Carpe Diem. Ever heard this latin phrase before? It's translated as "seize the day." Not a bad motto, but it must be one of the most abused sayings/mottos in our modern society. Too often people use this to rationalize self-destructive or otherwise unhealthy behavior. It's almost as if we say "hurry and mess up as much as you can while you still can!" I can't help but think that there is a terrible flaw in this line of thinking. Sure, I'm all for making the best of today, but what happens if there's a tomorrow? I don't think that whoever coined the phrase Carpe Diem intended it to be a battle cry for reckless living. I think that an improvement on this philsosophy is to live for the BEST for TODAY. There are only a certain amount of things that are truly BEST for today. Those things will change as we grow and enter different stages of life. Here's my proposed motto in place of the popular thought of "Carpe Diem" or "Seize the Day":
Live so that you won't regret it if there's no tomorrow, but also live so that you won't regret today if tomorrow comes.
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