This topic, title, heading, popped up in my head after a long days work and I was about to sleep. Are you living or existing, this topic got me thinking am I just living or existing or dont even know what these two words means. So it prompted me to do a simple research to help me no better.
After some little research I got this quite funny definition about living. Living is having life or possessing a life, that is the condition that sperates humans and animals from inorganic or inanimate objects including the capacity to grow, reproduce an so on. But existing on the other hand can be said to be doing the necessary thing to stay alive of which are breathing, sleeping, eating, mataining hygiene, earning a living and so on.
In a more concrete definition living is to savour every moment of your existence for what it's. True living can be also said to be living in the moment, doing all you can to bring out the possible best in whatever activity you are involved in. For instance someone just existing would just go to work daily doing his normal routine waiting for the end of the month to get his salary, but I feel someone who is truly existing gets bored if he stays too long in his comfort zone. He or she wants to make breakthrough, development in whatever field he or she is. True living can only start when you've identify and understanding the meaning of your existence and fulfilling it to its fullest.
Existing is living a day as it comes in other words just a been alive waiting for the day it would end that is your death. It more like a life that just adds up to the number to the total population. But living is actually adding passion and enthusiasm to the life you living, having clear and defined goals and going for them. Living is experiencing love, allowing youself to be loved and love someone. Living is also the investing in other people to help them develop to the be better people. True living is knowing you have one short life to live and making the best out of it.
Someone said to exist and to survive is to live under harsh conditions, but to live is to cherish the time you spend in this universe. Spend your time wisely we should not just merely exist we should live liFe to it fullest. Don't be live most people that just come into the world and go rather let the world know that you came and you affected it's fabrics.
When you are existing life happens to you and you manage but when you truly living you happened to life and lead on
~Steve maraboli
