What is life and how should it be lived? Is being alive enough? Is life about having all you need in abundance and enjoying all the goodies that come with it? Is this life all about doing the things you love most? Is life about achieving your dreams or ambitions? Is life about having fun, bossing others or just being an ass hole?

Well, after some meditation, I hereby present to you 10 facts about life. I just hope you agree with them.

1) THE LIFE YOU LIVE IS NOT YOUR OWN
First of all, you're just on a vacation on planet Earth. And when it's over, you'll return back to God knows where. There is someone up there, referred to as Jehovah, Jah, or whatever name He's called, that owns your soul and waiting for you to give an account. So when all is said and done, you'll return to Him and do just that. I just hope how you spend the life that was given to you will be worth listening to when you narrate your life's tale to Him.

2) LIFE IS CREATING BENEFITS
Think of it this way: the phone you're using was not of your making; likewise the food you ate was grown by someone. Somebody else created and made them as well as other things for your benefit. Likewise, you're not just here to only live and consume but to add to the productive chain for others to benefit too. So, what have you added to life in order for you to make it more better than you met it? If nobody made effort to make communications better, I'm sure you wouldn't be here on social media reading this, would you?

3) LIFE IS BEYOND BREATHING BUT MORE OF GIVING
Did you create yourself? Absolutely not! Two persons had to come together to give each other something before you came into existence. Likewise you're not just here to be alive but to use the life in your possession to help others by giving positively what you can so as to help people experience true happiness. If your success doesn't make others successful, then you're simply not giving!

4) LIFE IS A SYMBOL OF LOVE, NOT HATE
If the Creator hated you, you won't be here in the first place. That you're here is a symbol of His love. You paid nothing to receive life from Him. And what's more? He didn't subject you to any condition but gave you a free will to decide for yourself what to do in life. So, I ask you: "Is your life a reflection of love or you're using it to breed hate?" Even if you were treated badly, choose to burn up that hatred because vengeance is for your Maker. Let Him deal with those who hate you or treated you badly.

5) LIFE IS WINING AND DINING AND MORE...
The wisest man that ever lived once admonished that it's good to wine and dine, as that is the reward for the labour of men on earth. However, doing good works, living in peace with others, and fearing your Maker are other things you shouldn't forget to engage in for a much better reward. And so, don't wine and dine and then forget your brother or sister in need. You may enjoy yourself on Earth and be rewarded by men, but the greatest reward of all is up there with the Creator!

6) LIFE IS MOTION NONSTOP
After birth, we all grew up. None of us stayed an infant. This is because we are bound by the concept of time which progresses our human nature with change. Therefore, everyday you live is an opportunity for you to do new things. You need to innovate or improve on yourself so you can get better and better by the day. Don't stay in one place but move on. The easiest way to fail in life is to stop learning and improving.

7) LIFE IS NOT A BED OF ROSES
it's a pity some persons allow the ills of life to get the best of them. Some get frustrated to commit atrocities including suicide. Of course, life is not fair. There'll be days you'll suffer and cry, and there'll be days you'll enjoy and smile too. When you accept this fact, the ills of life won't be too hard on you or weigh you down. However, the catch here is that not all misfortunes of life are evil; some exist to teach us a lesson the hard way. You win some, you lose some. No matter what, life goes on.

8) LIFE IS TAKING EACH DAY AT A TIME
Today comes before tomorrow. I recall someone once said that tomorrow is but a promise that may never be fulfilled. So why bother about the future when tomorrow hasn't even arrived yet? Today is very important because tomorrow or the future begins with the present. So no matter your plans for the future, what do you need to do today that is yet to be done? Go ahead and get it done. Procrastination is deadly!

9) LIFE IS A CYCLE AND NOT A CIRCUS
I guess you've heard about the Law of Karma: what goes around, comes around. Or put in another way, "do unto others as you'd want them to do unto you." Unfortunately, some persons think life is a circus where they can just treat people badly and mock them without having to worry about any consequences, whatsoever. But hey! Karma is a bitch, right? The stone you throw upwards will surely drop down. Life is not a game after all.

10) LIFE IS INVOLVING OTHERS AND NOT LIVING IN ISOLATION
Lastly, life is not to be lived in isolation but in company of others. Imagine a world with you alone in it. Boredom! Did the Creator made humans and even the animals in isolation? No! They each had a mate. You've heard the saying: two are better than one, right? That is the power of partnership. Whatever you do in life will either impact others positively or negatively, and so you should factor in the decisions of others if you're to succeed in life. Indeed, no man is an island. No matter how good you are, you'll still need someone to tell you how good you are but not when you isolate yourself from them.

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