FRO 2012: BWA

What appears to be a long lifespan for humansis actually just a cosmic blink compared to the age of earth. Why not make the best out of this brief phenomenal wonder named life?  According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, the meaning of life and living are similar with the mere difference in the part of speech. I strongly oppose to this with the belief that there is a vast gap between these two words. Simply put, the difference is that life is the beating of the heart while living is the enjoyment of every single moment which results in giving life its meaning. For me, living life to the fullest is traveling around the world to explore the different cultures and to meet the people who live there. I believe in living in the present always,thus leaving no regrets. As Mark Twain once said “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”  Why waste time in trying to earn and save money for the afar old years of age? Of course it is necessary in order to survive in the cruel modern society, after all money is the foundation to achieving basic happiness. Unfortunately many of us have failed to understand and to execute the concept of enjoying life but instead weenslave ourselves in miserable jobs and situations. Personally I have spent most of my hard earned money on traveling and I do not regret this because each time that I traveled, I have greatly matured and further learned to appreciate the beauty of the world and life itself. And so traveling has always and will always be my motivation and joy in life.