What is "LIFE" for you ?
By K.Rajib G.
@krajibg (11923)
Guwahati, India
March 2, 2009 7:02am CST
There a numerous metaphors associated with life. If some say life is a struggle, some would say life is a challenge , meet it, some would go still ahead and declare life is a battle field and fight like a brave soldier, some would put Live is a give and take ( just you give me more and you take less from me!!!)The pilgrims would say "life is a pilgrimage", some say live is a voyage go foe this and complete and the defeated souls would say "life is a burden, go and lift on your soldier." And the poet like people would put is " life is a dream".
Now with so many metaphors( some are left )just tell me how I accept life to be the better driver if not the best.
Many philosophers have argued well as to what should be our life on this earth like but no two philosophers agree upon all points and the poor souls like we are left at the cross road think hard which way to opt for.
Have you been in similar situation ever?
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21 responses
@balasri (26537)
• India
3 Mar 09
Dear friend, I always look at life as a beautiful gift from God.As it is thrusted upon us without our consent it is the best way to look at it.If we consider it as a burden and try to carry it surely becomes the iron ball chained to our legs.I prefer to look at life as an opportunity to relish the best things that it can provide us like the decent friendships,love ,concern ,the wonderful wedding partners,beautiful children and the panorama of scenic beauties of the entire world.
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@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
2 Mar 09
Hello my friend krajibg Ji,
I am strong believer in Almighty, and i would love andwish to live the way my master
wants me to live. Life is not a bed of roses. It is very hard. There are lucky people
who are born with silver spoon in their mouth, but there are more number of people suffering.
So if otehrs can live under sufferings, why not me. Lewt's think. Let's live natural way.
I always say, face challanges in the life, andlife will become easy going. may god bless
you and have great time.
@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
3 Mar 09
Hello my friend krajibg Ji,
Every second, God wants to test us is very true. But God is very simple, God follows
certain rules and regulations. He has niether any enmity nor friendly, he does his job
as per rules. Only, we have to get rid of our 'Ego' and purify ourselves, which is very
difficult task, resulting in our sufferings. may god bless you and have great time.
@krajibg (11923)
• Guwahati, India
3 Mar 09
Leaving everything to the Almighty would not be correct always. For I have seen God playing trick to test you and in such situation you must be on guards or you will be no where but I agree with you that happiness in whatsoever situation you are is the best thing in life.
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@xbrendax (2662)
• United States
2 Mar 09
To me life is just that, LIFE! You walk, you talk, you breath, you are there, you were given LIFE! You never asked for it, but it was given to you anyway, now it's up to you just how you are going to deal with this LIFE thing you were given. Are you going to fight it every step of the way and have a bad out look on it or are you going to embrace it, and enjoy every breath you take with the excitement of a child as you witness another new day? Life is just that, LIFE! Either embrace it or turn away from it, the choice is yours!
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@chaitra001 (3278)
• Bangalore, India
3 Mar 09
Hi for me I feel life is an wonderful gift given by god for us. There will be both good and bad in our life but we need to face everything. So feel happy that god as given us this wonderful opportunity to live in this beautiful world. happy myloting.
complain that you have had too much.
@sweetyethot (1737)
• China
3 Mar 09
Well,I think life is a journey.We travel different ways and have different experiences.Some travel far,some never leave their hometown.So,no matter what happens in our life,never take it too seriously coz it'll be a past thing when we get home_ back to the place where we came from.Life is also like a drama,everyone plays different parts.Heros,commoners,whatever,will be all the same when the play stops.What do you think?
We travel different ways and have different experiences.Some travel far,some never leave their hometown.So,no matter what happens in our life,never take it too seriously coz it'll be a past thing when we get home_ back to the place where we came from.Life is also like a drama,everyone plays different parts.Heros,commoners,whatever,will be all the same when the play stops.What do you think?1 person likes this
Life is a mystery. It is a game ....it is a battlefield.....a journey. Whatever you call it, there is a way to enjoy it. Just be positive and move one.
@izathewzia (5134)
• Philippines
3 Mar 09
I asked that a lot of times to myself before. Until one day a friend told me why we are living, which is also the meaning of life to me now - to know, love and serve GOD. It is what i am believing now.
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
2 Mar 09
Mine is a merry-go-round!
