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?where?we，d?gone.?Nor?did?the?future?hold?any?significance.

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

We?must?not?allow?the?clock，?the?calendar，?and?external?pressures?to?rule?our?lives?and?blind?us?to?the?fact?that　each?individual?moment?of?our?lives?is?a?beautiful?mystery?and?a?miracle?—?especially?those?moments?we?spend?in?the?presence?of?a?loved?one.

What?Is?the?Meaning?of?Life?

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

You?come?to?this?world.

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

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

You?become?a?machine?to?handle?stress?and?responsibilities.

By?the?time?your?kids?become?self－sufficient，?you?start?getting?old.

Your?kids?leave?you?for?higher?studies，?work，?leaving?you?alone.

You?leave?this?world.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Life?is?getting?over?that?scratch?on?your?new?car.

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

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

Life?is?shedding?a?tear?of?joy?watching?your?kid?dance?at?annual?function.

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

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

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

Life?is?telling?sto