The word aphorism, as defined by our Glencoe Literature books, means "a short pointed statement that expresses a wise or clever observation about human experience". I think there are many aphorisms out there that can be applied to my life, but I found one that I thought was very realistic to today's world. "Believe nothing you hear, and only half of what you see" is a 19th century Middle English saying that I think can relate to the lives of many people in society today (Knowles). Magazines are a really good example of how you can not believe everything you read. Magazines publish stories about celebrities all the time, but in all reality only some of them are true. Another example of how this aphorism relates to my life is the fact that I am in high school. Everyday I hear a new rumor about someone or something, and I know that there is no way all of them are true. I think that this aphorism can be related to anyone's life in today's society because we have so much technology around us that sometimes things can be blown out of proportion and unfortunately a lot of people do believe everything they read online or hear about on the news. Another aphorism that is similar to this one was stated in an 18th century letter, and it reads "You must not take everything to be true that is told to you" (Knowles). I think that this aphorism is also very realistic because some people can be so gullible and they will believe everything they hear. There are so many aphorisms out there that can be related to life today, but I thought that these two were ones that I can relate to the most. Even though these are kind of old sayings, they are still relevant to society because no matter how modern we become, people are still going to lie or make up rumors. I think these aphorisms are very wise and that they would be excellent advice to give to anybody because they can apply to anyone's life.
Bibliography
Wilhelm, Jeffrey D., and Douglas Fisher. Glencoe Literature. New York: Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2009. Print.
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