Life Is Beautiful : How Can Life Be Beautiful?

There are times when we should mourn. There are times for tears and sorrow. There are times when being appropriate means giving in to grief. When the world looks to see our reaction to loss, we must turn our faces grim and prove our love for what has gone. But in those moments of appropriate sadness, does there not exist any of the things that make us happy? Does the original loss color all things gray and remove the possibility for joy? No. The world remains the same, save for the void where once was the beloved thing. And joy can creep, seep into our thoughts without our intention and suddenly the sorrow is lifted. For a moment we act inappropriately; the world sighs, " it isn't right to be happy at a time like this," and we are covered

The grieving that individuals experience with death is unique, but the main stages are universal across cultures (Axelrod, 2017). There are five stages of grief. Nicolas Wolterstorff’s story, Lament for a Son, addresses these five stages as he tries to find joy after the loss of his son. The meaning and significance of death in light of the Christian narrative is also addressed in the story. Having a hope of the resurrection can help comfort individuals in situations similar to Wolterstorff (Wolterstorff, 1978).

Sometimes we don’t let go of memories, which results into making us bitter and not seeing past the truth: The world does not owe us anything. When the Universe decides to plot a scheme against oneself, one thinks it is the end of life, but the truth is there is always something to live for. Losing a person might be excruciating, but if you keep living on grief memories, it will only be worse. Lingering on things that no longer exist can end a person. Happy moments will fly through them because they’re still lingering on the past. Memories are important, but one has to learn when to let

Researchers believe that if people hold on to negative feelings, melancholy emotions, and depressing memories it could reshape their brain to where their thoughts can have a damaging effect on their human cells and physical health (Harjee). If people stay attached to these miserable thoughts, they’ll never be able to experience anything remotely uplifting in the future. All they will be able to think about is the horrible mistakes and miserable consequences from their past and never learn from it. An example would be if a teacher made mistakes in the classroom and keeps reminding themselves of the mistake they made. Kevin Goodyear, a teacher who specializes on performance of fine arts said, ““If I let those mistakes govern my life and I constantly dwell on the negative consequences of those mistakes, I cannot improve and I become pessimistic and poor natured” (Goodyear). Hanging on to negative thoughts can destroy in ways people would have never thought were possible. It is like staying in a locked jail cell when having the key to open it in the lock of the door.

“A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances, instead of your circumstances having power over you” (Meyer, n.d.). These words spoken by Joyce Meyer (n.d.) depict the importance of a positive perspective in the midst of turbulent situations. Similarly, Elie Wiesel’s (2006) novel Night and the movie “Life is Beautiful” (2000), portray two stories of characters that are thrown into dangerous and torturous situations. In both stories, each individual has the opportunity to view their circumstances in a positive or negative way. Furthermore, both documentaries contained the unique element of a father / son relationship, which made an impact on how each character viewed their respective events.

Life is fragile, everything that knows life will eventually meet death; it is impossible to mention one without the other. Humans have grasped the concept of life and death more so than any other species, yet we still consider it one of the great unknowns. All man knows in regards to life, he learns from his experiences with death. Man can look to many classic and religious texts searching for the meaning of life, but the only way one can truly learn it is through experience. To many, finding happiness means first coming to terms with the finite stretch of life one has and then making the most of it. Many films try to breach the subject of the preciousness of life, but only a few seem to hit as deeply as ones told through the eyes of a

The poem that I have selected for this essay is “Talking to Grief” by Denise Levertov. I chose this poem because it talks about grief. It also talks about the place that grief should have in a person’s life. The poem describes grief, and compares it to a “homeless dog.” It also describes how a dog deserves its own place in the house, instead of living under a porch or being homeless. This poem talks about how a person can be aware that grief is present, but that it is not always acknowledged and accepted. We all experience grief in different ways, and for different reasons. Everyone deals with grief in their own personal way. This poem describes a point in a person’s life when they are ready to accept grief as a part of their life

