Assignment #4 Benjamin Webster- Something everyone should read

I was told as a child to always follow the rules. It seemed sensible, if you do something wrong you are in trouble and would have to brace for a chewing out. You had a plan set in stone of finishing school, going to college, getting a 9-5 job, having a family, retiring and dying quietly and insignificantly. As I’ve gotten older I have realized something important about the world. There are set laws or standards set by society, government, and your family. 

However, the only laws that you can and should follow are your own. People can tell you how to act but it is ultimately up to you. That doesn’t mean that there aren't any consequences to your actions because there are other people with their own laws that may not line up seamlessly with yours.

That being said, you only live once and there is no point in doing anything that doesn’t make you happy or will lead to future happiness. Everyone has the right to that regardless if they want to be in a herd or a lone wolf. I don’t know what will happen in the future, nor do I pretend to know, but what I do know is that wherever life takes me, I will embrace it and continue the search for a meaningful, happy life.