Carpe Diem
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When
choosing a poem I saw this one and had to choose it. I had a meeting the other
day and it was about carpe diem. Which means to seize the day. This poem by
Robert Frost is about the same thing.
Carpe Diem
by Robert Frost
Age
saw two quiet children Go loving
by at twilight, He knew not
whether homeward, Or outward from
the village, Or (chimes were
ringing) churchward, He waited
(they were strangers) Till they
were out of hearing To bid them
both be happy. "Be happy,
happy, happy, And seize the day of
pleasure." The age-long theme is Age's. 'Twas Age imposed on poems Their gather-roses burden To warn against the danger That overtaken lovers
From being overflooded With
happiness should have it. And yet
not know they have it. But bid
life seize the present? It lives
less in the present Than in the
future always, And less in both
together Than in the past. The
present Is too much for the
senses, Too crowding, too confusing—
Too present to imagine. http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/20520
This is a great poem and saying. I
think that it is very inspiring and it is the truth. If you can seize the day
every day, think about how much better of a person you could be. When he talks
about carpe diem, it’s to seize the day. Meaning not to worry about yesterday
or tomorrow for those are things you can’t control. Worry about the now. Do the
things that are right in front of you. For instance football. Everybody has
dreams of playing in the NFL, but the fact of the matter is that very few make
it. So instead of worrying about trying to get there you should be focused on
what you’re doing that day to make yourself better. It can even work with
school. There are plenty of people who stress out cause they have too much due
in a couple days, but if they would just sit down and do it, it would get done.
And you would help your self from stressing.
Here is an example by Robert Williams of Carpe Diem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQtmGcdSDAI
I guess what I am trying to say, is
this is a great poem and advice. We need to listen to the message it is
portraying. Seize the day. Think about my advice and try it. Stop worrying about
the past and future, but focus in on what is right in front of you cause that’s
the most important thing. So try it out and see how your life changes.
