Every one of us is living till death comes calling on us, but have you ever wondered what it means to 'live' - for there is a marked difference between 'living' and 'being alive'. Every one of us lives, we go about our life, raising kids, managing our homes, going to our daily jobs, going to restaurants on weekends, getting groceries, yes - we all do that, but are we truly alive? Do we not go about life doing the mundane, the expected, following the millions before us, going through the motions of life - sleeping, eating, breathing without feeling alive. I myself , like millions of others go through the motions of living everyday, and I don't know about you, but I certainly want to feel alive at least part of the day everyday.
Being alive is to ignite a passion for something so greater than yourself that you feel energised just thinking about it - every fibre in your being is consumed by it. Some are lucky to find this in the jobs they do- some find that feeling in spirituality, some in compassion, some in nature, and some in love - and some, alas, never know what it is to be alive. They live without being alive and never know the difference.
Rumi in his wisdom once said 'you are born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life? So, be alive, find your wings, you passion to soar high - and if you don't know where your passions lie, than go on a quest to find it- find it in friendships, in love, in books, in nature, inside your hearts - for people who know how to be alive, do not fear death- because they know death only ends their life, but their passion somehow finds another way to live on.
Being alive is to ignite a passion for something so greater than yourself that you feel energised just thinking about it - every fibre in your being is consumed by it. Some are lucky to find this in the jobs they do- some find that feeling in spirituality, some in compassion, some in nature, and some in love - and some, alas, never know what it is to be alive. They live without being alive and never know the difference.
Rumi in his wisdom once said 'you are born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life? So, be alive, find your wings, you passion to soar high - and if you don't know where your passions lie, than go on a quest to find it- find it in friendships, in love, in books, in nature, inside your hearts - for people who know how to be alive, do not fear death- because they know death only ends their life, but their passion somehow finds another way to live on.
