Disassemble the cells of a sponge (by passing them through a sieve, for instance), then dump them into a solution, and they will find their way back together and build themselves into a sponge again. You can do this to them over and over, and they will doggedly reassemble because, like you and me and every other living thing, they have one overwhelming impulse: to continue to be. Bill Bryson
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The meaning of this quote, as it relates to life, is that we all have a desire to keep on living. No matter how terrible the situation you find yourself in, you will always want to continue to live. No matter what your circumstances, you will always want to rise up and begin again. Even if your circumstances are so bad that you seem doomed to die, you will still want to move on and begin anew. There is no such thing as “death” because we all want the chance to live the best life we can.

Source: A Short History Of Nearly Everything

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