"Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.

Life is beauty, admire it.

Life is bliss, taste it.

Life is a dream, realize it.

Life is a challenge, meet it.

Life is a duty, complete it.

Life is a game, play it.

Life is a promise, fulfill it.

Life is sorrow, overcome it.

Life is a song, sing it.

Life is a struggle, accept it.

Life is a tragedy, confront it.

Life is an adventure, dare it.

Life is luck, make it.

Life is too precious, do not destroy it.

Life is life, fight for it."

In these profoundly elegant words, Mother Theresa voices what we all know to be true in our heart of hearts-that this incredible fight that we so often take for granted, the ability to savor the kiss of a lover or one final breath, the triumphs and the defeats, the glory and the disappointment, it's all part of this indescribable experience called life. We can complain all we want about our circumstances, but in the final analysis, we will all be grateful for the chance to have lived and made the most of it.