What Does Carpe Diem Mean

“Carpe Diem” by Robert Frost makes me realise that Age is a living, breathing creature, a way I have never seen the concept before. In reality, growing a day grows age. “Carpe Diem” suggests to take each day as a gift, that if a day grows age than each day is to be appreciated. Growing older grows the ability to latch to the past, but unexpectedly grows the ability to fear the future, too. When I was four years old, I was worried about beginning elementary school. At fourteen years old, I was fearful of beginning high school. Now at sixteen years old, I am concerned about my options of post-secondary. I cannot even begin to start to think about the uncertainty that can come at thirty-years old, fifty-years old, or even seventy-years old. However,

This phrase Carpe Diem is a source of inspiration for many, including me. I can remember very well it translates to ‘Seize the Day’. I think of this phrase when I am having a bad day. I even own a t-shirt with the caption, and I wear it often. However, for some reason, I still find it hard to follow the voice of Carpe Diem. I find myself worrying about the future every day and often see myself looking back at the flaws of my past. Age, as a character in the poem, despises this. In reality, I have too little past to cling onto, while I have too much future to worry about. I believe thoroughly in seize the day, I find it extremely important for people to follow and understand - I just need to apply

I have tried to give myself roles and imagine myself in them. I’ve tried to see myself as the psychologist, the doctor or nurse, the teacher. I’ve even tried to see myself in places extremely unlike myself, like an accountant, or even a hairdresser. For some reason, though, I always feel some doubt, and usually the doubt it always different. I wonder if I am willing to study for four more years, at least. I wonder if I’m willing to take a large workload. I wonder if these things suit my personality - like if I can really handle a large crowd or having people depend on me. Of course, I have also worried about the salary and wages. It is not greedy, but realistic-no one can ever say that pay never matters to them. Then, I begin to dwell. I think about the past. My first semester of high school was an unorganized, mark-dropping mess, so now I worry how I will I ever make it through university. So, now that I’ve worried about the future, somewhat by bringing up the past. I’ve been completely ignoring the present. Maybe if I do something right now, I can calm my mind about the past. Perhaps it isn’t that Age only yells Carpe Diem when I’m out of earshot, but instead just the fact I need to listen more