and splurge, but the last thing i want is to trade it with the time i can use for living a life.. MY life.
Would i want to climb up the corporate ladder and be somebody filthy rich? Hell yeah! At the expense of my life, the glorious time i spend looking at the twinkling stars, the crescent moon or my friends and loved ones? No thanks. I know there is a trade off to everything. That's why i think people who willingly trade their time for success and fame is respectable. I know i would find it hard to trade for that. It is nice to graduate with a first class honour, be earning big bucks or be a CEO, CFO or somebody. It is something to be proud of. If you get up there through your own blood and sweat, a pat on the back for you. I like to brag that I truly had enjoyed my studying days, i do not have the 'A's or the big shot title some of you have/had, but i kept my happy days close to my heart and mind. I am comforted by the fact that i live the life the best i could.
It is nice to have a dream. Mine is to be happy, and comparatively success and fame maybe easier to attain. For that i am jealous of the rich and the famous. But so much being said, we still have a living to make. So maybe i am a conformist after all, a plain sheep in the flock....
May we
Seize the day...
For remember that you must die..