Why Life And Plans Don't Mix

As I get older, I realize that for the most part, people tend to take life too seriously. I think Johnny Depp said it best in the movie Blow when he said, "Life passes most people by while they're making grand plans for it." This is probably my favorite quote of all time because of how true it is. So many people are out planning every little detail of their life that they forget to actually live it.
In my personal opinion, life can be broken down in its smallest form to a series of moments. Most of these moments are small with little meaning no matter what you do in that particular moment, your life will continue to remain on its current course. However, every once and a while you get these large moments that will greatly impact the way you live the rest of your life. Depending on what you do with these moments, you can completely change the course you are going in, and ultimately where you end up.
Basing the way I live my life on that theory, I find it very hard to go about and make these grand plans for myself. Honestly I think that the only thing you can really, truly plan, is to be surprised. These surprises can be good some of the time. This includes getting that promotion you did not expect, finding a fifty dollar bill on the ground, and even something as stupid as going through a day with no problems. However, with every good surprise, there are more than enough bad ones. It is how we handle these bad situations that really define who we are as people. Overcoming adversity, climbing over these walls that others constantly put up to block our aspirations, and pushing yourself to new heights when your at the lowest you can possibly ever be, is what life is all about. Proving to others and more importantly to yourself, that you are capable of taking a turn for the worst and turn it into a lesson that will last a lifetime.
So in conclusion I would like to say this. Life is full of moments, but that does not mean you can pick and choose which ones pass you by. Take full opportunity of everything given to you, big or small, and I am sure that you will end up on the right path, whether it is the one you expected or not.