Henry Ellis has shared, “All the art of living lies in a
fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” Life has its struggles and
hardships and predicaments that obscure a vision of one’s future. When faced
with a setback, a weight is lifted onto our shoulders and stresses us out from
our normal, daily routines.
There’s a certain, understood moment of time about when to
let go and forget about the situation and go on with one’s life and not worry. These
are the dilemmas where, in the future, it will be irrelevant and forgettable.
Such as the choice of food that a day or a fight with a peer.
On the other hand, a hitch in which the future will be
affected is one to hold onto. Picking a major for college, or even choosing a
college, is a choice that requires time and thought.
The writer is explaining that “living” life is excelled
through the choices of letting go of one idea and holding onto another. In any
quandary one comes across, the freedom to keep the problem and work it out over
time or dismiss it and move forward is always an option, always a choice.
Weighing how important the circumstance is, should be asked when it begins to
affect the present, one’s attitude, one’s life. Will quarreling with a peer
make a difference twenty years from now when we’re off living our own life? I
highly doubt that.
Laura, I absolutely love this quote, because sometime in life we have been conflicted with holding on or letting go. Both of them are hard decisions and both have consequences. I like what you wrote about this quote. I also like how you wrote about the future. Good job :)
ReplyDeleteNice job Laura!!! I really enjoyed reading your post because it's true we are constantly having to make the desicion of letting go or holding on. Showing how we constantly have to make this choice by relating it to the what we decide to eat really impact us, the readers.
ReplyDeleteLaura, I was intrigued and especially amazed by the quote you interpreted. I completely agree, that we are always at odds with ourselves when it comes to the decision of letting go or holding on. I also enjoyed and related to the examples you chose to execute because picking a college or major is basically the beginning of one’s future careers. Your interpretation of Ellis’s quote was insightful and concise. Overall, I took great pleasure in your post, from the beginning to the end.
ReplyDeleteYour absolutely right! We need to let go of the bad things in life; Life goes on even if your not ready. I also agree when you say that some things need to be followed through to the end. College was a great example of commitment, because we cant always discard things that cause us grief. Overall, great post and thanks for the insight :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so true and i can really relate to it. Letting go has to be one of the most difficult things in life and its certainly not an easy thing to let go in life. well done :)
ReplyDeleteLaura! You are right!Many times we tend to hold on to situations that are not worth or will no longer be important twenty years from now. Like you said we should focusmore on following through hard challenges than focus on everything bad in life. We should let go of that that can make our lives unhappy and focus on the positive outcome of life. Letting go is not quite and easy task but life will bring harder decions that one will have to learn to cope with them.Great job! enjoyed your example about college.
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-Alejandra Gonzalez
People usually hold on to those they love and let go of everyone else. Why care about something that was done to you 5 minutes ago, you'll get over it in the next 5 minutes. I Really like your post!
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