Live fast, die young. What a waste of life.

To use that statement as a brief on how to live, I have shortlisted 3 possible options.
Number 1. Cram as much as you can into the shortest possible life span. Meaning, (in no particular order) go to school/college/university, fall in love, get married, have kids and get a job. Those are the major points in life right?

Number 2. Forget the time-wasting things like sitting down to watch tv, go out and do something extreme like skydiving or swimming with sharks.
Number 3. Speed everything up. Don't just walk, run! We're trying to live fast here!

But in all serious, what is the point? Fair enough if I was to be told I had a matter of months until I was going to meet the guy in the black cloak with the sythe then yes, I'd think about doing something I've always wanted to do. But that's just what I'd do, think about doing it. I wouldn't actually go to New Zealand and bungee jump of a bridge so that my head dipped in the water. I'd want to spend my remaining time with those I love. I'd want to be how I am now, me. I'd want to live like I did before I was given my appointment with death.

With regards to cramming as much into life as possible, again, what is the point? Okay, I am only young but looking back, high school has been the best time of my life so far. And now, at university I'm spending my days with the funniest, kindest people ever and I wouldn't ask for anything to be different. So why would I want to hurry things up? I'm enjoying myself and if I was to come to the end of the road tomorrow I could happily say 'You know what? I'm glad of everything I've accomplished and everyone I've met', even though I don't have a job and I'm not married with kids.

I'm not preaching about how you should live your life, each to their own and all that but what I am doing is highlighting the fact that death will come at some point and when it does, I wouldn't want to have lived fast, died young and left and inexperienced corpse.

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