Pursue the love of life.
by Aphelele Chonco
The idea to float through life and ‘take things as they come’ seems so simple and like the best thing to do, but is that the best option to go for? Hmmm, I beg to differ. I rate that we should, instead, make the intentional choice of pursuing the love for life - that’s really how we will secure a great life experience.
Now, this is an ideal I have felt strongly about since my born-days (lol, yes - that’s an actual saying in these streets) and it’s what makes perfect sense to me. Think about it, there are more chances of you getting exactly what you desire if you actively pursue it; as opposed to you just secretly hoping that it will land in your lap.
Okay, let me set the scene for you - it’s 2014 and I’ve just survived a near death experience and as I am healing through this I find myself having to re-learn absolutely everything. Yes, this includes talking, walking, writing and many other life skills we use on the daily that now come to us as second nature. Now, of course my near-death experience and the healing process that followed it renewed my passion for life, simply because of how I found myself with so much more gratitude for the gift of life, which we so often overlook.
The absolute truth is that we have no control over how and when our lives will come to an end, so they literally are our borrowed gifts. Now tell me - how do you treat your gifts? Is it with utmost respect and gratitude, or do you shove them into the corner and simply forget about them? It goes without saying that making this decision to pursue and nurture a love for life has improved my general perspective on life. Not being able to do life’s ‘simple things’ like go out for a walk or take a swim - really made me realise just how much I was taking life and all of my gifts, talents, skills for granted.
Here’s another truth: we are not alive by choice or merit, so what we make of our lives truly matters.
Consider this: to be a lover of life, or not to? That’s a decision that is entirely up to you to. What I encourage you to do is to whole-heartedly pursue this love. I have chosen to be an absolute lover, and making this decision has been one of my boldest moves this far because (truth be told) life has ups and downs. And those downs can hold such a powerful sting to them, but it’s not what happens to us in this life that decides our fate.
Instead, it’s how we respond to life’s events that truly secure our experience of life. Choose to love life and life is sure to love you back.
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