What does it mean to be aware? or Awake?
It means that we are not looking at life through our conditioning. That we are not experiencing the present from the past.
As human beings, we have a great gift of being able to learn from our experiences. This has helped us survive and evolve in many ways. The unfortunate thing is that this same faculty that has helped us grow has also become our limitation.
We have unfortunately become limited by our past experiences. We are looking at today as though it was yesterday. We are looking at the people we love as though they can not evolve.
I can assure you one thing, what we don't know will always out shadow what we do know.
This means that it is wise of us to constantly look at each moment with fresh eyes. To constantly stay present to what is unfolding in front of us.