Life and Living

 

 

From dawn till dusk

From dusk till dawn,

From morning till night

From night till morn.

 

From dust to dust

The destiny of the body,

What is the meaning of life?

Tell me, can anybody?

 

A few short decades

Sometimes more, sometimes less,

Sometimes full of trouble

Sometimes blessed.

 

 

 

Like the throw of a die

To determine one’s destiny

Or like picking Lotto numbers

To avert poverty.

 

Does life make a living?

Does living make a life?

Which stance should one adopt

To reduce life’s strife?

 

 

 

Some eat to live

Others live to eat,

Feeding a chicken properly

Gives better meat.

 

Some are living to die

While some are dying to live,

Some horde up everything

Never willing to give.

 

Some live for today

Since tomorrow never comes,

Some lead the way

While others march to their drum.

 

Ages and stages

Of writing on life’s pages

And as life’s tempest rages,

One to one engages.

 

Life is made for living

But what does this mean?

For some it is mostly fun and frolic

For others, a battle scene.

 

 

Wastage is a privilege

That a few can afford

While most daily scratch around

Seeking opportunity’s door.

 

Bits and pieces for some,

A bounty for others,

Some seeing life as a blessing

And for some it’s a bother.

 

For some the days are short,

For others they are quite long

And definitely life’s not the same

For the weak and the strong.

 

Life and living

Can be vastly different,

One may complement the other

Given one’s intent.

 

Primary and secondary

Don’t mix up the two!

These two are critically important

Regarding what we do.

 

 

Necessity comes first

And after comes pleasure,

Health before wealth, my friend

Is a primary measure.

 

We all start with life-

It is a living we must make

And we do so as the genuine

And not as the fake.

 

Yes, life is for living

But living the best we can

Not only for self but for others

As our daily life plan.

 

Stewart Russell © June 12, 2024