zazulu
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- Joined
- Oct 11, 2012
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- German
- Home Country
- Germany
- Current Location
- Spain
Hi,
I'd like to know if there's a difference when giving the following answers on let's say: What are you doing?
- I am just alive!
- I am just living!
My guess would be:
I am just alive: Would refer to I am physically alive. Probably not really living, just being alive.
I am just living: Would refer to I am enjoying life. Doing what I love to do.
So, in the first case (alive), the answer would be associated to a negative emotion and in the second case (living) to a positive emotion.
Is this correct or am I totally wrong? I'd like to know the emotional background because I want to use one of the phrases as a title for an article. But the article points out the beauty of life, that I enjoy living. I know I could also say I am truly living, but it should be one of the two mentioned phrases.
Thanks for any help...
I'd like to know if there's a difference when giving the following answers on let's say: What are you doing?
- I am just alive!
- I am just living!
My guess would be:
I am just alive: Would refer to I am physically alive. Probably not really living, just being alive.
I am just living: Would refer to I am enjoying life. Doing what I love to do.
So, in the first case (alive), the answer would be associated to a negative emotion and in the second case (living) to a positive emotion.
Is this correct or am I totally wrong? I'd like to know the emotional background because I want to use one of the phrases as a title for an article. But the article points out the beauty of life, that I enjoy living. I know I could also say I am truly living, but it should be one of the two mentioned phrases.
Thanks for any help...