The lyrics are pretty straightforward. If you want something to good happen, you've gotta get off your butt and make it happen instead of just sitting around feeling sorry for yourself. That's what "living deliberately" is all about. "Carpe Diem," as they say.
This has been my biggest take away from reading about Ben Franklin. Ben Franklin was a man who accomplished so many different things in his lifetime because he knew how to take advantage of his own life and make things special and meaningful. It's a message that really resonates with me on a personal level.
I look around this school and I see my fellow classmates getting hired on real film sets, talking with working professionals and winning awards for their work on indie movies. I've been going to school here for almost three years and I don't really have a lot to show for it. Don't get me wrong. I'm happy for my friends' accomplishments. I just sort of wish I could share in their success. I don't expect to get recognized for doing nothing, as I've tried many times to write a script that's at least good enough to be made into a student film. I try to treat each flop as a learning experience, but it kind of starts to weigh on you.
I don't like going through life as just a spectator. I have been taking steps recently to change. I'd love to take a more active approach to life, but I know it's not gonna happen overnight, partly because I lack one of the core elements to do so: motivation. I want to change my life for the better, but I'm just too lazy to take bigger steps. I know I'll get there someday, though. I just have to be patient.
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