You only live once, really?
April 4, 2012
By Cody Marshall
Opinion Editor/ Lycourier
We have all heard it, whether it be through Facebook or through word-of-mouth. This phrase has been making its way through our lives and is spreading fast: “You only live once,” or Y.O.L.O.
How is our generation applying this phrase? Not in a good way, as many may agree.
Many students here at Lycoming College, and throughout the rest of the country for that matter, are using the phrase with the wrong intentions.
Often, the phrase is associated with the college party atmosphere. Prestigious, right? Not really.
College students seem to have the wrong idea when it comes to the real meaning of this saying. It should not be associated with going out and not remembering anything that happened that night before. What is the point?
Just check Facebook or listen closely when roaming the campus, because it is practically impossible to find the expression used in a positive manner. This is quite scary and something needs to be done to get these individuals out of their fantasy.
Who can blame them though? Being a college student gives them the opportunity to these things that older generations look down upon us for.
“Why study now when I can go out and study later?” I’m sure this has gone through the mind of almost every college student, but some students do it far more often than they should. Grades appear to be the second purpose of being in college.
If we only truly live once, then are there not more important things that we, as people, could be doing during this lifetime? The answer to this question is obviously yes.
Hearing and seeing Y.O.L.O. expressions every day and realizing that it is being used with the wrong intentions is extremely annoying, and many will agree.
Young adults should take their enthusiasm toward the expression and apply it elsewhere, like within their school work or other meaningful endeavors.
I have yet to find the expression used in such a way that would make me impressed with the person who made it. Quite sad if you ask me.
The other annoying fact of the situation is that several are getting fed up with the fact that they are being reminded that they only live once.
Many, including myself, are hoping that this phrase is going to die out sooner rather than later, but only time will tell. Students are giving themselves a bad reputation by acting the ways they do in accordance with this overused expression.
The next time you see or use the expression, please stray from the norm and apply its true meaning in a way that is beneficial to either yourself or the others around you.
If we only live once, wouldn’t it be nice to look back and say that you accomplished something worthwhile and remember it?
Opinion Editor/ Lycourier
We have all heard it, whether it be through Facebook or through word-of-mouth. This phrase has been making its way through our lives and is spreading fast: “You only live once,” or Y.O.L.O.
How is our generation applying this phrase? Not in a good way, as many may agree.
Many students here at Lycoming College, and throughout the rest of the country for that matter, are using the phrase with the wrong intentions.
Often, the phrase is associated with the college party atmosphere. Prestigious, right? Not really.
College students seem to have the wrong idea when it comes to the real meaning of this saying. It should not be associated with going out and not remembering anything that happened that night before. What is the point?
Just check Facebook or listen closely when roaming the campus, because it is practically impossible to find the expression used in a positive manner. This is quite scary and something needs to be done to get these individuals out of their fantasy.
Who can blame them though? Being a college student gives them the opportunity to these things that older generations look down upon us for.
“Why study now when I can go out and study later?” I’m sure this has gone through the mind of almost every college student, but some students do it far more often than they should. Grades appear to be the second purpose of being in college.
If we only truly live once, then are there not more important things that we, as people, could be doing during this lifetime? The answer to this question is obviously yes.
Hearing and seeing Y.O.L.O. expressions every day and realizing that it is being used with the wrong intentions is extremely annoying, and many will agree.
Young adults should take their enthusiasm toward the expression and apply it elsewhere, like within their school work or other meaningful endeavors.
I have yet to find the expression used in such a way that would make me impressed with the person who made it. Quite sad if you ask me.
The other annoying fact of the situation is that several are getting fed up with the fact that they are being reminded that they only live once.
Many, including myself, are hoping that this phrase is going to die out sooner rather than later, but only time will tell. Students are giving themselves a bad reputation by acting the ways they do in accordance with this overused expression.
The next time you see or use the expression, please stray from the norm and apply its true meaning in a way that is beneficial to either yourself or the others around you.
If we only live once, wouldn’t it be nice to look back and say that you accomplished something worthwhile and remember it?
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