entry #2: what is life?

Attempting to define 'life' lends itself to some problems. Generally a 'life' describes the progression, or the stages of maturity which all living organisms are subject to, regardless of species. As Hegel asserted, life carries the germ of death with it; the two are inexorably bound in that they define each other as opposite entities. The fear of death for human beings may be, in my opinion, attributed to the unknowns once we die, thus we continue living with our miseries and diverting them until our time to "shuffle off this mortal coil" has come. I cannot say that fear is an underlying emotion I harbor; I hate the predictability of the situations I often find myself in, and ultimately would desire to lead a random life in which I would be continually surprised. However, I can say that I fear anguish, and not fear itself, much like people confuse the fear of falling from great heights with the pain of landing on the ground.