The Owner's Manual

When you were born,
No one gave you a manual
About how life is supposed
To turn out.
Your life was something
You were left to invent.
You learned the ropes
Largely by trial and error.
You judged and evaluated
What worked and didn’t.
You had successes and failures,
And from those experiences,
You gleaned the lessons of life.
You struggled with your humanity,
Questioned why you are here,
Sought your purpose in life.
You tried to understand
Why life occurs the way it does,
To make sense of it all.
Finally you concluded
What there is to do in life
Is to live it to the fullest,
Moment to moment,
Enjoying it while you can.