Alive and living

What is the difference between living and being alive?
For me, there is a huge, distinct difference that differentiates those two simple phrases. Being alive, for one, could mean that the person could be living very much like a dead person would have, just that their hearts are beating well and strong. Truly living is what I believe everyone in this crazy world we're living in now wants to achieve. It isn't as easy to actually live life to its fullest when all we're doing is just having meaningless talks. In fact, I wouldn't be able to say that I'm truly living right now, but I'm breathing and carrying out my daily lifestyles just like you all do. Is living life all about achieving your life goals? I don't even know what my proper life goals are, apart from things that humour me and passing exams. But that is exactly why we are all still alive. Because that is how we are going to work and strive towards TRULY living our lives.

Happiness is the mission that I am certain everyone is aiming to accomplish, so I'll start living my life by setting that as my goal. School life really helped me a lot in that aspect, because my friends, buddies and baes (that's not a proper word, sorry) make learning so much more fun. There is not a day that passes by without the sound of laughter ringing in my ears. The hustle and bustle of school life has become my starting point to gaining happiness, because I have complete faith in the sentence, we're happy because we laugh, and not laugh because we're happy. If it doesn't make sense to you, read that sentence over and over again till you get it. Because that's when you'll finally start living life.

We shouldn't be concentrated on just being alive, because that's just being lazy to break out of your comfort zone. Living is all about being uncomfortable, because everyday brings a different surprise, various changes that may bring sadness but also pleasure to you. Those people being alive are too busy breathing to look out for these menial things that sums up to only one answer. Life.