EQUATION FOR CARPE DIEM
"Negative view of time + Negative view of fate =
Pursuit of Pleasure"
Just live in the moment,
Forget about yesterday
Don't worry about tomorrow
Just live in the moment
Carpe Diem is a philosophy that was created in the 1900s by the roman poet Horase roughly translating to "Seize the Day". The general meaning for Carpe Diem is to take the opportunities that you are given and focus on the present instead of the past and/or future. The philosophy has shaped our culture and allow change such as storytelling, music, Religion, and poetry. Within today's culture, "YO LO" (you only live once) has been used to implement the basics of Carpe Diem to allow people to take opportunities and explore outside of their comfort zone
From Music video to lyrics, "i'm yours" is a song written by Jason Mraz that conveys carpe diem.Throughout the video, The Artist is traveling, taking every opportunity to reach his destination. If you pay attention to the lyrics you are able to tell what the artist conveying. A Spontaneous decision to travel across the country to reunite with a loved one while at the same time enjoying the journey to get there is the true definition of carpe diem from "I'm yours".
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Can't hold us is a song that is very similar to Cuff it but talks about enjoying what you can in the moment. This artist focus on the aspect that he has grown from a younger age and reached where he is at now and wants to stay in this moment.
Beyonce
Beyonce is a well known artist that wrote many songs that feature carpe diem qualities like "All night long" and "Parition". Cuff it talks about enjoying the night and having fun with life while you can. This song is relatively new compared to alot of the older songs that the artist has released but the song has shown a lot of love from her audience. In the recent movie the artist managed to use the idea to live in the moment to create the album called "Renaissance"