When we were young, we are often asked the question, “What would you like to be when you grow up?” Some of us grow up pursuing the path toward that dream, while others find themselves still asking the same question. Are you living the dream life that you’ve always envisioned? Or are you living a life that other people has chosen for you? Are you happy with how you are living your life?
Most people live in a routine. Often times, when asked as to how they go about each day of their lives they would describe each day as waking up in the morning,going to work and coming home to rest and wake up the following morning doing the same thing. That is how “they live”. So the question is: are they really living their lives?
Life is a very precious gift and we are only given one chance to live it. Here are some points to think about:
1. Life and Work. Are you living to work? Or are you working to live? Work is very important. It enables us to sustain our daily needs. But, work is only a part of living and not a reason for living. It may give you happiness because you are able to live your dream, but life does not end there. Life does not have to begin at 8 o’clock in the morning and end at 5 o’clock in the afternoon. If this is how we view life, then we will end up robots enslaved by time and by the world.
2. Life and Material Things. Can you say that you are fulfilled with your life because you have all the comforts that life can offer – a beautiful home, a luxury car, so much money to spend when you need to and when you want to? The material things that you are able to gain for yourself cannot be used to measure the fullness of life. If that would be the only case, then we can say that all billionaires have lived their lives to the fullest and that people who are penniless won’t be able to do so.
So, how do you say that you have lived your life to the fullest?
Be Happy. When you find yourself in a sticky situation, or in a comfortable situation and you are still happy no matter what, then you can say that you are living your life to the fullest. Happiness is a state of being and is not dependent on tangible things that can be taken away.
Love. When you love other people and are able to share yourself with them, then you can say that you are living your life to the fullest. Living and loving go hand in hand. You cannot live without love and you cannot love when you do not have life. When the time comes and you pass from this world, would there be even a single soul that can say that you have touched his/her life in a positive way? When the answer is yes, then you can give yourself a tap on the shoulder for a job well done.
Living lifeto the fullest is not rocket science. There are no rules as to how you should live your life or an exact measure where you can gauge yourself. It all depends on you. Living
your life is an everyday choice. You can choose to waste your time on unimportant things or you can choose to make the most of each day that is given to you.
So why wait for tomorrow to start living? Tomorrow might never come. Live now and live as if this is your last day.
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