Seven college students were killed in a beach house fire in North Carolina, and it sends a sobering message to all of us: No matter who we are, our socioeconomic status, our class, our age, our race, our gender or our physical abilities, we can die any time. It seems morbid and almost harsh to put that truth into words, but not saying it doesn't make it any less of a reality.
As college students, we can get the -
because I don't understand why people say that. Life is the longest thing you have. What have you ever done longer than you've lived? Nothing. I will say you should enjoy the life that you have because you never know when it will be snuffed out. But, not only that: Live it for those who can't live theirs anymore. We are all are guilty of taking life for granted. We complain about the small stuff, ignore great opportunities, break confidences, hold grudges for a ridiculous amount of time, hate people for no apparent reason and remain in little cliques, deeming ourselves superior for insignificant reasons, all while we should be living life to the fullest.
Still, living life to the fullest is not synonymous with living life recklessly; it means being appreciative and overcoming unreasonable fears, knowing that your time here on Earth is limited. Instead of passing the buck every time something goes wrong, you take responsibility and move on. Do those things that others said you can't do. Don't do some things that so-called friends say you should. Live your own life while taking others' advice into account, but not as a mandate. And most of all, forgive. Because when I think of those students who didn't make it out of that beach house fire, I think about how precious life is. And it sounds clich+ 17
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