Life is more than just being alive
Non est Vivere sed Valere Vita est
Natalie Babbitt once said “Do not fear death, but rather the unlived life. You don't have to live forever. You just have to live.” Those who have lived a good life do not fear death, but meet it calmly, and even long for it in the face of great suffering. But those who do not have a peaceful conscience, dread death as though life means nothing but physical torment. The challenge is to live our life so that we will be prepared for death when it comes. Steve Jobs has a peculiar view on the value of life. Jobs says, to find true happiness, “you’ve got to find what you love.” This is true in any aspect of life, and applies to anyone. Life can be a cruel thing if you are trapped doing work you hate or is unsatisfying. Another lesson of life he gives is about death. “Death is very likely the single best invention of life. It clears out the old to make way for the new.” The message Jobs wants to convey is our time in life is limited. We should make the most of it while we can, and try to find true happiness before that time runs out. Life, according to Steve Jobs, is finding what you love in life and doing it before your time runs out. Roger Ebert’s value of life is as optimistic as any. Roger Ebert believes that the true value to life is to bring joy to the world. After suffering through a vicious battle with cancer and many failed reconstructive surgeries, Ebert still finds a way to write, review, and post his thoughts on movies, life, and death on his website where his readers can still hear his voice. Even as he loses his ability to speak he claims "Never yet a dream where I can't talk." This shows us that even though he has lost his ability to speak, he never lost his perspective on life. He also seems to keep an eye on the positive aspects of life in his quote "When I am writing my problems become invisible and I am the same person I always was. All is well. I am as I should be." Ebert keeps a strong outlook on life, and by
Natalie Babbitt once said “Do not fear death, but rather the unlived life. You don't have to live forever. You just have to live.” Those who have lived a good life do not fear death, but meet it calmly, and even long for it in the face of great suffering. But those who do not have a peaceful conscience, dread death as though life means nothing but physical torment. The challenge is to live our life so that we will be prepared for death when it comes. Steve Jobs has a peculiar view on the value of life. Jobs says, to find true happiness, “you’ve got to find what you love.” This is true in any aspect of life, and applies to anyone. Life can be a cruel thing if you are trapped doing work you hate or is unsatisfying. Another lesson of life he gives is about death. “Death is very likely the single best invention of life. It clears out the old to make way for the new.” The message Jobs wants to convey is our time in life is limited. We should make the most of it while we can, and try to find true happiness before that time runs out. Life, according to Steve Jobs, is finding what you love in life and doing it before your time runs out. Roger Ebert’s value of life is as optimistic as any. Roger Ebert believes that the true value to life is to bring joy to the world. After suffering through a vicious battle with cancer and many failed reconstructive surgeries, Ebert still finds a way to write, review, and post his thoughts on movies, life, and death on his website where his readers can still hear his voice. Even as he loses his ability to speak he claims "Never yet a dream where I can't talk." This shows us that even though he has lost his ability to speak, he never lost his perspective on life. He also seems to keep an eye on the positive aspects of life in his quote "When I am writing my problems become invisible and I am the same person I always was. All is well. I am as I should be." Ebert keeps a strong outlook on life, and by