"What are friends? Friends are people that you think are your friends. But they really your enemies, with secret identities." -Eminem

Since I was in the fourth grade I have been listening to Eminem's music. His music at one point in my life was able to sooth me. He is some one I admire because of everything he has been through. He is not a hero or my idol but in spite of overwhelming obstacles, he was able to persevere and endure in life. When he was about three months old his father left and never came back. Growing up without a father figure and an alcoholic, pill-taking mother is not the kind of life a kid should be living.

He married his wife Kim and had a baby girl named Halie. He has made songs for both his wife and his daughter. The relationship he had with his wife was also a hard one, they couldn't afford many things. In a song he talks about how he was not able to buy his daughter a christmas present and his wife had to buy the presents. He came from barely able to support his family to having a mansion and many albums with songs that hit the top of the charts.

He recently came out with music that sold himself out. It was not who Eminem was when he started. The music he began to make started becoming more commercialized and just a way to make money. His original music had a lot to say about life and many things. Some of it was controversial and he was brought to court for things he said against his wife and his mother.

Some of the songs that I really like from him are Rock Bottom, Stan, Cleaning Out My Closet, 97' Bonnie & Clyde. But those are only three of many songs.

Amazing

Life. What words can one possibly say to describe it? Adventure, knowledge, friends, family, love, doubts, decisions, confusion. These are only some words that do not even come close to describing what life is. Many people take life for granted. There are many things in my life that I do not appreciate as much as I should, but at least I try not to.

People live their entire life not knowing what it means to really live life. But then again, who am I to say what is life and what is not. Life can mean adventure and just living it without any real rules. Some people think that following a religion to an extreme is living life because you will go to "heaven." Honestly, I do have a religion but it does not dominate my life and it is not something I would try to instill into anyone. My private life and the way that I decide to live it is because I want to live it that way. The life I live does not need to be the way others live theirs.

It is crazy how much people just do not let lose and just follow themselves, be who they want to be. You live one life and honestly, if your going to live it under rules, not just religion but just rules in general and take it to such an extent that its not even your own life anymore, that is sad. People should definitely appreciate their lives and what they have to offer. Life is full of amazing things if you just search for them and try to make something of it.

People are always complaining about how boring their lives are, well do something about it! Things will NOT come to you, you have to find them. Most of the time people have to go search for things, some people get lucky. Work hard, have fun, live peacefully, love, and live life.