'Live for the moment', the mantra of the young, carries with it undertones of recklessness, irresponsibility and a complete lack of foresight. It seems like something one says when one is young, and abandons when he grows up in favour of more down to earth ideals like 'sleep well every night', or 'don't drink and drive'. As logical as this gradual disillusionment may seem, is it really worth it to give up on our innocence? Life would be so dull and predictable without the spontaneity and excitement that living for the moment brings.
Even in the past, the ancients knew what they were talking about. 'Carpe Diem', meaning 'seize the day' is a phrase commonly used to encourage one to live life to the fullest. Life is short and transitional, and we will not be able to take anything along when we leave it. Therefore, we should enjoy ourselves while we can.
Living for the moment also entails living without regret. It is always better, when there is a choice, to regret something you have done than something which you have not done. If you regret something which you have done, you will know that nothing would have happened if you had done nothing. On the other hand, if you had done nothing, you will never know what could have been if you had lived for the moment and decided to take your chances. This regret of letting the chance for something special to happen slip away will surely haunt you for a long time.
Living for them moment is also about giving your best in whatever you do and maximizing your potential. Only if you are living in the moment are you able to give your all and to go all out to achieve your goals. This will allow you to accomplish things that you never thought you could do and to prove all your detractors wrong. Surely this is a desirable effect? It is also in going all out that you will not regret your actions, thus letting you live life to the fullest.
One of the effects of life is that we will ultimately grow old. And when we do, would it not be nice to look back and know that you have lived life to the fullest, always drinking up the moment? The very knowledge that we have lived for the moment will allow us to face our mortality squarely in the face. We fear death because we feel that we have not done everything we could. Living in the moment till the moment is gone leaves no room for self-doubt or regret and we will go in peace.
To live in the moment is to free oneself from self-doubt. It is where we liberate ourselves from the manacles of doubt which threaten to shackle us to the mundane and predictable. To live in the moment is to enable us to drink in the joy of being alive. It is only within these circumstances that we are able to discover our true inner selves and to know our real limits, not those imposed upon us by others or even ourselves. As the saying goes, 'work like you don't need the money, sing like no one's listening, dance like nobody's watching.' It is only when we expel all self doubt that we are able to discover our true identity.
To live for the moment is also about being brave, another quality characteristic. Bravery is about being scared and then going ahead and conquering your fears and do whatever it is anyway. Many people do not dare to live for the moment because of fear. Fear is suffocating and incapacitating. It hinders us from realising our potential. To live for the moment is to conquer our fears, to suspend judgment and reservation and to go ahead and do what your heart tells you to do.
Of course nothing is perfect and this includes philosophies of life too. To take living in the moment to the extreme will mean carelessness, irresponsibility and lots of disasters. No one will care about their future and many lives will be wasted, (in the sense of going to seed). It will also breed irresponsibility as no one will pay heed to the consequences of their actions.
Of course with some common sense and basic human compassion and logic, these problems can easily be controlled. It is obvious that the pros of living for the moment outweigh the cons, and that the cons arise only from taking things to the extreme which as everyone knows, is bad. Thus, in light of the excitement it brings to our lives, as well as allowing us to discover ourselves and our true abilities, it can be concluded that living for the moment is indeed a desirable philosophy of life.
Even in the past, the ancients knew what they were talking about. 'Carpe Diem', meaning 'seize the day' is a phrase commonly used to encourage one to live life to the fullest. Life is short and transitional, and we will not be able to take anything along when we leave it. Therefore, we should enjoy ourselves while we can.
Living for the moment also entails living without regret. It is always better, when there is a choice, to regret something you have done than something which you have not done. If you regret something which you have done, you will know that nothing would have happened if you had done nothing. On the other hand, if you had done nothing, you will never know what could have been if you had lived for the moment and decided to take your chances. This regret of letting the chance for something special to happen slip away will surely haunt you for a long time.
Living for them moment is also about giving your best in whatever you do and maximizing your potential. Only if you are living in the moment are you able to give your all and to go all out to achieve your goals. This will allow you to accomplish things that you never thought you could do and to prove all your detractors wrong. Surely this is a desirable effect? It is also in going all out that you will not regret your actions, thus letting you live life to the fullest.
One of the effects of life is that we will ultimately grow old. And when we do, would it not be nice to look back and know that you have lived life to the fullest, always drinking up the moment? The very knowledge that we have lived for the moment will allow us to face our mortality squarely in the face. We fear death because we feel that we have not done everything we could. Living in the moment till the moment is gone leaves no room for self-doubt or regret and we will go in peace.
To live in the moment is to free oneself from self-doubt. It is where we liberate ourselves from the manacles of doubt which threaten to shackle us to the mundane and predictable. To live in the moment is to enable us to drink in the joy of being alive. It is only within these circumstances that we are able to discover our true inner selves and to know our real limits, not those imposed upon us by others or even ourselves. As the saying goes, 'work like you don't need the money, sing like no one's listening, dance like nobody's watching.' It is only when we expel all self doubt that we are able to discover our true identity.
To live for the moment is also about being brave, another quality characteristic. Bravery is about being scared and then going ahead and conquering your fears and do whatever it is anyway. Many people do not dare to live for the moment because of fear. Fear is suffocating and incapacitating. It hinders us from realising our potential. To live for the moment is to conquer our fears, to suspend judgment and reservation and to go ahead and do what your heart tells you to do.
Of course nothing is perfect and this includes philosophies of life too. To take living in the moment to the extreme will mean carelessness, irresponsibility and lots of disasters. No one will care about their future and many lives will be wasted, (in the sense of going to seed). It will also breed irresponsibility as no one will pay heed to the consequences of their actions.
Of course with some common sense and basic human compassion and logic, these problems can easily be controlled. It is obvious that the pros of living for the moment outweigh the cons, and that the cons arise only from taking things to the extreme which as everyone knows, is bad. Thus, in light of the excitement it brings to our lives, as well as allowing us to discover ourselves and our true abilities, it can be concluded that living for the moment is indeed a desirable philosophy of life.
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