Totally Optional Prompt: Why You're Alive

This week's prompt is a quote suggested by paisley:

"When you were called upon to speak, you were supposed to say why you think you're alive, why you were born, and why you're still around: What are your reasons? Everyone needs to come up with his or her own personal answer."

From a novel called Diary of a Heretic, by Kathleen Maher.

For an extra twist... try responding to this prompt without using the word "I" (me, my, mine). And remember, both the prompt and the twist are
Totally Optional
!