Why are we all here? Is it just some random cosmic mistake, or is there some deeper purpose in the design of the universe for our existence?  
  What is existence? What do we really mean when we say something exists? And what is the simplest definition of existence?  
  The rich definition of existence  
  Any reasonable sized dictionary contains a rich array of definitions for the meaning of existence. Of the list, the key ones are:  
 

Absolute Concept-the theoretical state or fact of being independent of human consciousness in contrast with nonexistence;

Universal concept-being with respect to a limiting condition or under a particular aspect;

Absolute set-the totality of existent things ;

Reality of observation-reality as opposed to appearance ;

Reality of experience-reality as presented in experience ;

Unique life-a particular being ;

Life-sentient or living being : life;

Quality of life-the manner of being that is common to every mode of being ;

Awareness-continued or repeated manifestation.

  
  The simplest model of existence  
 

From all the definitions and all the various qualities attributed to the concept, the simplest model of existence is (1) an observer and (2) a thing observed .

The observer observes the object and so validates the existence of the object. The observed object exists so validates the existence of the observer.

  
  The fragile bond of existence  
 

As simplistic as the words above may appear, if either the observer stops observing or the observed object ceases to be, then the very simplest definition of existence also ceases.

If the observer has nothing to observe then it has nothing to reference its own existence. Yet if the observer chooses not to observe, then even if an observable object exists, it existence is denied by non-observation.

In other words, the very simplest definition of existence depends upon the existence of both concepts (observer and observed) together in an active relationship.

The choice of the observer to observe is as vital an ingredient in the simplest definition of existence as is having an object to observe.

  
  Life  
  The word "life" and its historic meanings have existed in recorded culture for at least fifteen hundred years. The actual word "life" in English can be attributed to the word "lif" used in Old English and Old Saxon meaning- life, body.  
  The word is linked to the emergence of a religious and social philosophy of European Celtic mythology (around 550AD) that believed human beings possessed a special "quality of life", that vanishes at the point of death. This has often been described as the "essence of life", or the "fifth essence" after fire, water, earth and wind. "Losing" this essence has therefore been historically linked to human death for at least fifteen hundred years.  
  Prior to this period (550AD), there does not appear to be corresponding words in either Ancient Latin or Greek. This supports the argument that the word lif was created in both a social and religious (metaphysical) context.  
  It is no surprise then, that the word "lif " was quickly associated with another philosophical belief that all humans possess a special spirit called the "soul".  
  Philosophers (around 1350AD) speculated that this essence is derived from the presence of the "soul", which at the point of human death leaves the body. The belief of the soul leaving the body at death precedes the concept of the essence of life by at least one thousand years (around 600BC for the first writings on the concept of Soul).  
  Then around 1650, Renne Descartes published a historical work that for the first time provided a scientific basis for proving that human beings are aware and self aware. It was Descartes that wrote the now famous self aware proof of existence "I think, therefore I am."  
  In the past three to four hundred years, the historical usage of the word "life" has been extended to describe a wider quality which all plants and animals on Earth possess before a the state of death. Interestingly, this broadening of the definition of life has almost a direct correlation to the advancement of science into atomic and biologic areas. Everytime science has proven that more objects in the Universe share similar qualities to humans, the philosophical definition of life has appeared to widen around ten to twenty years after the discovery.  
  In the last sixty years, a further attribute to what is "life", has been assigned being the quality of awareness. Therefore, almost all modern interpretations on the meaning of life includes as part of the definition of life a state of "awareness".  
  The historical development of the word "life" and the awakening of humanity  
  That humanity fifteen hundred years ago recognized a special quality of being human and classified it as lif is the beginning of an amazing journey that has as its destination-today. That Descartes linked the unique quality of being human "life" as being definable through awareness " I think etc." is equally important.  
  Since the emergence of the word "life" fifteen hundred years ago, we have seen the growth of the word, to mean that all things in the Universe possess this same special essence, which we can openly define as both awareness and life meaning the same thing.  
  Indeed, everything you have read so far has shown that in order for the Universe to exist, the existence of the UCA had to precede the Universe's birth. We also saw that the only way to adequately describe the foundation of the Universe is via awareness, projected into dimension (in other words a "dream"). Furthermore, we have seen that the only way of making perfect sense of each and every level of matter is to understand that each particle has a unique perspective of the Universe and what its does and wants to do.  
  Therefore, the words life and awareness, life and awareness of matter, life and the Universe are all wholly interchangeable. By the modern "evolved" definition of life- everything in the Universe is very much alive. Only levels of unique self awareness change. Awareness as a whole never dies, only grows.  
  That we have reached this expanded definition of life now, at the beginning of the 21st century is a profound philosophical event as significant as any recent scientific discovery or cure for a disease. The awesome importance of humanity culturally permitting the expanded definition of life (that the Universe is alive) is not yet fully comprehended by 20th Century thinking philosophers or religious leaders. It has literally paved the way to the opening of understanding of what is awareness and Unique Collective Awareness.  
     
 
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