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Sometimes, I don't understand one's purpose in life. Other times, it's as blunt as my sister, whom I will add is extremely outspoken.
In life you live and then you die, and the in between is completely up to yourself. There have been many different instances this break that has really taught me a lot about life in general. I've learned to really value my life and not take it for granted. There have been so many deaths recently that I feel were quite out of the ordinary and unexpected. Not to mention they occurred so closely to holidays that it must be so very difficult to deal with, I find myself having trouble coming to terms with it, and I am of no relation to losses.
Tyler Nichols, the son of a close friend and co-worker of my grandmother's, died on Christmas evening at the young age of 23 due to cancer. They found it within this past year or so. He was a senior at GVSU. I can't imagine losing anyone close to me, especially that young. I know I would be unable to function at all for several days, perhaps weeks. It just makes me appreciate the people who are a part of my life and who I keep nearest to my heart.
After watching The Bucket List so many times these past few days (thank you Chelsea), I have also learned that life is about taking chances, living it to the fullest, and having no regrets. I don't have any regrets, everything that has happened to me has made me who I am today and I will continue to be shaped and molded throughout the rest of my life. As far as taking chances, that one I am still learning a bit more apprehensively. Living it to the fullest, I believe I have got that down... now it's just meeting all of the goals and expectations I have compiled for myself : )
Tonight, I went to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons, a movie with Brad Pitt (yum) and Cate Blanchett that tells of how a boy is born as an older man and rather than aging, he grows younger as his age (number) increases. It was a fantastic story at first, I was hooked. Three hours later, 159 minutes to be exact, I found myself disliking the movie. My problem with movies is that I do not like them if they turn out with an ending I don't like or if ever carried out realistically, do not meet my expectations. Basically, if it's extremely sad or someone dies, I hate the movie (I end up not liking a lot of movies). After that movie, which contained many fantastic quotes and I'm ecstatic to look them up on IMDB in a few weeks, I found myself in a horrible mood due to the happenings of the movie. Yes, overall it was a good movie and I would definitely reccomend seeing it if you can pencil in a movie during a three hour time block you many have open, but I still did not like it...


Okay, that's enough for tonight.