{"id":116350,"date":"2018-10-24T20:06:31","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T03:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=116350"},"modified":"2018-10-24T20:08:57","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T03:08:57","slug":"how-to-live-a-heroic-life-dare-the-heights-philosophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/24\/how-to-live-a-heroic-life-dare-the-heights-philosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Live a Heroic Life: Dare the Heights! #philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"

When in doubt, live more dangerously:<\/p>\n

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Dear friend,<\/p>\n

An idea:<\/p>\n

\n Dare the heights!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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What can you control in life?<\/h2>\n

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In life, two things we can control:<\/p>\n

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  1. How daring we live our lives<\/li>\n
  2. How high we aim<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. How daring we live our lives<\/h2>\n

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    The only thing guaranteed for us is death. Knowing that you will (and must) die, how do you desire to live out your life? Do you wish to live a heroic life, and die a glorious death? Or do you seek to live out a boring, generic life?<\/p>\n

    You have the power to live your life however you dictate. You can control the degree of risks you take in life.<\/p>\n

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    An idea I believe in:<\/p>\n

    \n When in doubt, live more dangerously.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Or,<\/p>\n

    \n When in doubt, take bolder risks, and live more daringly!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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    2. How high will you aim?<\/h2>\n

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    Set the bar high. Better to set a high bar, and come a little bit short of it– instead of setting the bar too low, and reaching it.<\/p>\n

    For example, better to aim to do a 500 pound deadlift in your lifetime, and “only” hit 400 pounds<\/a>, instead of aiming to do a 300 pound deadlift, and hitting it.<\/p>\n

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    Or better to seek to do something truly truly great and epic in your life, and fail– than to do something mediocre and succeed.<\/p>\n

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    You choose.<\/h2>\n

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    You choose how to live your life. But I think — if you want to live a more fun, heroic, and epic life, why not dare the heights?<\/p>\n

    BE BRAZEN!
    \nERIC<\/p>\n

    For more inspiration, read Homer’s Iliad.<\/p>\n

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    Philosophy by KIM<\/h1>\n

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    Dictate your meaning and purpose in your life with ZEN OF ERIC<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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    Philosophical Essays<\/h2>\n