Life Is For Living

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One can live life at the level of thoughts
One can live life at the level of feelings
One can live life at the level of life
Third one being the most natural and fulfilling

Flowers and plants don't think, don't feel - only live
Animals think and feel occasionally - mostly live
Humans think and feel most of the time - live occasionally

The tragedy of human life is
What was a possibility and potential
Thinking and feeling - became a prison
Robbing the freedom of living

PS. Originally published on January 17, 2018 on Facebook.

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