Rent

The tale is not exactly something I am able to relate to. I have never lived in New York. I have never done drugs. I have never had a AIDS or any STDs. I have never been poor to the point of being evicted.

However it is one of my favorite movies of all time. It gives me hope. First of all it shows that no matter how life can be, it can always get worse. There is always a light at the end of the tunnel. It shows that the really bad days make the good days that much better.

I cherish every good day that I have. Everyone has a bad day now and then. It is life. With every death we have to suffer, we get that much stronger.

The main theme of Rent is "No day but today." Live life in the present. Do not dwell on the past or stress about the future. Live life as it comes. This seems to be a good philosophy to live by. I try to live by it but of course it does not always work. I always want to think ahead of time in order to make sure my life is on the right track.

I try not to dwell on the past. What good is it? I write about my past to reflect. I am a much stronger person now that I was in high school. I am much more confident in myself and it shows. I may be shy when I am surrounded by unfamiliar people. I assess every new group to determine how I am going to fit in.

I adapt to my surroundings. I am sort of a social chameleon. I have the ability to relate to pratically any group of people. This may sound like I am bragging. It may even seem as though I am stretching the truth. This is not the case.

I would be able to adapt to the life of the people in the movie Rent. I envy them. They moved to New York with dreams and desires. They live their lives in the moment and do not worry about the future. There is no day but today. Their lives are tough. They suffer and do not have time for food all the time. In order to keep warm, one of the apartments has a garbage can that is used as a faux fire.

This is a world that I have never experienced. It is a world that I dream about visiting and adapting to. Yes, I dream of adapting to living in a life of limited food, heat, etc. It would make me even more appreciative of how fortunate I am to know that I always have a home and bed to return to after a long day.