Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Carpe Diem

Author's note: Lately I have been listening to this band called Zac Brown Band. In alot of their songs they sing about seizing the moment and enjoying the ride. So, I have decided to write a piece on what I think of whenever I listen to their music. I hope you enjoy! 

In this piece I will be focusing on an advanced thesis statement. I will reach this goal by putting in a quote from a influential source. I will also be working on advanced sentence fluency, so the sentences will flow together and the piece will sound better. I will reach this goal by adding a variety of simple, compound, complex, and compound/complex sentences.


Life will flash before your eyes if you don't slow down. Sometimes the most beautiful things can happen and you won't notice it because you rush through life. Once in a while shift gears and head into the slow lane and just glide. 'It's funny how time can make you realize, we are running out of it.'  So live, love, and Carpe diem.

Carpe diem. Such an unusual word, but actually it isn't English. It is Latin. Its translation is: Seize the day. How doe we as people seize the day exactly? Well one way is to forget what has happened in the past, imagine all the amazing things that will come in the future, and cherish the present.

Some ways to cherish the moment is to take a look from outside of the big picture and look at how lucky you are to be living your life.Just look at everything amazing that has happened to you during your life. You have recieved love in many different forms, and you get to experience life in every way possible.So, just accept everything that had happened to you, and gain from those experiences.These experiences are what form us and make us who we are. And who we are is the most important thing to know in our short lives.

One of the most important things in life is to love and be loved. Make sure to tell someone important to you that you love them. If you don't, in a few years they might be just memories floating in the wind. They will be lost and will never be found.

So, love, live and laugh. Make sure to glide in the slow lane once in awhile. But always remember how lucky you are to be living this wonderful life.Always live life to the fullest. And, remember Carpe diem.