Life?is?crushing?on?the?girl?or?boy?from?college?while?your?friends?give?you?pany.

        By?the?time?your?kids?bee?self－suffit，?you?start?getting?old.

        A?few?seds?ter?she?closed?her?eyes?and?fell?asleep.

        Life?is?itle?things.

        Life?is?pleting?the?marathon?at?the?age?of?60.

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        I?stayed?awake?thinking?about?the?time?we，dspent?together?and?all?the?choices?in?our?lives?that?made?this?moment?possible.

        ＂When?I，m?seventy－five?and?I?think?about?my?life?and?what?it?was?like?to?be?young，?I?hope?that?I??remember?this?very?moment.＂

        After?spending?nearly?every?waking?mih?Angel?fht?straight?days，?I?khat?I?had?to?tell?her?just?ohing.

        Your?kids?leave?you?fher?studies，?work，?leaving?you?alone.

        This?is?the?story?people?will?often?tell?you:

        Life?is?gettied?in?a?job?interview?and?celebrating?failure?with?a?party?with?friends.

        Life?is?having?sleepless?nights?with?your?little?kid?and?going?to?office?tired?the??day.

        Life?is?shedding?a?tear?of?joy?watg?your?kid?da?annual?fun.

        The?room?eaceful?―?almost?silent.?All?I?could?hear?was?the?soft?purr?of?her?breathing.

        You?leave?this?world.

        It?was?one?warm?evening?many?years?ago.

        Life?is?standing?outside?the??with?your?friends?as?punishment.

        She?smiled?―?the?kind?of?smile?that?makes?me?smile?back?―?and?she?said，

        Get?married.?Get?settled.?Then?you，ve?kids.

        What?Is?the?Meaning?of?Life?

        You?bee?a?mae?to?haress?and?responsibilities.

        Life?is?telling?stories?to?yrandchildren.

        Life?is?the?excitement?of?carrying?the?school?bag?for?the?first?time.

        So?te?at?night，?just?before?she?fell?asleep，?I?whispered?it?in?her?ear.

        And?at?some?point，?I?realized?that?it?didn，tmatter?what?we，d?done?or?where?we，d?gone.?Nor?did?the?future?hold?any?significe.

        Life?is?getting?over?that?scrat?your?new?car.

        All?that?mattered?was?the?serenity?of?the?moment.?Just?being?with?her?and?breathing?with?her.

        Life?is?when?you?came?as?a?bundle?of?joy?to?your?parents，?life.

        You?e?to?this?world.

        Life?is?stealing?a?kiss?from?your?40－year－old?partner?when?your?kids?are?home.

        Life?is?the?time?you?did?something?you，re?afraid?of?doing.

        This?is?the?story?no?one，s?going?to?tell?you，?but?you?will?experience?for?sure:

        We?must?not?allow?the?clock，?the?dar，?aernal?pressures?to?rule?our?lives?and?blind?us?to?the?fact?that　eadividual?moment?of?our?lives?is?a?beautiful?mystery?and?a?miracle?―?especially?those?moments?we?spend?in?the?presence?of?a?loved?one.

        Life?is?decorating?your?new?home.

        And?only?little?things?matter?because?one?day?you，ll?look?bad?realize?that?those?w

        The?Serenity?of?the?Moment

        Life?is?getting?that?weekend?trip?with?your?partner，?while?your?kids?are?away.

        Toil?hard?a?educated.?Get?a?good?job.