STOP EXISTING AND START LIVING

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 Just like it is mentioned in Oxford Dictionary of Current English, ‘exist’ means ‘to be real or present’ and ‘to be alive’. But these definitions don’t really signify usefulness to others: one can alive and be termed as ‘a living dead’ or ‘a non-present living thing’. This is in contrast to the meaning of the word ‘living’ which can mean ‘someone to continue to be in existence’; this can further be broken down into a person being functional, useful or of use to the individual or the totality of the people around.
When one is living, he or she can be of use to him or herself, the locality he or she resides, the state and the country at large. This is seen from the Utilitarianism point of view where the belief that the right course of action is what leads to the greatest happiness of the greatest number of people is being upheld. Living should be significantly aimed at being useful as opposed to being in existence.
We all should try as much as possible to be useful living beings and not stationary existing beings. We all have a part to play in our local communities, states, countries and the world at large. Let us look into the society and make enquiries about how our existence can be of advantage to the whole society and not just sit back in our comfort zones and be ‘stationary existing beings’. Play your part! Help make the world a better place. The change we are clamouring for usually starts with us, if we don’t make any impact in starting something, helping out in all possible ways or coming together to enhance living conditions of people? Who will? It begins with you and I; let us stop existing and start living. I would like to end this piece with Michael Jackson’s lyrics ‘’...heal the world and make it a better place for you and for me...’’
I am Quadri Qudus Bolaji and I have stopped existing and started living. Why not join me and millions of people around the world to make the world a better place? What are you waiting for? Let’s come together and make the world a better place.
Stop existing and start living! Thank you!

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