“It’s a funny thing about life: If you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.” - W. Somerset Maugham Many believe we should seize the day (make every moment count) because life is short, and we may not have the time to complete our so-called opportunity in the future. We should seize the day whenever we feel the need to stop acting as others would want us to. We …showed first 75 words of 587 total…

…showed last 75 words of 587 total…by not doing what the everyday person does not do. The hippies wished to seek what others fail to pursue. It is what the older generations of our time wish that they had done in their yesteryear; to seek out new forms of happiness for their definition of the ancient Latin term of “Carpe Diem.” “I’d rather be a failure at something I enjoy than be a success at something I hate.” -George Burns