what is life? A thing that is different from the death is called life alexander pope said that life is hope because man is unable to see the future and if the man had known about the future then he had known about the death and it wouldn't be possible to survive in this world WILLIAM SHAKESPARE says that a complete life of a man is in seven different stages HAZRAT ALI said that if someone asks you what is life pick up a little bit of dust on your palm and say this is complete life of a man