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To me, living your life to the fullest does not mean graduating from a high-ranking, out-of-state college, or getting a job with a six-figure yearly income, or religiously following after the latest shiny object that Microsoft, Ford, Ikea, or Apple releases. The society we live in today wastes our lives away. It congratulates those who dedicate their lives to the 9 to 5, clean-cut consumer image who slaves after products and labels while maintaining the illusion that one day they will get the perfect body, the most expensive house, or the newest car. It seems to scorn free-thinkers and people who don’t like to sell out to major corperations.The things people slave after, these products, these temporary substitutes for true happiness, they suck the humanity out of the people who waste their lives pursuing them until all they care about is the next greatest form of lifestyle enhancement.
The purist form of happiness you will get out of your life will not come in clever, plastic packaging with the company logo aesthetically placed in a position that was chosen because of some demographic survey. It won’t come from having a body with 2% body fat and an appropriate Body Mass Index. It won’t come from having a 6 million dollar mansion with a pool and 3 BMW’s in the garage. It won’t come from winning American Idol and getting millions of dollars.
“He who dies with the most toys wins.” Right? He who dies with the most toys still dies, and all the money in the world isn’t going to mean anything when your being burnt to ashes or lowered into the ground, your closest family and friends surrounding your grave. To me, living your life to the fullest is all about touching people, contributing something to humanity, to the world, making a difference and not following what every other person is doing. Do something that will prove you’re alive, not just another statistic or demographic that a company or government can tally mark.
Life is something that should not be given away in segments to the things you buy, the jobs you work at or the things you watch on TV. Don’t sell out your humanity for the latest plasma screen, the hottest new phone, or the most popular networking website. Make your own rules, follow your own morals, don’t let anyone tell you how to live your life, not even the person writing this. All in all, it’s your life. Live it the way you want to.
