Friday, September 20, 2013

Mashburn, Cody: Bucket List


A day will arrive unheralded and shall wipe our individual existence eternally. Until the day, however, there are things in which I foreknow I must accomplish. I have made it my objective to actively seek out adventures and memories before the inevitable shall fall upon me. Live free as a bird and die with no regrets, that is my philosophy. 

            The most vital subject on my bucket list is something I will leave behind far after I am gone. Leaving behind a legacy is my utmost importance of my bucket list. I do not want to be someone who has a funeral and is only talked about by family afterwards. No, I want to be more. Not only do I want my family members to remember me as I was, but I want the whole nation to remember me for ages. I want my life and death to be as timeless as time itself. After all, it’s not what you take when you leave this world; it’s what you leave behind when you go.

            Another subject on my bucket list is skydiving. When I ponder about what it would be like jumping out of a helicopter and reaching maximum velocity, I conceive that it would be the ultimate adrenaline rush. That would be something I would look back on and remember for decades.

            The final subject on my bucket list is saving someone. I would like to be a hero, well at least for a minute! Whether it’s in the law field or on the battle field, saving someone’s life could definitely change mine!

            If someone asked, “What do you want to do before you die?” I will only respond with two words, carpe diem. Why? In life, seizing the day is what solely matters in the end.

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