On the Shortness of Life is a philosophical essay written by Latin author Lucius Seneca and published about 49 A.D.
The author wonders whether life is short or not. In the end Seneca acknowledges that life is not short, but the time we spend living is fleeting.
Carpe Diem is a Latin aphorism, usually translated as "Seize the Day" in English, taken from the Roman poet Horace's Odes (23 BC).
Last year I studied this poem and now that I'm in my last year of school I know what I want to do in the future. But many people still have confused ideas about what they want to do and become. The meaning of this poem helped me understand a lot about myself and what I really want to do in my life.
