"Write an essay, in 300 words or less, about your take on life." This was a challenge
given to me by a teacher of mine who always thought I should be a writer. I have put
this off for years because I haven't been inspired.....but now I'm not only inspired, I'm
also bored; it's a very hot summer day. So I'm sitting here thinking, "What the heck, I
might as well give this a ----
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My take on life is this: there are two types of people: there are people who try, and
people who don't. Those who don't try follow the path of least resistance; a path that
consists of slipping through any and all crevices like a river's flood, and that's one of the
reasons why rivers and personalities are so crooked. Those who try either succeed or fail,
but either way, they're respected.
I want to be one of those people who try to make a difference, instead of just
meandering through life just to say that I lived it. I want to try to think for myself, not
believe what's spoonfed to me by the mass media. I want to be able to try to see what I
can't physically see; I want to try to believe in a higher power, believe in angels, fate,
and the surrealness of the universe that I find when I read the Bible. I don't want to be
one of those people who dismiss what they can't see because they don't want to try to
see it. I want to try so that I live after I die, and find myself in a happier place full of
people who tried.
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There, I did it in 206 words, well under 300. Tell me what you think, or what your take
on life is, 300 words or less. E-mail me at the address at the top of the page, or just
R&R!
