THE ESSENCE OF LIVING

I have lived in the hospital for most part of the year and I’ve been in direct contact with people. They bring in people with lots of ailments. Some cannot be hidden from the world.

When we were born into this world, we knew nothing. All we wanted was food, sleep and someone to hold on to. We grew and saw the challenges of life. Whether we like it or not, life gets tougher and even uglier. We are faced with various difficulties.

We all leave where we are but are not aware of the coming tragedies of life. We do not wish them upon ourselves but the truth is that they happen on a daily basis in various places. No one knows who is next in line.

We smile; we talk about tomorrow like we have been there before. We take pictures with different poses but we can never know which one will eventually be used during our funerals.

We wake so early, toiling day and night, heaping rewards but who knows when nature will stop us? That brings the question, what is the essence of living? What is the purpose of living if life is full of tragedies and evil reports? If religion will save us, why not fold our arms and stick to it? So many unanswered questions about life.

We never forget our dates of births but we do not want to talk about the day we’ll cease to exist. We never want to discuss the inevitable day.

We take time to think, plan and aspire greatness. We hold on so tightly to life because nobody is sure of what happens on the other side.

I wish we can live forever without pain, anguish and death.

While we take time to ponder on these, we should not be discouraged.

There is so much to take out of life. There is so much to live for.  While I was also pondering on this in my own little thought, this quote came to my head and I had to write it down in my book of wisdom, “You start living the moment you are no longer afraid to die”. Just think about it, why should you be worried when the future cannot be seen? What problem has been solved by being worried? It’s always good to live each moment and be relaxed in one’s mind.

Not being afraid of death gives you a whole lot of courage and hope. You see what others don’t see. When they talk about death, you don’t lower your voice pitch in fear. Even when you are faced with a near-death situation, preparedness makes you face the challenge and get out of it in a short while.

What you should focus on is living a good life.

There is a purpose for living which must be realized on time.

Since we cannot know the day of death, we must live and do it right.