Living the life and being alive

The meaning to being alive is living but how do we know that’s what we’re doing? How do we know that we’re not just wasting our lives and not really having the chance to live? We are alive yes, but for how long?

We all have these dreams that we seem to think we need to have a wonderful life, these things that we desire but we don’t really need them we only think we do, it’s in our nature to want what we can’t have but it’s also in our nature to achieve that need. We all take life for granted because we don’t realise it only lasts for so long, we don’t see the time passing - our countdown clock.

Our existence is all we have ever known and maybe one day in the future the new generation will meet or discover a new race, but for now it’s just us - humans. Plain and simple really. We grow to understand everything around us but we are also pulled into different direction in our lives that change us forever. Some are brought up through religion, some are brought up through family tradition and there are also some that make there own path. These people are who we need to look up to because they are not afraid to make deal breaking decisions that could change the course of history.

Do you think that Winston Churchill just gave up when the British were outnumbered? No he stood up to the task at hand and won the war.

Do you think that Nelson Mandela just followed the rules when racial discrimination was in play? No he used his voice and gave himself his own freedom.

Do you think that Martin Luther King Jr just stood back while his rights were being taken from him? No he created civil rights, a chance to be equal and gave one of the greatest speeches throughout history.

All of these people had there own vision, and it’s time to step up and put your vision on display. We need to see that our lives have only begun and a life after is waiting for us. We need to see that time passes too quickly and life is like a photo. A photo that captures everything in the moment, ready to take the next after the next.

For a life to be lived you have to know your limits and cross them when appropriate. The greatest influential people are the strongest, the ones who are willing to put their fears aside. Speak your mind and be ready for what comes after.

“We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.”

- Chuck Palahniuk