Advice To My Son By Peter Meinke Analysis
In his poem, "Advice to My Son," Peter Meinke illustrates the significance of life. As a father, he tells his son the importance of living life to the fullest, and by not taking things for granted, his son, can be a better person and live a better life. I found myself being able to connect to this poem emotionally, as I have strong personal feelings about the significance of life.
The author tells, "The trick is, to live your days as if each one was your last." This advice is important and as simple as it is, it is meaningful. Life is unpredictable, the world could come to an end tomorrow and if not literally it could figuratively for one person. If life is taken for granted it may pass by without anything to show for it. I have been given …show more content…
That is why he states, "plant squash and spinach, turnips and tomatoes," because these things can feed the hungry, and provide for a foundation of a good life. The beautiful things in life, such as the peony and the rose, are only materialistic items. While they are extremely nice to have they don't provide happiness, and if so it is only temporary. Things that help live life and are used to get through life and its turmoil are much more important. I have realized that things that help live life better are emotions, for instance love. Being able to identify different emotions and understand why that emotion is taking place really helps to live a peaceful life.
Throughout my life I have been emotionally unavailable. Different events and the way I lived my life allowed me not to feel different emotions. I wasn't aware at what was happening around me and basically did not care. Recently I have realized that the way I was living was not right. I was causing me and my family pain which I shouldn't have. Today I live my life one day at a time trying to make sure to make the right decisions throughout life. While I live "just for today" I think about the future and how to plan, and be able to make my life as meaningful as
The author tells, "The trick is, to live your days as if each one was your last." This advice is important and as simple as it is, it is meaningful. Life is unpredictable, the world could come to an end tomorrow and if not literally it could figuratively for one person. If life is taken for granted it may pass by without anything to show for it. I have been given …show more content…
That is why he states, "plant squash and spinach, turnips and tomatoes," because these things can feed the hungry, and provide for a foundation of a good life. The beautiful things in life, such as the peony and the rose, are only materialistic items. While they are extremely nice to have they don't provide happiness, and if so it is only temporary. Things that help live life and are used to get through life and its turmoil are much more important. I have realized that things that help live life better are emotions, for instance love. Being able to identify different emotions and understand why that emotion is taking place really helps to live a peaceful life.
Throughout my life I have been emotionally unavailable. Different events and the way I lived my life allowed me not to feel different emotions. I wasn't aware at what was happening around me and basically did not care. Recently I have realized that the way I was living was not right. I was causing me and my family pain which I shouldn't have. Today I live my life one day at a time trying to make sure to make the right decisions throughout life. While I live "just for today" I think about the future and how to plan, and be able to make my life as meaningful as