live instead of exist

I am already eighteen years old, which means that I am one step closer to the life without parent’s guidance. Instead of being a man who only knows how to exist, I want to do something significant. But I can not do a big thing due to my poor abilities, I have to strengthen myself. I will do my responsibilities well, which is to be a good student, until I can help other people one day. Come on, just as Chinese proverb goes, “Everybody has a responsibility to protect our country.”