singah
Oct 30, 2014
Undergraduate / The sky flamed like an overripe mango; vivid reds and oranges spilling into the horizon. [3]
Prompt: We often hear the phrase 'the good life'. In fact, the University of Florida's common course required of all undergraduate students is titled "What is the Good Life?". The concept of 'the good life' can be interpreted in many different ways depending upon the experiences, values and aspirations of each individual. In a concise narrative, describe your notion of 'the good life'. How will your undergraduate experience at the University of Florida prepare you to live 'the good life'?
The sky flamed like an overripe mango; vivid reds and oranges spilling into the horizon. The clouds catch on fire with the sunrise colors and I'm afraid I'll catch on fire too. I'm 65 years old, sitting on a tree hammock staring at the waves lapping the sand, thinking about how I've spent my life. If you had asked me what 'the good life' meant to me a year ago compared to today, my answers would be drastically different. A year ago I would have synonymized a good life with lots of money, but today I would say that some people are so poor that all they have is money. A good life would constitute a mentally and spiritually balanced lifestyle where I have a placid, caring disposition with meaningful and healthy relationships with others. I don't want to be 65 years old looking back on my life, wishing I could have done something differently.
I may not see it today, but I want to be able to look back at my life in a few years and be perplexed by how every small mistake or blessing added up and brought me somewhere amazing- or where I always wanted to be. My goals and desires are always changing, and the things I want right now may not be necessarily what I need in the future, which is why it's important for me to be okay with wherever I am in life; as long as I'm constantly working to improve my situation. A life where the only person I'm comparing myself to is me from the past in order to improve my situation and sense of peace is ideal. Comparing myself to others will just feed my shame and fuel my feeling of inadequacy, keeping me anchored down.
Going to the University of Florida for my undergraduate experience would help me live a good life by enriching it with new experiences that I can't have here in Colorado. Trying new things is always a necessity for a good life because new approaches to the same solutions open your mind and broadens your comfort zone. UF is far from home, which forces me to live independently and adjust to a different environment in order to do well in school. Building independence is part of having a good life because it allows you to lean on yourself the whole time so that the times you do lean on others, you won't come crashing down. Eventually I will most likely get a job across the country, or maybe even internationally, so studying far from home is a good start for independence.
Prompt: We often hear the phrase 'the good life'. In fact, the University of Florida's common course required of all undergraduate students is titled "What is the Good Life?". The concept of 'the good life' can be interpreted in many different ways depending upon the experiences, values and aspirations of each individual. In a concise narrative, describe your notion of 'the good life'. How will your undergraduate experience at the University of Florida prepare you to live 'the good life'?
The sky flamed like an overripe mango; vivid reds and oranges spilling into the horizon. The clouds catch on fire with the sunrise colors and I'm afraid I'll catch on fire too. I'm 65 years old, sitting on a tree hammock staring at the waves lapping the sand, thinking about how I've spent my life. If you had asked me what 'the good life' meant to me a year ago compared to today, my answers would be drastically different. A year ago I would have synonymized a good life with lots of money, but today I would say that some people are so poor that all they have is money. A good life would constitute a mentally and spiritually balanced lifestyle where I have a placid, caring disposition with meaningful and healthy relationships with others. I don't want to be 65 years old looking back on my life, wishing I could have done something differently.
I may not see it today, but I want to be able to look back at my life in a few years and be perplexed by how every small mistake or blessing added up and brought me somewhere amazing- or where I always wanted to be. My goals and desires are always changing, and the things I want right now may not be necessarily what I need in the future, which is why it's important for me to be okay with wherever I am in life; as long as I'm constantly working to improve my situation. A life where the only person I'm comparing myself to is me from the past in order to improve my situation and sense of peace is ideal. Comparing myself to others will just feed my shame and fuel my feeling of inadequacy, keeping me anchored down.
Going to the University of Florida for my undergraduate experience would help me live a good life by enriching it with new experiences that I can't have here in Colorado. Trying new things is always a necessity for a good life because new approaches to the same solutions open your mind and broadens your comfort zone. UF is far from home, which forces me to live independently and adjust to a different environment in order to do well in school. Building independence is part of having a good life because it allows you to lean on yourself the whole time so that the times you do lean on others, you won't come crashing down. Eventually I will most likely get a job across the country, or maybe even internationally, so studying far from home is a good start for independence.
