by Rubab Hamdani

Created on: August 02, 2009

The oxford dictionary defines life as, a condition of being alive. A state of living or a state of being is life but there cannot be one definition of life that can entail all aspects of life or that can comprehensively define life.

Meanings of life can only be unveiled through living it; life defines itself on its own as it progresses. Each and every one of us will define life differently. There cannot be an incorrect definition of life, as life transforms and changes, so does its meaning. Trying to glean out the meaning of life is like looking for a certain snow flake during a heavy snow fall, each one is unique but in one glance all are just the same. Only on close inspection can one conclude that no two snow flakes are similar. Likewise, when you are trying to find meanings of life, you may endeavor to define it in a comprehensive one liner, but if you look at millions and trillions of people around the globe each one of them will have a varied definition of life. Meanings of life for each one of us is different, therefore life can be defined in as many ways as there are people in the world.

Life in very simple, unadorned and uncomplicated way means, to live. Although everything that breathes is living but in what capacity? Are we living our life to the fullest? Is our life worth living? Does our life mean anything to us or to others? When you manage to answer any one of these questions you will inevitably and indirectly be defining life, as I said earlier there cannot be an incorrect definition of life, it only depends on the perspective of the person defining it.

The meaning of life, is nestled in the flower that blooms only momentarily but while it breathes it dispels its fragrance all around it, life vibrates in the song of a bird that admires the flower and sings, life resides in the effort of a tree to grow and reach up to the sky while being firmly grounded, life emanates from the sweet smell of the damp earth after a shower of rain, it glows in the colors of the rainbow, that appears after the rain, you can see it in the rage of the storm, or in the depth of the sea, you can also find the meanings of life in the organization of a beehive or an ant nest, meanings of life can be seen reflected in the eyes of a man whose life will end in a while, life cackles in the spontaneous laugh of a child, or is written in the shriveled hands of a laborer, who toils day and night. One can go on and on and realize that life is all around us; it has enfolded

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