In his poem, "Advice to My Son," Peter Meinke illustrates the significance of life. As a father, he tells his son the importance of living life to the fullest, and by not taking things for granted, his son, can be a better person and live a better life. I found myself being able to connect to this poem emotionally, as I have strong personal feelings about the significance of life.
The author tells, "The trick is, to live your days as if each one was your last." This advice is important and as simple as it is, it is meaningful. Life is unpredictable, the world could come to an end tomorrow and if not literally it could figuratively for one person. If life is taken for granted it may pass by without anything to show for it. I have been given really good advice throughout my life, "Just for Today." It is a very simple statement that means so much. Life goes on one day at a time and if tried to live any other way it will be taken for granted and so much will be missed.
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