You Only Live Once

Hey, it's been a while. Sorry about that, it always seems to get really busy around the holidays. Anyways, back to the topic of discussion: YOLO

I seem to hear this phrase all the time. I find that "you only live once" seems to be a popular excuse for doing stupid things. Sure, doing drugs and alcohol and breaking the rules is wrong, but you only live once. Why not go ahead and do whatever you want, before it's too late? I think this idea is absolutely ridiculous. I mean, since when has that fact that you live once (I pray no one thought you lived twice, physically anyway) ever justified doing things that are bad for you? If anything, it means the exact opposite. I think you shouldn't do these things, because they're bad for you and could cause irreversible damage. Yeah, it's a kind of conservative idea, but if you only live once why waste it? Your life should be more than endless "fun" at the expense of you and those around you. It should mean something. I think this explains the phrase better:

And that's my humble opinion,

Nemo

Based on a True Story

I have found that most people (myself included) tend to shy away from nonfiction these days. And yet, I find that people are much more willing to read books that are "based on true events". What is it about books that are "based on true events" that make them more appealing than actual true stories? Maybe it's the fact that they are only "partly true", rather than the whole truth. Then you can pick and choose what you want to believe, because it's only based on the truth, you don't have to accept it all. It's not all the truth. But what good does only part of the truth do you? People and events and stories aren't just what you want them to be. They are a mix of the good and the bad, the easily acceptable and the...not so easily acceptable. They aren't all rainbows and sunshine, happy endings and easily discernable good and bad guys. Not everything is nice and neat and simple. Because the world, and the people in it, are complicated. They all have different views on the world, different thoughts and ideas. I find that people tend to keep these views, thoughts and ideas, and it frustrates me. Why can't people just say what they mean? Why do they feel that they have to hide their unique ways of looking at reality? Well I want to solve this problem, so starting now I'm going to share my thoughts on the workings of the world. And I hope you'll do the same, because what good is an opinion if no one knows what it is? And so a new story begins.

 

The World As Seen By Nemo Maximus

A True Story