My ideal philsophy is to live for today and make each moment count because we
are here so short a time and when you let the moments pass you can never get
them back.  If you let the opportunity pass you may have missed something
wonderful.  When you dedicate your life to doing things other peoples ways
then you are but a pawn.  Be your own person and use wisdom in your decisions.
It is not just black and white, there are allowances for gray areas.  Those
gray areas are events beyond your control.  The ones that are black and white
are the ones you can decide how to manage.  You cannot turn back the hands of
time but you can move on and change or alter things.  Go for it!