Description- Essence of Life

　When it comes to the essence of life, love will undoubtedly be my first answer. Life is based on love. Without love, we would not lead a worthy and wonderful life. The question is who are the propellers that infuse love inside us? For me, I categorize three major features that will bring about this essence--- love your friends, love your family and love yourself.

    Firstly, friends are indispensable throughout the years we grow up. In every phase, we make different friends and the ones who will always stand by our side when we are in need are the real precious friends. As the saying goes, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” Maintaining a well relationship with friends is necessary. They share our joyful and sorrowful moments. When we are depressing, our friends listen to us and give us advice on how we can react. Friends can put themselves in our shoes. As peers, they can view our bewilderment with empathy; when we are delighted, we share the happiness with them. We blurt out hooray and burst out laughing to enjoy this awesome and unforgettable yet fleeting moment.　　　　　　　
　I love my friends and I enjoy the time being with them. We share our feelings towards one another and we hang out together. A small talk, a promenade, and window-shopping, to name a few, could be as pleasant as they are. By gathering with friends, I realize that the place where my friends and I are going is not important. What matters is their accompanying.　　

　Secondly, family is much more crucial to a person. Our fate is bound to our family. They are the anchors that are always solid and seemingly impeccable. They will embrace us with unselfishness and offer us with great love and care. Providing shelter to us, family is a place where we could receive warmth at all times.

　I enjoy family gathering and I cherish these moments a lot because I know my family is the last and the only encouragement that will back me up in the darkest and desperate moments in life. I love my family--- my mother, my father and my brother. They are my dearest ones on earth.

　Last but not least, we must learn how to love ourselves. Only those who know how to love themselves have the ability to love others. Therefore, we’ve got to know and recognize ourselves in order to accept and love our true self. How do we know who we are? The best way is to be alone. There are moments when we could only turn to ourselves. We should calm down and let inner voice guide us--- tell us what we really want and what to do.

　Often, the serene and desolate self-recognizing occurs in the midnight, when surroundings quiet down and all I get is the deep conversation between me and my heart. From my experience so far, I have learned that sometimes people just need to be alone sometimes and strive for what we want, and walk our own path for a while. I learn that sometimes we can not center ourselves as a chief on stage because the world was not created for us. From self-discovery, we learn to love ourselves better by benefiting within and without. Keeping a well-balanced life is a must.

Love appears in different forms and it reminds us of the great essence of life. While at the same time, it is also a deep philosophy that teaches us to love and to be loved by those concerned.