To Live Life, If Not Today, When?

The best time to live is now.

Murray "MJ" Blehart
8 min readFeb 21, 2024

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Apologies if this is triggering, but I need to say it anyhow. You could die tomorrow.

Death tends to be the most terrifying topic for many people. The thought of no longer being, the questions of what — if anything — might come after this life has led to debates, arguments, and wars. Somehow, we still ignore that it’s inevitable. Life ends at death. That’s the nature of every living thing that we know.

You’re born. You live. Then, you die. Birth and death are, in and of themselves, quick and almost equally unpredictable (no due date or expiration date is ever guaranteed).

What does it mean to live? This question has stumped philosophers, theologians, scientists, and everyday people for millennia. The quest for the meaning of life has driven people to do both amazing and terrible things.

What if the meaning of life is ludicrously simple? I think that it might be. More and more, I believe that the meaning of life is simply TO LIVE. But what does it mean to live?

What does it mean to live life?

More than once, I’ve written about my belief that there are three primary ways people choose to live their lives.

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Murray "MJ" Blehart

I explore mindfulness, positivity, philosophy, & conscious reality creation. I love to help & inspire. And I also write sci-fi/fantasy. http://www.mjblehart.com