This Is Your Life

'This is your life and it's ending one minute at a time' - Tyler Durden, Fight Club

That's quote is just a fancy way of saying 'YOLO'. It just sounds a lot more depressing yet so true unless you're Captain Jack Harkness. 

So, we're all basically dying... Don't go and give up on life just yet please. This is a pretty big revelation. You've just realised and possibly accepted your inevitable death. 

Great. 

Now go and do stuff.

But don't be a dick.

Please, be nice to people. Treat everyone as a human being. This is not an excuse to suddenly blow your nose with bible pages and drink your life away in a muppets mug. Go and do something and make a name for yourself if you want.

Tyler Durden's whole philosophy was that we're never going to get noticed so we might as well wreck shit and see what happens - hopefully send a message about our generation. 

It's slightly true but at the same time it's complete bullshit. We all do matter, everybody matters really and we're noticed by a lot of people. If you're reading this and you think nobody notices you or cares about you then you are wrong because somebody in the world cares and knows you so please calm down.
Tyler was right, we should send a message but at the same time we shouldn't wreck stuff. Let's all try and be nice and put an end to capitalist crap (alliteration makes me smile). Being an idiot isn't going to help.

If you feel the need to start a revolution or get noticed then fine, go for it, but don't riot, that only makes things worse. It's hypocritical peace. 

What is Peace?

'Peace comes from within. Do not seek it out' -Buddha

I'm not a Buddhist. It's an ambition of mine I suppose, if that's the correct term. When doing some research on them the main thing that stood out to me was the fact it was a religion of peace. 

Before doing my research however, I had already decided I was a peaceful person with 'Give Peace a Chance' as my motto anyway. 

So what is peace? Is it something that requires a religion? Is it something we seek out? 

Peace is a state of mind. It helps people into being more positive and less violent and aggressive. 

If we were to all live with this state of mind, it would be a generally nicer world. No wars. No fights. No anger. No manifest destiny... But unfortunately, humans fucked up very early on.

It's okay to be angry, it's human emotion, you can't help it (unless you're a monk... I don't understand how they do it). Just make sure you don't get angry at people too much. The main thing to do - I think - is be an all round positive person. 

Be an optimist.

Or don't be if you don't want to label yourself. 

I don't mind.

A lot of the time, when I tell someone I want peace or something, they will call me a 'hippy'. If it makes them feel better giving me a label like that then so be it, but I know I'm really, really not a 'hippy'. 

If I were to label myself, I'd probably say I'm a 'peaceful feminist writer'... Does that sound cool? I think it does. I like trying to make myself sound cool.

Religion isn't something that is required to achieve peace, however if it makes you feel better about it and yourself or it's what you believe in, sure, go for it. 

I'd like to be a Buddhist because it sounds pretty rad and I could also add it to my label, but unfortunately I'm finding it hard to become one. Buddhists are pacifists (and so am I) but the other day I punched my best friend in the arm and I don't know if that's allowed... It was all banter, I swear. So I've resorted to just looking up to some of their teachings and stuff for now, it's all very wise.

But as long as I know how to treat life, as long as I can be peaceful, then I wouldn't say a label or a religion is necessary for me. 

I'm a happy soul at the moment. Everyone should be. 

Empathise and Sympathise, I think it'll all be alright.