“Whatever you do in life will be insignificant, but it's very important that you do it. Because nobody else will. Like when someone comes into your life and half of you says you're nowhere near ready, but the other half says: make her yours forever” – Remember Me.
I like this quote. Probably because it’s relatable to my situation. Possibly because I enjoyed the movie that it came from. But I disagree with it. I don’t think everything you do in life will be insignificant. Don’t get me wrong, a lot of it will be. A lot of life is repetitive and it feels like you’re doing the same thing day in, day out, and nothing’s really changing or resulting from it. But there will be some things, some choices, some activities, which will be the most significant thing you could ever do. They might not affect everyone else, but they will change the course of your life forever. They will change your outlook on life. They will define who you are. And how can anyone argue that that is insignificant?
I think the most significant thing you can do in life is be happy. Mind you, that’s what everyone aspires for and most people, no matter how much good they have in their life, still aren’t fully satisfied. So, instead, maybe the thing is to be content. Most importantly, this has to be something you do on your own. You can’t rely on others to make you happy if you’re not happy for yourself, if you’re not happy with yourself. And that won’t happen if you sit there moaning about how much your life sucks. People that say this are the worst kind of people, for two reasons.
Firstly, because no matter how much you think your life sucks, there is always someone who would trade you for it in a heartbeat because their situation is 12 times worse (don’t ask me why I picked the number 12 – I guess maybe I wanted it to be realistic). Take me, right now, for example. Today I am having a terrible day. I actually have a headache from crying. And I never get headaches so it’s a strange feeling. I’ve barely moved from my bed, content on letting myself be miserable and not bothering with much else. But I know there are people out there, hell, there are people I know, who are going through things worse than I am. And so I let myself be sad for just today because I know I’m in no position to be self indulgent when there are people with real problems out there. And yes, I’m talking about problems such as being ‘food insecure’ (a lovely term picked up from Matt Damon in an episode of Entourage, meaning ‘they don’t know where their next meal is coming from’). Compared to that, my life is peachy.
And secondly, moaning about how much your life sucks means you’re not doing anything to make it better. I’m not going to feel bad for someone, or try to help them, if they aren’t even trying to help themselves. Because in the end, you’re the only one who can truly make yourself happy.
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