live??life??

what does it mean when people say 'live life to its fullest'..?
does it mean take every oppertunity you can get or take advantage of what you have??
as for me..i think its learning from your mistakes and learning to have faith in life...
there is no doubt that all of us go through shit almost everyday in our life and we always question 'why me??' but to live life to its fullest we must learn to turn the question into an answer by saying...'i gained something from that'...so what if shit happens...it would either make me a better person and improve my life or turn the whole day into shit...so what if the straw that breaks the camels back..??the important thing is was anything gained from it..
life is actually a living risk..so to live life is to 'live and let die'
on one hand we lose but on the other hand we gain
but if you had a choice to get everything you want or to grow old garcefully..which would you choose??
as for me i think to grow old gracefully is more important...
if i were to grow old..i would have to live life...which would involve shit and all that has to do with it but i believe that theres always light at the end of the tunnel..so without hope and faith a life is just not worth living