I’ve said it many, many times. There is a world of difference between living, truly living, and existing. It amuses me how many people feel, however, that existence is better than death. They are miserable, but at least they are breathing.  I don’t share this opinion. But, I’ve never been afraid of my own death, and do not think of it as my enemy.

 

My motto is: Life is too long to be miserable.  You’ve heard “Life’s too short”, and there’s a point in that, that we don’t know how many days we have and we shouldn’t waste the time we are given.  But, consider the person who has lived many, many years and wasted the majority of them. It has mattered little that they have lived long. What’s the point in existing, if you aren’t really living?

 

I want to live and experience all I can of the goodness of life. I want to share it with The Reason I Breathe. And, that – right there – is what keeps me breathing. And, it’s why I’ve learned to take chances, and be open minded, and carpe diem. It’s why I have begun to act on and fulfil fantasies (within my reach and my control) rather than to always wonder what it’s like, but never know. It’s all about living versus existing. Because, whether it’s too short or too long doesn’t matter. The point is, life is too whatever it is to be miserable!