So much can, and has, been said.
Life is fragile, and we need to make good decisions to continue living and enjoying a good quality of life. We want to live and be happy. In recent years I have acquired some first aid training; first aid kits; self-defence skills; a fire plan; health and safety knowledge; nutritional understanding, etc. All these things promote quality and quantity of life - for both others, and myself.
Life is temporary, and while we're here, we must make the most of it.
The great philosopher, Socrates, is credited with saying, 'The unexamined life is not worth living'.
To get the most out of life, it is well worth considering what is really important to us, and how we think we might best live our lives. What is our vision for our future? What is our purpose? What do we value?
Life is eternal. Eternal life has come to be primarily associated with quantity of life, but this understanding does not do justice to the qualitative element of eternal life. Eternal life has begun.
Life is beautiful! We are amazingly beautiful creatures, and there is so much good in our world.
Invictus, a short poem by English poet William Ernest Henley (1849–1903), made popular for many by the recent film with the same name, finishes with the inspiring words:
'I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul'.
Life is beautiful. We can make it beautiful, even when it seems hard to see how that is possible.
Life is valuable; both our own life, and others. It is distressing when people do not value life in their words and/or actions. Life is precious and we honour ourselves, each other and God when we live in a way that values life.
So much more could and must be said, however I will draw this entry to a close with two words and three dots that invite you to further consider and discuss this reality that is life.
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