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What does life mean to you? I find inspiration in different people, readings and quotes that help define to me what I believe life should be. Life is defined in the dictionary as the condition of human existence that distinguishes the lively from the deceased, or at least that is one way of seeing it. Sometimes it’s hard to think about life and what is going to happen. I find myself trying to plan out every moment, but in all honestly no one knows what is actually going to happen tomorrow, or the next day or even ten seconds from now. As someone said, “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them-that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” Too often people are worried about planning every moment of their life- sometimes I fall victim to this category- but humans must learn to exist in a lively stage and enjoy what is to come next, weather it’s planned or unexpected. In this fast pace thing called life, I believe it is essential to not dwell on what could have been, but move on and better yourself from your own experiences. Something that Henry Ford said really got me thinking; “Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.” Feeling sorrow is natural, however it is hard to justify being sad if you came out exactly the same. Every experience encountered should make an imprint on you. Of course in the moment of utter disappointment, or sadness, or grievance, it is extremely difficult to pull yourself out, but I’m working on seeing all aspects of the situation and say what could be worse? A good friend of mine told me that she thinks hardships in life are thrown our way so that when we are done grieving we can move on and change something in our life that desperately needs to be fixed. This got me thinking about how other people have gone through things way more intense than I know, yet they have come out and made the world they live in a better place. So now I ask myself, how can I achieve this? Tony Robbins once said “Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.” This kind of sums up exactly how I feel at the end of the day. So as Robert Byme said, “The purpose of life is a life of purpose,” how will you achieve a life full of pursuit?