Carpe Diem

“Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die”. This is a famous phrase from Carpe Diem, that encourages people to live life to the fullest, live in the moment, not to think of the future, to live fast and die young. Carpe Diem talks about enjoying life without any sort of hesitation or guilt. At first, it sounds wonderful and liberating, but after some thought you should realize that it isn’t very practical. When you live as if you’ll die tomorrow, what happens when you don’t? When a person thinks they have one day left to live, what might they do? They will most likely try to enjoy themselves as much as they can. So, they might do things that are bad for their long term health, and spend all of their money becoming a glutton. When you have life, you should enjoy it. You should keep in mind that you my not be alive tomorrow. But, you should also keep in mind that you very well may be alive tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day, and so on. This is when everyone must make the choice, “Am I going to live as if there is no tomorrow, or am I going to live to make a better tomorrow?"