Everyone has heard talk and quotes before on "living life to it's fullest." It is one of those common sayings that people throw around like pennies. But how many of us actually heed this advice?
My contemplation of this idea has come into sharp focus this week after hearing about the deadly shooting at the "Dark Knight Returns" premier in Aurora, Colorado. During the daylight hours after the shooting, talk began about how this was going to affect the turnout numbers for premier weekend of the movie and discussions of stepped up security at theaters showing the movie. Then on Saturday morning I get a call from my mother.
"You aren't going to see that movie this weekend, are you?" she asks as soon as I answer the phone. My immediate thought and response is, "Yes, why not?" And I did see it. I just returned a couple hours ago from seeing the movie tonight, 7/21/12 (it was awesome, by the way). My reasoning? I flat out refuse to let others dictate the fear I should have of every day life. If we were all worried about the "What ifs?" of any possible situation we would never leave our homes. And what the hell would be the point of life in that situation?
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