‘Life’ in Life

“Live every moment as if it’s your last”

We’ve imbibed this thought, wholly

And it may be justified, because it’s this sense of mortality that makes us appreciate life

In the context of death, the beauty and meaningfulness in every aspect of life seems to emboss

We tend to see the good in everything

We try to amend the flawed perception we’ve carried all along

It’s when everything starts making sense

We witness the adoption of a new perspective, an accommodative stance

We are patient, to understand

Everything ultimately seems to have more weight and meaning

We’re conscious

Of every breath

Of every second

We’re conscious of the passing time, our race against it

The fact that we’ll never get this moment back; the will to cherish it

Live it, to the fullest

But doesn’t it seem strange

That we need death, to appreciate life?

Is this the right approach for gratitude-

In view of withdrawal and waning leverage of time?

When will we learn to live life and appreciate it, in its absolute sense?

For the ‘life’ it gives us, and not it being our saviour from death

To recognize the worth of life, in what we have and not what could be withdrawn?

When will we learn to live-

For the beautiful relations we presently have and not the people we may leave behind

For the moments we live now and not the mere memories they would become

For the person we are and not the mark we would remain?

Why can’t we realise the worth of our life, without the acknowledgement of mortality?

Why don’t we learn to take a breath once in awhile and smile-

In gratitude, for all we have, now

For the life we have, presently

While adding more liveliness to it, everyday

Let’s live our lives consciously, starting today

It’s time we make every moment immortal…

‘Cause shouldn’t we have ‘life’ in our life, even without the shadow of mortality?

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