But what if free will is an illusion. You'll be dead in a century, we will be dead in a century, and our lives could not of played out any other way. The road of predestination is already written.
But I will still look both ways before crossing.
Yes, in a century we will be dead. For the same reason is "Carpe Diem" is a positive attitude toward life.
shareCarpe Diem - (Latin: “pluck the day” or “seize the day”) phrase used by the Roman poet Horace to express the idea that one should enjoy life while one can.
Another version might be "Don't count the days. Make the days count." Good advice for folks who worry about getting old.
I know it more as "one should enjoy life while one can".
shareIf you enjoy fishing all day you can change it to “Carp Diem”.
shareTotally unrelated to this OP but canned sweet corn is a great chum and bait for Carp, it fools them every time if you use a small Japanese Gamakatsu Octopus hook and keep your knots very tight with your smallest lead weights for the rig.
8 pound test monofilament is best depending on their size and the quality of your reel.
Carp are smarter than most fish, they’ll notice a slight bit of extra tackle. Also, wear dull colored clothing along the water edge, big Carp notice stuff like that and get very wary and will refuse to bite.
A large net is advised.
One of my dad's favorite sport was carp shooting - meaning with a bow and arrow. He was good at it. Really good.
shareThere was a period in my teens when my buddies and I would venture out into the fields and hills behind our homes and eventually hang out at a huge pond we had discovered. At some point, we realized that carp were swimming there, just beneath the surface of the water. There was a distinct v-shaped pattern being displayed along with a small wake. We all had BB guns and then learned that if we aimed at the tip of that v-formation, we could nip the fish in the nose and that would cause it to somersault out of the water. We saw that as great fun at the time, one of those, "boys will be boys" type of things.
I also fished back then and caught a lot of carp. They were seen as great fighting fish because of their size but basically unfit for eating because they had too many small, fine bones.
My dad donated most of his carp to what was then called "needy folks." They ate them and were so happy every time he showed up with his latest bounty.
Carp make good fertilizer for trees, too.
No. Never.
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