"The Idea of Life" by Lara E

 

Life. What is life? According to Oxford's definition, life is “the ability to breathe, grow, reproduce, etc. (where) people, animals, and plants have before they die (while) the objects do not.” In other words, it is our existence where we are capable of the abilities of living such as breathing. However, that is not all to life. There’s this Arabic expression that says “هلك حيار,”meaning everything goes away. Figuratively speaking, since everything is going away, the things that upset us now in life wouldn’t matter later in the future once we face our ultimate end. Thus, we should disregard the things that upsets us and focus on finding happiness with the time we still have. Life is a moment of happiness, pain, sadness, joy, fear, etc. It is about making connections with the people you love and care about as well as finding your individuality. It is about being free and finding what is most important to you. Our lives could end at any sudden moment. We should make the most of it.

 

Furthermore, life is more than just existing or living. It is the choices that we make that make life worth living. Our choices lead to new beginnings, forming connections, and becoming who you are. Our choices could also lead to obstacles and new challenges. However, these obstacles help us with our growth as an individual and finding our purpose in life. The more we grow and learn, the more we cherish the things we have. Life is a journey where we learn, we laugh, we feel, and we see. Life is what we make it up to be, depending on the decisions we make. In addition,our decisions are essential in the idea of living as it would affect us later in ways that we won’t expect. For instance, economics is the study of choices. Therefore, every choice we make in purchasing items or managing a business has a cause and effect. With every effect, there comes a new choice made which leads on to a never ending cycle. Depending on the result of our past decisions, a new decision is made. Life follows the same type of concept. The connections we choose to make or the type of path we choose to walk on affects how we live our life. Therefore, life is lived through the makings of our decisions.

 

Lastly, time is limited. We only have one chance, one life. We, humans, are not as fortunate as the cat with nine lives. Thus, the choices that we make in life matter as they later dictate our future. They paint our fate depending on the circumstances of our decisions. Furthermore, the choices we make should be focused on achieving happiness and living a peaceful life. We should try to live a life that is filled with joy instead of sadness and pain. Although there are moments in life where we would be feeling down, we should try to be happy as much as we can as happiness is key to living life to the fullest.