Live your life..

It is my first Blog post of 2013 and some might say much anticipated. I must confess I've been anxious to post something. I wanted to talk about a topic that was funny et cool and thus realised I am not either one of those things, hence the delay.

I don't wish to start the new year morbidly but recent events have led me to strongly think about life and death. I am not going to start philosophising to you, if you wanted to read something along those lines (pun intended) I'd recommend Plato or the Bible. But it seems this time of year or just this year I keep hearing bad news. Perhaps it is because as I've got older so have the older generation (no shit Sherlock, simple mathematics). 

Last year was filled with marriage proposals and babies (no, not for me) and it got to the point of annoying. No, I do not want to see your ugly baby smiling on my Facebook newsfeed thanks. I think there was a secret ugly baby photo contest I wasn't informed about due to not being in the mummy elite club?!

But as they say, normally after births, comes death. I guess it's the circle of life (cue the Lion King theme tune) but it just doesn't seem fair. I know it's life but those nearest to me have lost loved ones and I feel helpless, as I want to do so much, but there is literally nothing I can do. No amount of words or comfort will suffice and heal their pain.

Due to these unfortunate events, I can say I've learned to appreciate every little thing now. I know it's a cliché thing to say, but for those of you who know me, know I moan a lot but I need to realise what I have is wonderful. I also think that I am not the only one guilty of this (not that it makes it right).

Everyone is always in a rush. London is known for being crazy busy, with everyone rushing around to get somewhere or other (do not get me started on TFL and my commute to work...) However, sometimes, when my ipod battery is dead or my kitten decided to chew through my headphones or I have no reception on my Blackberry. I stop, look around and realise what the hell is the rush about? We all need to slow down and just look around us. Everyone on that same journey has a life they're living and their own ups and downs. Sometimes I think the world just revolves around me, not in an arrogant way or anything, it's just that I always think about those I know, forgetting there are billions of others on this earth.

I recently went to a funeral and thought that, regardless of where we are from or what language we speak, love and death is a language that is universal. The philosophical argument whether language is innate or not and what Wittgenstein thought about logic and language popped into my head (I won't get into that but read up on him if you wish). 

There was a speech about what happens to our souls and it made me think, we get so caught up in this world that we forget that there is an entire universe and so much more out there.  Even after death, it doesn't mean that our life story is over. I really do not wish to get all religious but whatever you believe in, we are so lucky to be here and should not be egotistical and think that, this is all that exists.

For those that cannot be with us, I hope your souls are in peace. But for the rest of us, calm down, take a breather, look around and enjoy your life. Live each day like it's your last (gosh enough with the clichés already!) Don't have any regrets and for Pete's sake don't barge me on the tube because you're in a rush, I'm only small and there'll be a next one in two minutes!!

I don't know what the meaning of life is, hell if I did, I'd be a millionaire but I do know that it is what you make it. Everyone has different interpretations of what that can mean, but so long as you are fulfilled and happy then you, yourself know the meaning of your life and that is the greatest thing to know.