“You only
live once,” or YOLO, much to popular disbelief, does not mean getting
eight-million tattoos, partying until a blackout, or going crazy for no reason.
Horace stated ages ago, carpe diem, or
seize the day. The way to live life to the fullest is to seize the day, and to
achieve what you truly want instead of cliché ways to finish life. I started my
bucket list because I knew that there were specific things I wanted to do
before I died, and that it may take me a long time to finish.
Ethnically,
I am Irish and have always wanted to visit Ireland. I want to live in a cottage
on a cliff in Ireland and raise sheep. I want to stand overlooking the churning
waters below, and feel the seasons change as the wind blows.
I want to travel to Buñol,
Spain for the Tomatina festival which includes a city-wide tomato fight. People
from all over the world flock to Buñol for the festival.
This would be a wonderful ambition participating in a different culture and
traveling.
With a population of
less than 200, kakapos are on the critically endangered list. If it were not
for humans in New Zealand introducing competitors to kakapos’ limited food
supply, these birds would still be thriving. It’s everyone’s responsibility to
repopulate this animal, and I would like to help this bird’s survival by
volunteering in a kakapo nursery.
If there ever is
another oil spill, I hope to be able to help clean it up. Like the kakapos, oil
spills are human’s responsibility. It may not be I who caused the spill, but I
will be there to help clean it up.
I want to SCUBA dive
with a Mola mola, following one as it
traverses through the depths of the ocean.
So yes, you may “only
live once”, but it’s what you make of it that will determine if you truly lived
or not.
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