More Beautiful World: Science- As I continue to read the novel, “The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible” written by Charles Eisenstein, I am able to develop a more in depth understanding of what the author is attempting to tell the reader. The seventh chapter “Science” of the novel talks about how species of the world do not only evolve to be in service for of their own interests, but for helping others in need as well. As a species that will continue to endlessly progress, it is important to know the reason as to why we are develop in the first place. Is it for ourselves, or is for those around us including ourselves as well? We cannot simply show others that we are above them in all aspects, but to give a helping hand to those in need. The more I

The holocaust dealt with a bigger blow towards Jewish families and Jewish life in general. Although families were split up, there was strength between families so a normal life could still be maintained. Like shown in the movie "Life Is Beautiful" Guido the father would do things to show Dora the mother that he and their son Joshua are still alive in a concentration camp. That is how families were still able to stick together without actually being together in each others presence. Thousands of Jewish children went into hiding to protect their identity. Catholic convents in German-occupied Poland independently took in Jewish children. Children would quickly adapt to the prayers and rituals of their "adopted" religion in order to keep their

In the midst of undergoing a serious life-altering incident, one often experiences the feeling of a paradigm shift. It is amazing to see how our perspectives of the world shift when forced to reflect on what is truly important. Such is the way with death. Being near death causes a sharp realization of what is truly important in life--love of family and friends, faith in God, and making the world a better place to live in--and enables one to not merely accept this, but apply it to their life as well. All those typical, average daily worries and concerns about homework, professional careers, food, sleep, personal grooming, etc., while important and necessary in everyday life must seem unbelievably miniscule when the death has wiped ones

Everyday someone loses a person dear to them. You never know if it will be your last day here in this world. We all just live day to day and don’t realize tomorrow could be our last. It’s even worse when it could have been prevented. Choices we make can impact our lives and individuals around us. People say things happen for a reason, and that God has a plan for all of us. We won’t know the truth until something tragic happens each of us.

Just a couple week or before, I was hovering around the streets of Kathmandu and was gyrating around a top of my house with a heavy brain box. Every of those 24 hours of my days used to be spent on finding the meaning of life, death and the reason I am here on this planet. After those rigorous searches inside the book ‘Nirwad, ‘The Alchemist’, and inside my own heart, I finally got the answer.

What makes life so precious? Is it the fact that our decisions determine whether we change in one day? We are born in a day, we die in a day, and can fall in love in a day. But we forget the life we take for granted the most, Earth. In the Visual argument, a lung-shaped forest is depicted with a dying right lung. Deforestation is slowly eating at Earth and causing oxygen levels to plummet. In the image, the creator shows our environment 's struggle to produce oxygen due to mankind’s greed, deforestation, and illegal logging.

Everyday beauty arises out of aesthetic objects in daily life. These objects fit together to create and usher harmony, pleasure, and peace to my life. Little items that carry everyday beauty are the things that should be treasured; this is not always the case in my life. Things that are present every day can become items that are overlooked and expected. Everyday beauty can, but should not, be easily disregarded. Everyday beauty needs to be appreciated and not taken for granted.

The infinite beauty of our world is one that demands a delicate balance of respect. For centuries, all life has coexisted with these just principles. Each time man’s reach exceeds his grasp, nature’s fury unleashes itself relentlessly and without pause. These grave disasters reshape the face of our planet, leaving behind scarred remnants of its former self for future generations to inherit. How much ill-fated treatment must our world endure? How long before a reckoning, too great a price, is paid for the mistakes of the past? Hydraulic fracking paves the way for such a future. A future built upon the needless sacrifice of life in the name of profit is no future for me. Life is precious and it comes without a price. With each passing day, fracking is allowed to go unchecked, unchallenged, and unanswered. Its actions induce unwavering harm to all things living under our blue skies. This must end, lest our world fall to ruin and despair.