The Day I Questioned Life
The day I questioned life, it was a cold and rainy day, like any other day during the spring. I was not doing anything in particular – just lying around the house like I usually do on Monday mornings. Then, I suddenly heard the doorbell ring; I wondered if it was Ted the mailman. Sure enough, it was. He was dropping the mail off he looked up at me and gave me a devilish grin and he said "Hey Kohner I have some great news! Your college acceptance letter is here, here you go."
I said "Thanks, Ted! "I then ripped the letter open and read it.
Ted said, "did you get accepted?"
I looked up at him and said: "No I was rejected." It felt like the world had come crashing around me and then Ted said: "it will be all right …show more content…
A person who takes life seriously and lives according to their own code. Though at times I did not know what to do, but I just knew I did not want to become one of those 9 to 5 worker bees. Working for the man is not living; that is being a slave to society and following what everybody else does, conforming to society and the social norms in that time period. Most people do not take the time to enjoy life. They live out their lives never doing what they wanted to do and never finding out what truly makes themselves happy. They just carry on like this is what life is supposed to be like: wake up, get dressed, commute to work, go home, and just to barely make ends meet – but to what end? Are they really that blind to not see that they are slaves to society A.K.A. (also known as) big banks, and the …show more content…
Me personally, I think life has become quite enjoyable lately and I have come to realize that, I want to have the financial freedom that comes with owning your own business. I want to be a freelance translator so I can work anywhere in the world with just a laptop and an internet source, so I can travel the world. So my answer to this question is: doing what you love with the person you love. But it really depends on the person 's outlook on life, but Who can honestly say that life can even be defined In terms of happiness because in one instant your as happy as can be and in the next your depressed and sad like I once was, on the day I questioned
The day I questioned life, it was a cold and rainy day, like any other day during the spring. I was not doing anything in particular – just lying around the house like I usually do on Monday mornings. Then, I suddenly heard the doorbell ring; I wondered if it was Ted the mailman. Sure enough, it was. He was dropping the mail off he looked up at me and gave me a devilish grin and he said "Hey Kohner I have some great news! Your college acceptance letter is here, here you go."
I said "Thanks, Ted! "I then ripped the letter open and read it.
Ted said, "did you get accepted?"
I looked up at him and said: "No I was rejected." It felt like the world had come crashing around me and then Ted said: "it will be all right …show more content…
A person who takes life seriously and lives according to their own code. Though at times I did not know what to do, but I just knew I did not want to become one of those 9 to 5 worker bees. Working for the man is not living; that is being a slave to society and following what everybody else does, conforming to society and the social norms in that time period. Most people do not take the time to enjoy life. They live out their lives never doing what they wanted to do and never finding out what truly makes themselves happy. They just carry on like this is what life is supposed to be like: wake up, get dressed, commute to work, go home, and just to barely make ends meet – but to what end? Are they really that blind to not see that they are slaves to society A.K.A. (also known as) big banks, and the …show more content…
Me personally, I think life has become quite enjoyable lately and I have come to realize that, I want to have the financial freedom that comes with owning your own business. I want to be a freelance translator so I can work anywhere in the world with just a laptop and an internet source, so I can travel the world. So my answer to this question is: doing what you love with the person you love. But it really depends on the person 's outlook on life, but Who can honestly say that life can even be defined In terms of happiness because in one instant your as happy as can be and in the next your depressed and sad like I once was, on the day I questioned