To live is the rarest thing – we only exist

Life is one of the most wonderful miracles on earth. It mesmerizes you with its diversity as well as uniqueness. You keep on flowing with its waves unconsciously and unintentionally. In this voyage there is sometimes commotion and uproar, while at other times you are baffled by its deep tranquility and quietude. When there are good days and you are happy, then life seems too short to live those moments fully. But when you are overwhelmed by perplexities and confusions, you get disappointed and one question keeps on hovering in your mind: “Is life worth living!” Life, surely, is worth living. It has got a diversity of aspects which cannot be ignored by simply denying oneself the right to live. We humans are too impatient and too short-sighted at times and we do not let ourselves see the whole picture that life offers. We see only a ‘part’ of life and consider it as the ‘whole’. A moment’s joy intoxicates us and we feel ourselves in the seventh heaven. Similarly there comes a single loss, and everything gets shattered. Life seems futile and hollow. The problem with most of us humans is that we do not live, we merely exist. We are here on earth because it’s our compulsion; because we still breathe and it is undesirable (religiously and morally) to get ourselves eliminated prematurely. We only look at things; we do not observe the beauty in them. We are born; we grow up, reproduce and die. This is the only ‘purpose’ that we serve in the system of this universe. We think we are worth nothing. We try to justify our inaction by saying “so many people came to this world and left, what difference could they make”! However, we only start living when we know the significance of our being here on earth. And we realize that significance when we make our due contribution in it. Bur for that to happen we have to accept life as a whole. We have to accept that life is not always smooth sailing. If we admire the beauty of life, we must accept that ugliness is also a reality. Without living in the dark we can never appreciate the importance of day-light. Without experiencing pain we may miss the joy of having no pain. Without loss we cannot see what it is to gain. Once you realize this, you start making difference; first in your own life and then in the universe as a whole. With this you start knowing the purpose of your existence. You then strive for more. Everyday gives you an opportunity to do more. You feel you are also worth something. It increases your self esteem. And with that not only your physical health improves but your inner being also gets illuminated. However, all of this is possible only when you act. Simply sitting idle and thinking to change the world won’t work. In order to be worth something you have to make struggle, no matter how small your first step may be. A day will come when this small step will change into a huge leap making a big difference in the world. Let’s, therefore, live life to its full and make everyone realize that life is wonderful once you learn how to live.]]>