What do you think the meaning/irony of this quote is: "Life doesn't drag you along if you don't let it".

Question

What do you think the meaning/irony of this quote is: "Life doesn't drag you along if you don't let it".

Answer 1

Have your life set, make it what you want it to be, don't sit around and wait for something to happen.

Answer 2

it's inevitable that life will "drag" you along.

you can't stop it.

there is no pause button.

but..in some figurative way..you can..not be dragged along by life. lol

Answer 3

life often drags us...we dnt live up to it...nd dnt enjoy it...its jst dat we r dragging ourselves to live it...so if we live up to it...nd enjoy it...life wud b walking wid us nt dragging us along...!!

Answer 4

It's one of those feel good/empowerment phrases like, "You can be anything you want to when you grow up"(As a guy, try to be the queen of Prussia, as a gal, try to be King of France), "Life is fair"(see: war, American court system, Politics, tests, sports, etc), or "If you don't stop, your face will freeze like that."(Ever know anyone? know anyone who knew anyone? seen it on the news? no? there you go).  If this type of empty entitlement/enabling statement makes you happy, be sure to use it, enjoy it, and more power to you, but not from my stash!

Basically, it's supposed to get you to buy into the fact that your life is your fault, not your parents, not your teachers, not fate, or God, or Satan, and that if you didn't let it be what it is it would be something else, with the implication that the differences would be noticable/better.

Sorry for the negative connotations, I do customer service and as a result believe that more than 1/2 of the US population should be watered twice a week.  

STAY AWAY FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE, it easily leads to disenfranchisement, a bitter and cynical outlook on life.  See above for proof.