So many of us have heard many people say things like 'You Only Live Once' and pressurise you to do the precarious but do you agree with the philosophy of You Only Live Once?

YOLO?

It's incredibly ironic to do dangerous things if you only live once. But it's all in the name of fun some may say as they try to gravitate themselves towards their perish but doing said thing could lead to great modesty and a greater love for life as you cherish every moment rather than experiencing upheaval and vanity.

However, how can you determine whether you are close to death in an accurate manner?

Well, right now you're looking for a condition to tell you if you can be appreciative or not. If the task you want to endeavour is something you deem hazardous. Danger is subjective from person to person. Many of us fear different things and others tend to be numb to emotions.

It's not about whether or not you're close to death really because despite how we look at things, its all planned out anyway, death is certain. That's all you need to know in order to appreciate life but that does that mean we should do things just to satisfy our burning anticipation?

Death should not be feared by anyone, it should be embraced, this is what Epicurus and Seneca both agreed upon, you must not only realise these things are going to happen but anticipate them and share a cup of tea with death. It is best to live life how you want it rather than to be prepossessed with what will happen after we leave this Earth.

Here is an Excerpt from Seneca’s Letters:

If anyone has watched the Vikings TV Show here is an enlightening quote from Ragnar: 'Don't fear death. If it comes embrace it as if you are lying down next to a beautiful woman.' It was something to be celebrated to reach death and to die gratified rather than to die in vain.

Looking at a physiological perspective if I make these views open I'd most likely be diagnosed depressed for this; psychology is a fallacious study which aims to impose its thoughts of what should be accepted for society and the individual, but sometimes we need to look at things from different angles to understand them.