Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Living Life to the Fullest
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”
There is a moment in everyone’s life where they realize that death is a real and solid event, not some far away thought that will eventually happen. Maybe a near brush with death, or a relative dying, or maybe even the heartbreak of losing a friend can be the bonk over the head that some people need to realize that life is to be lived. For some individuals, they go through life dreading their dying moment; they think of life as the fragile barrier between us and the dead, so what is the point of living, if just to die, they ask. It echoes in the minds of people all over the world, as they try to come to terms with the fact that someday, they will no longer be alive.
For me, the want to die overshadowed my will to live and it took me twelve long months to realize that I needed to believe in living, so that I may be a success when I die. I didn’t want to go through that thought-process of figuring out what I wanted in life and whom I wanted to be remembered as. I had promised myself that it wouldn’t matter if I suddenly was gone, never to return; But in the back of my mind, I knew I wanted to experience, dream, love, achieve, become, marvel; Simply live. I believe in living life to the fullest and utmost, taking each adventure and running with it, and I make it my mission to bring others into that love of life circle.
The want to survive in this vicious world is the force behind every life on this planet. From the newborn fetus in the woman’s belly, to the starving grandmothers in Africa, the drive to survive is the beauty that unites us all. Now maybe you would argue that, you are indeed living. You are breathing, eating, talking and walking so what more is there to do? That my friend, is the question that only you can ask yourself. For if you are to be among the living, then you must truly experience life.
Everyone has heard of a bucket list, but not many are prone to write down all their desires and dreams. You might think it is stupid or that you could never check off any of the items, I know that is what I used to think. But as a wise woman told me one time, “it takes courage to live, to step out on a limb and believe enough in yourself to let yourself go”. That is what most people are lacking in their daily life: the courage to live. Because just walking and breathing is not living to your full potential. Exploring, seeking, laughing, crying, experiencing – create the list of what you would like to achieve and then set out to accomplish it.
I believe in life. The kind of living that occurs when you realize that tomorrow is never known and may change in the blink of an eye. The living that isn’t about finding yourself, but more about being the person you have always wanted to be. To live life to the fullest is my belief and may all the citizens of this world come together to celebrate it with me.
There is a moment in everyone’s life where they realize that death is a real and solid event, not some far away thought that will eventually happen. Maybe a near brush with death, or a relative dying, or maybe even the heartbreak of losing a friend can be the bonk over the head that some people need to realize that life is to be lived. For some individuals, they go through life dreading their dying moment; they think of life as the fragile barrier between us and the dead, so what is the point of living, if just to die, they ask. It echoes in the minds of people all over the world, as they try to come to terms with the fact that someday, they will no longer be alive.
For me, the want to die overshadowed my will to live and it took me twelve long months to realize that I needed to believe in living, so that I may be a success when I die. I didn’t want to go through that thought-process of figuring out what I wanted in life and whom I wanted to be remembered as. I had promised myself that it wouldn’t matter if I suddenly was gone, never to return; But in the back of my mind, I knew I wanted to experience, dream, love, achieve, become, marvel; Simply live. I believe in living life to the fullest and utmost, taking each adventure and running with it, and I make it my mission to bring others into that love of life circle.
The want to survive in this vicious world is the force behind every life on this planet. From the newborn fetus in the woman’s belly, to the starving grandmothers in Africa, the drive to survive is the beauty that unites us all. Now maybe you would argue that, you are indeed living. You are breathing, eating, talking and walking so what more is there to do? That my friend, is the question that only you can ask yourself. For if you are to be among the living, then you must truly experience life.
Everyone has heard of a bucket list, but not many are prone to write down all their desires and dreams. You might think it is stupid or that you could never check off any of the items, I know that is what I used to think. But as a wise woman told me one time, “it takes courage to live, to step out on a limb and believe enough in yourself to let yourself go”. That is what most people are lacking in their daily life: the courage to live. Because just walking and breathing is not living to your full potential. Exploring, seeking, laughing, crying, experiencing – create the list of what you would like to achieve and then set out to accomplish it.
I believe in life. The kind of living that occurs when you realize that tomorrow is never known and may change in the blink of an eye. The living that isn’t about finding yourself, but more about being the person you have always wanted to be. To live life to the fullest is my belief and may all the citizens of this world come together to celebrate it with me.
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