The Crux of Life
“What is Life”, a small girl sitting next to me asked with a perplexed expression on her face. I ignored the question first being occupied with some college work. She asked the same question again. This time the voice was stronger, more curious and so I was forced to answer it. “Life is a gift of the almighty and so must be cherished in all aspects”, I explained. This question inspired me to explore further and further and I came across several aspects of it. Life can be as fragile as a glass or as hard as climbing a mountain, can be a cakewalk for some and can be a rocky terrain for others, can be full of happy moments, can be really saddening. The purpose of life is subjective and is defined basis several factors. Once a successful person would have defined it as a beautiful kaleidoscope of colourful moments and joyful memories and the same person would have defined it as a black foggy and unclear path. Today, when the whole world is dealing with a deadly pandemic and people have lo...