Personal Philosophy

The question "why are we here" has been asked so many times, and still no one has really agreed upon an answer. We, as humans, like to imagine other worlds and other life, often overlooking what we have right here on this rock in floating around a hotter rock in one of the whirling messes in what we call the universe. Since the beginning, people have discussed the soul, emotions, and why we, as humans, are unique from every other being. Although I don't think the latter is necessarily true, I am amazed at the mental capacity we have that allows us to feel. Even if everything is based in neurological roots, there is a difference between knowing about something and really understanding it. Knowing what the word "love" means and really, truly understanding it are about as different as night and day. Teaching a blind man that the colors are electromagnetic waves with varying frequencies in a limited range that can be perceived by our eyes somehow doesn't really seem to cover everything that "red" is to us. I believe that simply being alive in this world is such a unique opportunity, we have the freedom to pursue what makes us happy, even if it's just because something in our genes or environment makes it so. We are allowed to love and laugh, even if it's just a deep instinct for reproduction and survival that promotes it. We are all the same, emotional humans, but we are also all individuals with our own unique experiences.  We should strive to make something of our lives, to enjoy it while it lasts, however clichéd it may sound. We don't have to be the smartest or the richest. Living a life that, looking back, you are proud of, is its own reward.