Creedence Credo Revival

DUE: 3/27 @ 7.30 AM.

(Ok, there used to be a band called "Creedence Clearwater Revival," and you have to know that to understand how witty my post title is.)

We talked about Jack London's "credo" today. To refresh your memory, here's a portion of it:

"I would rather be ashes than dust!
I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze
than it should be stifled by dry-rot.
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow,
than a sleepy and permanent planet."

This was London's basic stance on how to live life. He felt like a full life was what we should strive for, instead of a long one. These words were his, to use a cliche (overused phrase), "key to life." What's yours? How would you answer someone if they asked you, "How do you live your life?" What do you try to do? What do you want for yourself? What matters most?

You know, of course, there is no wrong way to do this (other than not to do it at all). To fancy it up a bit, you could respond in poetic form. (That'd be nice-and some of you will enjoy the challenge, and I adore you for that.) You could work hard at your language and your diction, and use nice similes and metaphors and imagery. Jack London's credo smacks of paralellism (he repeats "I would rather...").

Credo de Grooms ("de" means "of" in French...I think)
As for me, I try to do the best I can in every situation to make sure that the least amount of people feel the least amount of hurt. I try to make sure that the people I love know that I love them, and that the people I need know that I need them. I try to make sure that they know, if they need me, or if they don't, I'm there anyway....just in case.