What Is Life? What is life? Simply, life is what happens to you while working for your future.   Life is not a static thing. The only people who do not change their minds are incompetents in asylums, and those in cemeteries. Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told, “I am with you kid Let's go!”. The notion of looking on at life has always been hateful. What are you if you are not a participant? In order to be, you must participate, and in order to participate, you must learn, learn and learn…. Learn as if you were going to live forever. Live as if you were going to die tomorrow… You should always learn from life; all stories teach us something, and promise us something, whether they're true or invented, legend or fact. With life comes wisdom and with wisdom comes the courage to live your life selflessly. The more you learn about yourself and the experiences surrounding your life the more opportunities you have to make your life better and more fulfilling. It is true that you are the same today that you are going to be five years from now except for two things: the people with whom you associate and the books you read. However, don't sacrifice your life to work and ideals. The most important things in life are human relations; you have to know that fact before it was too late. Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will find them gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer. Always remember that many of life's circumstances are created by three basic choices: the disciplines you choose to keep, the people you choose to be with; and, the laws you choose to obey, and most importantly that: You only live once, but if you work it right, once is enough.