Thoreau's 'Civil Disobedience'

Desideratum
Just because you’re life seems difficult now, doesn’t mean you should give up now. I believe everyone goes through a struggle in life, whether it be money, addictions, sadness or overall stress. Life is difficult but I think everyone should seek happiness and truth and while discovering what that means to you, you never give up. “I came into this world, not chiefly to make this a good place to live in, but to live in it, be it good or bad” (Thoreau, Henry D., “Civil Disobedience”). My philosophy is to pursue the highest truth in life and achieve my own personal happiness while never giving up. This philosophy is so essential to me because there’s so much sadness in this world surrounding people, that I’ve come to the conclusion that I just have to ignore all the bad and focus on the good for my own personal success. For myself and others, I choose to stay positive and live the life I was given.
This belief has slowly developed over the years of my life while coming across so many people and learning so much more than I could
The steps I intend to take would be to take my time, think through all my decisions and just do what makes me happy. I won’t put blame on anyone else for the mistakes I have made because my life can only be changed and affected by what I choose. “But if I put my head deliberately into the fire, there is no appeal to fire or the maker of the fire, and I have only myself to blame.” (Thoreau, Henry D., Walden) Life is absolutely unpredictable but you can control your actions.
My desideratum encourages me to continue to chase for my goal. I seek happiness and truth and I do so while never giving up. Everyone that’s come into my life has helped me and encouraged me to keep going. I enjoy life and my ultimate goal is happiness. Every step I take helps me reach my goal. “Things do not change: we change” (Thoreau, Henry D., Walden), and I choose to change for the