Mar 2, 2021
Life turns into a routine, and we tend to forget we only have one life and we should not waste it. According to Confucius, the great Chinese philosopher, this one life has two stages: one of insouciance (indifference) and one of awareness. In the first ‘life,’ we tend to think we have enough time to do all the things we dream of. Then, when we finally open our eyes, we realize that we are alive and should savor every moment – that’s when our second life starts when we finally discover what matters. On Reddit, user Lionoxer asked others in a thread about the moment when they realized they began living their second life: “Confucius once said “We all have two lives, the second one starts when you realise you only have one”. When and why did your second life begin?” Photo: Courtesy of britannica.com