Eulogy

                Klaudia was a junior in high school. She was completely undecided on what career she’d like to major in. She didn’t have a favorite college or even a favorite subject. She didn’t even know what country she wanted to go to college in, which is pretty important to know. But that didn’t mean that she was undecided about everything.

                As for her personal beliefs, she thought that people should be able to do as they please. Obviously not everything can be allowed, because things like murder and theft are wrong. She thought that if people were allowed to do what they wanted and different beliefs were forced on them, there would be less problems. Of course, people should know about other ideas and beliefs and consider them, but they shouldn’t be forced to agree. They should be allowed to make their own decisions based off of what they’ve seen and heard.

                Klaudia also thought that since everyone dies, people shouldn’t live in fear of death. For example, when she mentioned that she wanted to visit every country, several people responded with something along the lines of “You would probably die or be killed in some of those countries.” Anyone can die at any moment in any country. Yes, it is more likely to die in some countries than others but wouldn’t people rather die having seen how other people live, participated in other cultures and helped those who needed help instead of having a long and uneventful life? Wouldn’t people rather die having a fun and interesting yet shorter life instead of a long, boring life? And that was one of her favorite ideas, that life experiences mattered much more than length of life and that life experiences were just that- experiences and the people in your life, not a physical item that can be bought.