The injunction, 'Live your life to the fullest' is both logical and inspiring. The logic is that having only one chance it is best to make the most of it. The inspiration is in the example, or footprint, that an individual can make on the world by achieving high aspirations.
The essence of the challenge behind the injunction is that we are not born equal, nor do we have equal opportunities. The individual born in the street gutter faces a significantly different scenario to the one born at the same instant to highly qualified professionals in a upmarket American hospital.
People who are born into lives with every advantage are said to be born with silver spoons in their mouths. They may have doting parents, many servants, high quality education and sound advice about what to do with their lives. Unfortunately some such people end up squandering all or most of the opportunities that they have inherited.
The inequality of birth circumstances have led many political theorists to propose societies in which wealth is equally shared. As Marx propounded such theories he was waited on by his female slave who had been given to him when she was eight. When his theories were applied a few bullies grew very rich and the numbers of poor rose even further.
It is apparent that the circumstances of birth are not the answer to living fully. Rich and poor alike can be discontented. A poor man who aims to be self sufficient and achieves that aim may be fulfilled and the rich man who is loved by his children may be equally satisfied.
In English literature many novelist, poets and dramatists have wrestled with the question of how to live your life to the fullest. In different ways they seem to come to a common conclusion that is epitomized by a small ruffled thrush that features in a poem by Thomas Hardy. This small bird, in a cold, harsh environment burst into song and seems to 'throw his soul upon the world'. This image of life being affirmed is the general answer to life that English literature advances.
The essence of the challenge behind the injunction is that we are not born equal, nor do we have equal opportunities. The individual born in the street gutter faces a significantly different scenario to the one born at the same instant to highly qualified professionals in a upmarket American hospital.
People who are born into lives with every advantage are said to be born with silver spoons in their mouths. They may have doting parents, many servants, high quality education and sound advice about what to do with their lives. Unfortunately some such people end up squandering all or most of the opportunities that they have inherited.
The inequality of birth circumstances have led many political theorists to propose societies in which wealth is equally shared. As Marx propounded such theories he was waited on by his female slave who had been given to him when she was eight. When his theories were applied a few bullies grew very rich and the numbers of poor rose even further.
It is apparent that the circumstances of birth are not the answer to living fully. Rich and poor alike can be discontented. A poor man who aims to be self sufficient and achieves that aim may be fulfilled and the rich man who is loved by his children may be equally satisfied.
In English literature many novelist, poets and dramatists have wrestled with the question of how to live your life to the fullest. In different ways they seem to come to a common conclusion that is epitomized by a small ruffled thrush that features in a poem by Thomas Hardy. This small bird, in a cold, harsh environment burst into song and seems to 'throw his soul upon the world'. This image of life being affirmed is the general answer to life that English literature advances.
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