It looks like your sentence was cut off, but based on what you've provided, it seems you might be continuing a well-known phrase or starting a thought about how most people are brought up to view life. A common continuation of this idea is "... life as a serious and solemn affair." If that's where your thought was going, here's a full version of the idea:

"Like most people I was brought up to look upon life as a serious and solemn affair."

However, if you had something else in mind, please feel free to provide more context or complete the sentence, and I'll be happy to help further!