To live is the rarest thing in the world
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
— from Enjoy the Flight (Living/Balance/Happiness/Passion) · Life Worth Living: a Guide to What Mattesr Most by Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, and Ry
In the book
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." There is a moment, after the climb, when the captain eases the nose down, the engines settle into a low even hum, and the seatbelt sign goes dark. […] Loving it is more. Taking joy in it is everything — and it is, as Wilde said, the rarest thing in the world, because most people only exist. Look out the window. Come back to the present; the one person who can hand you lasting happiness is you. — Enjoy the Flight (Living/Balance/Happiness/Passion)