Eleanor Roosevelt's Speech: The Purpose Of Life

“This, I believe” Speech “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” -Eleanor Roosevelt. What Roosevelt is saying in this quote is that in order to live we need to experience, not just simply exist and especially not exist in fear. I believe that everyone should learn to live in the moment and not overthink but learn to value the ability to push limits. I always find a way to end up thinking of all the possibilities that something can go wrong. I think it’s just the fear of that possibility coming true. And yes, they can be negative. But what about how it can go? When my friend Avery and I talked about how she would be going to Las Vegas with
For a while I was so scared of my health that I wouldn’t get to turn 18. Those thoughts were running through my mind constantly. I got my tattoo at 16. I worried about how people would think of me and maybe look down on me for getting something permanent at a young age. I was also worried about the pain. But then again I realized I wouldn't know when my time would be cut short, and when I did figure out what I wanted, I decided I should go for it. I knew the pain would be temporary for something beautiful that would last forever and would clearly mean something to me. I wouldn't care what others thought if I was the one who was happy. I scheduled the appointment and went to get it done. When I got there, fear had finally caught up with me. I cleared my thoughts of fear and my parents’ support strengthened me. I got a tattoo of the Tree of Life. This is a symbol of strength through my health journey over the past year and a reminder of finding strength in myself with the new mentality of doing things instead of regretting not trying. Another time where the belief in doing things and pushing limits was applied was when I went off-roading with my dad for the first