Carpe Diem: The Dead Poets Club
Who can assure you that tomorrow the sun will rise again? Given that we live in a universe of vast proportions, full of chaos and entropy, it is a big mistake to take it for granted that there will be tomorrow.
This situation makes the title we have given this post even more important, Carpe diem, an important lesson that the great film The Dead Poets Club showed us.
What does carpe diem mean?
First, let’s see what Carpe diem means. As we were taught in the aforementioned film, this is the Latin expression for “seize the day” . That is, to live every moment as if it were your last, because maybe it actually could be.
“I went into the forest because I wanted to live consciously, to face only the only really important things in life, and I wanted to see if I could learn what I had to teach and not when I was in the Die, realize that I have not lived. “
Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau himself gives us an important clue about how life should be when quoted in the film. Take advantage of it, for all that is worth it, take all that you can from him. Don’t leave anything in your pot, because one day the last moment may come and when you look back you won’t want to see how much you could have done that you just let go of instead.
The Dead Poets Club
Dead Poets Club is a film directed by Peter Weir that addresses the issue and theme of happiness in life.
In the film, there is a teacher who loves teaching, played by Robin Williams, who is helping a group of young people take a step forward in their lives and not just move with the crowd. He encourages them to make their existence special.
One of the central points of the film is that you don’t have to be a celebrity, politician or rich man to have a special life. You just have to know how to enjoy the moment, be happy and loyal to yourself, and enjoy every second of life as if it were the last.
Exploiting life for what it takes
So the term Carpe diem should be an integral part of the school curriculum. Teaching children and educating them does not mean always imparting mathematical, linguistic and scientific knowledge in the same way. We have to go beyond that. It would be wonderful if we had a tendency to show our offspring how to take everything that goes from life.
If we manage to create a whole network of free thinkers, of good people who want more out of life than a simple job and a car, then maybe one day we will be able to have families with children with enormous values and to draw on respect for their fellow human beings and the natural environment around us, for love for everything that is dear to us, for solidarity, friendship and equality.
A society that puts Carpe diem into practice is a healthy and friendly society. Enjoy life, take everything that is beautiful and nice that you can, show your feelings without fear of what others will say, always be yourself, ask for help from those who love you.
The passage of time
Time goes by quickly, persistently and persistently. We cannot fight it. It goes away and never comes back. But we can also make them our ally. With that in mind, Carpe diem is perfect for finding a true friend in her.
Don’t let that fateful day come when you have to leave thinking that you haven’t done anything rewarding or beautiful with your life. Use every moment, feel every moment with passion and energy and acquire the wonderful expression carpe diem. It is in your hands and only you can create a fantastic world of happiness out of your life.
“Collect the rose petals while you can,
the old days still fly by.
And the same flower that laughs
today will die tomorrow. “
Robert Herrick
