what even IS life?

hearing the question like that really makes you think hard and long about it. sure, you could answer the question with a basic answer, like, "life is something we are brought into, and out of, by (insert your religion/beliefs)" okay, yeah, that's the logical and religious answer, but what if you took the basicness out of it? you might get a different answer, or no answer at all. so, what is it? well, to me, life is something that mankind never asked to be brought into. according to whatever you believe in, you might find this wrong, so i'll try to stay as neutral as possible here. mankind never wanted to come into this world with zero instruction, no way to learn, or figure out what's happening around them. slowly, they figured out what to do with the supplies around them. yet, with the knowledge, it brought greed. greed that they didn't know was coming. we took from the earth, the earth never asked for that. life happened for reasons that were out of our control, so we forced our ways up to the top of the food chain, and chain of life, overall. and yet, we continue to force people to stay alive, despite the fact they didn't ask to be born into a certain life, or at all. anyways, i'll stop before i get too frusterated and write an entire essay on this. farewell, enjoy my opinions in your head, and feel free to comment what you think.