Sometimes it slows down and others join me and sometimes it goes too fast and they get thrown off and indeed I have to hang on tight to be able to finish the fast bit and still be there when it slows down too. It's like sitting on one of those horses while going round and round in circles and up and down at the same time, gathering the view on each circle that it takes and getting hit sometimes if I'm looking in the wrong direction.
One day it might slow down long enough for me to get off and look at it from a different angle but for the time being I'm perfectly happy to continue the ride, bumps included! 
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
2 Mar 09
You hopped on in this bit of the ride - and you are not going to be falling off pretty soon either! 
@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
2 Mar 09
It is all those things! I think we are put here in order to learn spiritual lessons. We are given bodies to help us learn those things because some things can be learned only through deprivation or overindulgence. If we look at life as a battle, a challenge, a pilgrimage and a classroom we will rise to our highest potential and life will be rewarding.
I like your new picture in your avatar!
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@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
3 Mar 09
Life for me is a journey. A very difficult journey that can feel like hell sometimes but there is joy all along the way. The idea, I think is not to miss those opportunities for happiness, grab them with both hands because you don't know when you will be facing another bump along the road.
you are all smiles and if not all tears.
@bamrahkirti (1821)
• India
3 Mar 09
Well life has not been a bed of roses for me and some incidents in my life have made me realized that it is very tough to lead a life. Life is like a roller coaster to me but ups and downs in my life have made me more stronger and determined.
@sandymay48 (2030)
• Canada
2 Mar 09
Good morning Rajib..I am a bit confused..I am trying to figure out if you are
looking for the definition of "what is life" or what life means to us by way of various metaphors. Both are different.
Life is cells. Cell need energy. Life uses metabolism that uses the energy to create waste.
Life is about reproduction. Although maybe everyone cannot reproduce, we are all a product of reproduction
When the metabolism has ended with no hope of restarting, life is over.
Life also evolves.
Now metaphorically speaking, life is like a roller coaster. It has its ups and downs.
It goes fast and slow. It has its bumps and smooth rides. You can enjoy it or not. It can be overwhelming. It can make you happy, sad or afraid. It has a beginning and an end.
Now I prefer to enjoy that roller coaster, hold on for dear life, laugh all the way, respect other riders, and scream "what a ride"!!
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@huanglian (100)
• China
3 Mar 09
I think life is a dream.When you are awaken,everying is gone.Agree with me?
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@pavan1586 (10)
• India
3 Mar 09
LIFE -- life is what we take as it comes .. ups and downs .. success and failures .. smiles and sorrows .. we cant just avoid them,but have to face them . success makes us confident and failures makes us even strong enough.i think life is like an platform to prove ourself that we are that storng enough .
@suzzy3 (8342)
•
4 Mar 09
I like that saying "life is like a box of chocolates you never know what your going to get" There is a lot to that although for the life of me I cannot remember what film that came from a man walking across America .It depends on what walk of life you lead what you would use to describe it.My life is ok no struggle so mine is easy but someone who works night,day ,to feed the kids would call it a struggle and slog.My life has been a slog in the past so I can understand other people.I think that is what it is all about understanding each others plight and accepting it till things get better,that is all I can come up with.
@bing28 (3795)
• Philippines
7 Mar 09
Life is what we make it according to some. There is designed life for each other, however, others may say. Some experience a beautiful life since birth others a mesirable one from the start to the end. Yes life maybe a dream that when realized later you can conclude it's the life you dreamt for. As for me, life was so simple from the start, you have to strive hard in order to achieve something. There are times that when you got into another phase of life, trials come in. You'll experience sadness, difficulties in raising the family being alone, hardships in order to give your family a better life. Everything then is a challenge but thru hardwork, faith in God and love for the family, you survive trials and surpass the challenges. That makes life exciting, diappointments and hardships first before joys and success.
@paulojhubey (244)
• Philippines
2 Mar 09
life is short, no matter what happen, our destiny will come, for now just enjoy life ^_^
@mystic888soul (390)
• Philippines
3 Mar 09
for me,, life is not a series of chances but a field of choices..^^
@yAks89 (589)
• Philippines
3 Mar 09
Life is all about opportunities. By living, we get the opportunity to be happy, to be sad, to be angry, to love, to hate, etc. We also get the opportunity to choose what we like and no one can ever tell you what to do because it is your life. The saying "Life is about decisions" can be extended to "Life is about deciding which opportunity to take."
