What is life?

What is life?? I've heard a lot about the philosophy of life It seems as though everyone has their story to tell Both young and old have had a share of being well And at other times, a fair taste of hell I've heard people describe life as a lot of things Some get the ideology from what their experience brings Others pen down sayings from sages and wise kings What then is life? Is it a song that one must sing? Or an instrument you learn to string? Is it an art that one must express? Or something fragile to caress? Is it a lesson or skill to master? Or is it a garden we learn to cater for? What then is life? Is it a journey to embark on? An endless trip or one with a predetermined end Does it encircle brokenness you try to mend? I've heard aplenty that life is a choice A choice to either exist or live A choice to take or to give A choice to try again even if I fail or just give up A choice to not be put down but to pick myself up A choice to hurt or one to heal What then is life? I realized that life is all that you want it to be ©Mega_word