kk081595
Dec 15, 2012
Undergraduate / I want to use my life to advocate for those in need; NYU [4]
My final essay that needs help, what intrigues you? (58 available characters)
June 17th, 2012 marks one of the biggest tragedies to hit my community. Though the death of any one person is universally known and mourned, the loss of a thriving student and best friend not only shook me but my entire city. What intrigues me is how we, as human beings, can take advantage of life. Many of us live our lives wanting more and more, but we never fully take into account all that we have been given. Life is such a blessing and it should not take a tragedy, as horrible as a death of a child, to learn this. I will never forget the feeling of hearing the words, "Katlynn, Dilan passed away today" and the reality of what those words meant. Those 5 simple words changed my outlook on life and the appreciation I had for it. Once said by my late best friend, Dilan Shearer, "Do it big. Never Downsize. Make a statement everywhere you go." These words are what I try to live my life by. Although some may use a quotation like this as an excuse to live a life of wrong doings and risk, I take the words to heart by wanting to live each day to the fullest and experiencing all that this world is offering to me. I want to make my life into a story that people hear, and they relish about the achievements I was able to make. Life is not something we should take for granted, we must acknowledge our blessings and use them to better ourselves and the people around us. For we are only given one life to live, why not make it worth living?
My final essay that needs help, what intrigues you? (58 available characters)
June 17th, 2012 marks one of the biggest tragedies to hit my community. Though the death of any one person is universally known and mourned, the loss of a thriving student and best friend not only shook me but my entire city. What intrigues me is how we, as human beings, can take advantage of life. Many of us live our lives wanting more and more, but we never fully take into account all that we have been given. Life is such a blessing and it should not take a tragedy, as horrible as a death of a child, to learn this. I will never forget the feeling of hearing the words, "Katlynn, Dilan passed away today" and the reality of what those words meant. Those 5 simple words changed my outlook on life and the appreciation I had for it. Once said by my late best friend, Dilan Shearer, "Do it big. Never Downsize. Make a statement everywhere you go." These words are what I try to live my life by. Although some may use a quotation like this as an excuse to live a life of wrong doings and risk, I take the words to heart by wanting to live each day to the fullest and experiencing all that this world is offering to me. I want to make my life into a story that people hear, and they relish about the achievements I was able to make. Life is not something we should take for granted, we must acknowledge our blessings and use them to better ourselves and the people around us. For we are only given one life to live, why not make it worth living?