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Seize the day! Make your lives extraordinary.
— Mr. Keating · Dead Poets Society
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Two short commands, one urgent and one hopeful. 'Seize the day' asks for attention to the hours actually in front of us, and 'extraordinary' sets the bar above simply getting through them. The exclamation mark gives it the feel of a rallying cry rather than a quiet suggestion.
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