Those who wish to live must strive.

Those who wish to live must strive. 

By Marija Semaane – University Communication Student *

Child, teenager, grown-up, parents, and seniors. Whatever gender you are, race, ethnicity, or colour, life is considerably more than we see. All of us should live our lives to the extreme fullest and limitless. No one knows what’s next or their future no matter how much they think their future is fixed or destined. 

For children, live life and don’t worry about your future, because eventually, you’ll cut your suture. Get ready to be a teen, it will be one hell of a ride. Teenagers, you will get dragged down but you’ll have to earn that crown. You will feel lonely, but it isn’t deadly. You will think nobody loves you, but nobody will have a clue. You’ll think keeping secrets for yourself is healthy, but it isn’t wealthy. And if you feel like everybody is against you or your opinion, don’t be a minion. Be independent, don’t be absent. Be rebellious, rather than jealous. Be adventurous and don’t avoid togetherness. Be a risk-taker, rather than a traitor. Be as much as you want, be what you, yourself, and your heart desires. It may be hard with many people disagreeing with your decisions, but they might have other visions. You might feel as if everybody is against you, but make sure nobody you love will flee. 

 

Adults… The best version of a human being. It seems hard to go study in college or university, study hard to be the first in your class to get a scholarship because your parents can’t afford you studying but they’re trying. You feel responsible for your parents’ living for once, and you don’t want to be a dunce. You might start losing your old friends, but you’ll meet new gems. You might have a change in goals and aspirations and you might change stations. You probably will develop anxiety, and feel like society is bringing you down.   

Parents though… They do suffer a lot. They seek happiness and care for their children. Newlyweds start to worry about their only child who is only months old. Parents have to worry about their children growing, but as time passes they start going. They leave to find where their adventures are or where they’ll find their true selves laying. Parents get to witness their children through all their life states. Happy or crappy. Depressed or in their best. Broken or unspoken. They also get to watch their kids live their lives but leave them just as they did before with their parents. They get to witness that until they become seniors, watching their grandkids grow into the successful people they eventually will be, just as their grandparents did watch them. 

 

Don’t rush your life right now, live every moment as much as you can. Make mistakes, make dared moves, and step over your comfort zone every now and then. 

Those who wish to live must strive.  

 

 * This article is part of a Class Exercise during my course at Phoenicia University Lebanon where I encourage students to write and express their opinion. 

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