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Purpose in Life

June 12, 2014
By HydroRepublic BRONZE, Manchester, Connecticut
HydroRepublic BRONZE, Manchester, Connecticut
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Favorite Quote:
"Life is tough, but its tougher if you are stupid" - John Wayne


This world has its own set of challenges for everyone .. Sometimes we feel like giving up and giving in but everyone is placed on this earth for a reason. What that reason is can be confusing and hard to unveil, but if we don’t attempt to make a difference in this world there is a 100% chance that it will never happen. All that I know is that life sucks but there are reasons why it sucks and some of them are inevitable, for instance look at death its wrong for us to choose the time and place for it to happen but its inevitable it has to happen. Death is the reason why life is all just one big lie, we live on this earth like chalk on the concrete. We are drawn only to be washed away at one point or another. As I see it we should make the best of every single moment we have alive because at one point or another none of it’s gonna matter. Everyone is saying love is horrible , love is horrible if you make it horrible. You have to find the right person that thinks about you the way you think about them. Unfortunately the only way for that to happen is through pain, misery, and suffering. All of those are also inevitable no matter what we do to not be hurt, pain will find its way to us one way or another. You have to look up to the people that have passed the test, for instance the other night I was watching a movie called Lone Survivor. In the movie Lone Survivor 4 soldiers are brought into a mission in afghanistan not knowing much about it . The soldiers names were Marcus Luttrell, Matthew Axelson, Danny Dietz, and Michael P. Murphy. They’re operation quickly becomes compromised and they all are fighting for their lives against all of the Taliban forces. Unfortunately only Marcus makes it out alive, this movie was based on a true story and Marcus Luttrell is one of my biggest inspirations in life. He took the horrible circumstances he was given and made the best of it. He basically showed that when life throws you a challenge you work and work until you win or you’re dead. This man took the challenges and smashed them into the ground. I’ve learned that to stay strong when life is rough this is what you need to do, because even if you don’t think people care in this world they do and the worst feeling in the world is watching them all break down seeing you fail at these challenges. Life is rough but nothing is impossible. Over the past few weeks I’ve realized this, You will feel hopeless at some points but know that no matter what there will always be someone that will be there to help you through it. You may not even know how it is but they are there, 2 weeks ago from today I was discharged from the hospital from overdosing. I had the worst thought process in the world, something every teenager in this world has felt or will feel before their teenage years are over. “Nobody loves me, Everyone hates me, Why should I live?” You have to look up to whoever you look up to. Let it be someone in your family to some famous celebrity and know that they have thought the same way that you have. No matter what someone will always hurt. Pain is what reminds us that we are only human, you have to take the pain and at least know that you’re not numb to it. I ended up in hospital thinking I was gonna lose the one person I love in the world, that didn’t happen but no matter what there is one person that loves you in this world. Let it be your parents to your friends or your siblings if you have them someone will miss you if you leave this world and I don’t know about you but I believe we are in this world to leave it with an imprint. If we leave it before we are supposed to that imprint will never be made and we will never be remembered. You have to look at the positives in the bad and stay strong. Not for only the ones around you but for you yourself, you matter in this world. Don’t ever think bad about yourself because you matter in this world and don’t let anyone tell you different!


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