This is ironic. I have been working on a post about Carpe Diem - but with a bit of a different meaning. Carpe has come to mean 'seize', as in Seize the Day, but researching the Latin, I found it means 'to gather together'. I was struck by the difference between the word 'seize' and 'gather'. Seize feels so aggressive, while gather seems gentle. I have taken this to mean that you can gather together the things that are important for your day and enjoy them.... living in the present moment in a joyful way rather than striving for something. With this feeling in mind, I have taken to think of Carpe Diem as meaning to be free to enjoy what you have in front of you.
Fantastic review! This is such an inspiring movie (until the tragic ending that is š¢) I watched it for the first time in my 9th grade English class and I remember crying when Neil died. Iām still not over it to this day. I understand the message and why it was done, but I wish Neil would have made a different choice and chose to live rebelliously instead of giving up.
I still have to see this flick, believe it or not. And as my world as changed these past few months, I still hope to contribute. However, the point is, "In my class you will learn to think for yourselves again. You will learn to savor words and language. No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world." Which rhymes with this organizational development fellow I follow, ripe with incredible insight, when he asks, "Who is rewarded? The student with the right answer, or the student who challenges assumptions?" Something I'm still working on. More fun qutoes include, "Companies arenāt going to trust you because you asked them to. Theyāll do it when they believe that you are one of the few people who can lean outside of the comfort zone and bring back something extraordinary." And "Creativity is the generous act of solving an interesting problem on behalf of someone else. Itās a chance to take emotional and intellectual risks with generosity." All of which defy what (at least I) choose to remember from my education.
This is ironic. I have been working on a post about Carpe Diem - but with a bit of a different meaning. Carpe has come to mean 'seize', as in Seize the Day, but researching the Latin, I found it means 'to gather together'. I was struck by the difference between the word 'seize' and 'gather'. Seize feels so aggressive, while gather seems gentle. I have taken this to mean that you can gather together the things that are important for your day and enjoy them.... living in the present moment in a joyful way rather than striving for something. With this feeling in mind, I have taken to think of Carpe Diem as meaning to be free to enjoy what you have in front of you.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.
Fantastic review! This is such an inspiring movie (until the tragic ending that is š¢) I watched it for the first time in my 9th grade English class and I remember crying when Neil died. Iām still not over it to this day. I understand the message and why it was done, but I wish Neil would have made a different choice and chose to live rebelliously instead of giving up.
I still have to see this flick, believe it or not. And as my world as changed these past few months, I still hope to contribute. However, the point is, "In my class you will learn to think for yourselves again. You will learn to savor words and language. No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world." Which rhymes with this organizational development fellow I follow, ripe with incredible insight, when he asks, "Who is rewarded? The student with the right answer, or the student who challenges assumptions?" Something I'm still working on. More fun qutoes include, "Companies arenāt going to trust you because you asked them to. Theyāll do it when they believe that you are one of the few people who can lean outside of the comfort zone and bring back something extraordinary." And "Creativity is the generous act of solving an interesting problem on behalf of someone else. Itās a chance to take emotional and intellectual risks with generosity." All of which defy what (at least I) choose to remember from my education.