As I typed in the letter "l" in the Google toolbar, the suggested searches included lowes, lady gaga, lyrics, limewire, and life quotes. I'm in an inspirational mood today, so I figured I might as well pick life quotes. I chose the third website result from the top. Here are two of my favorite quotes:
Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives.
A Sachs
Life is like an onion; you peel off one layer at a time and sometimes you weep.
Carl Sandburgs
In response to the first quote, I completely agree. There are people who go through life just moving from day to day. There is no purpose and no meaning in their lives. Some fill up their days with work and activities, leaving no time for family or friends. I once heard a quote that said, "It's not how many moments we live, it's how much life we have in every moment." I think this parallels to the first quote in that we need to live life instead of just going through the motions.
The second quote reminds me of a Shrek reference. When Shrek is explaining to Donkey how "Ogres are like onions", Donkey tries to relate Ogres to cakes by exclaiming, "Onions have layers and cakes have layers!" I think Shrek was intelligent in refuting Donkey's assertion. Yes, Ogres are complex creatures with many "layers" like onions. But their lives are also filled with sadness and tears sometimes from being looked down upon. We may not be looked down upon in life, but sometimes life does make us cry.
Just some food for thought. No pun intended.
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