The world does not seem to be doing too well. It has been months since the spread of the coronavirus and there seems to be no end in sight. You may feel trapped and restricted, I know I do, sometimes. The pandemic does not even seem like the worst of our problems with all the other issues around the world. In times like this it is important to remember the beauty of life. The following is my recollection of a wonderful day where I, as the title suggests, live life.

Amsterdamse Bos

We headed to the forest to be one with nature. The closest forest at our disposal was the Amsterdamse Bos. It was beautiful day to be outside; the trees were green all around and the air was crisp. I was extremely happy to get away from the city and reconnect with nature. I look back on this day fondly. Some days just stand out among others and you remember them extremely clearly.

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These are my friends, Erik, Hannah and Maj. We do cool stuff together. This was just one of those days where we seized the day and this is us just living life. Despite all that was going on in the world, I must say that life was going pretty great. Sure, there were restrictions and sure we could not do certain things but we did not really need to. All we wanted to do on this perfect day was go outside, breathe the fresh air and feel the sun on our skin.

There was no stress, we were just out there living in the moment. If you focus solely on what you are doing in the present nothing else can really affect you. It all comes down to you and whatever you are doing in the moment and in this moment we were a couple of kids in a forest, biking and exploring. I focused on cycling, the wheels slowly turning round and round and again and again; everything else seemed to fade into the background.

Bloesempark

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We cycled deep into the forest and entered a clearing. The trees were arranged in the most satisfying manner. The sky, up above was so very blue. The trees looked so happy to be under the gorgeous sky. I felt blessed to have stumbled upon this magical park. We laid on the moist grass for some moments, gazing up at the heavens. It was all just so beautiful, life was so beautiful. We are all lucky to be alive. I believe that life is a gift.

Life is not too hard if you think about it. Just imagine a world where everything goes your way, where you are not worried or stressed about responsibilities and deadlines, where you are just happy living life. Bad things do happen in life but what if we just take it as it is. If you have no expectations you are always pleasantly surprised. This may all sound like wishful thinking to you but why should it? Should we not all be happy and excited with the life we are living?

I believe that we should. Live in the moment and seize the day. Life is too short to be doing things which do not bring you joy. This is the most accurate description of my current state of mind, where sunshine and rainbows are aplenty. Some may think of it as delusion, I regard it as happiness. Life is beautiful so what are you waiting for? Go live your life to the fullest.