Life is also a miracle to be embraced, loved and cherished by those who experience it. Although Hartmann and Miller also identify death as the end of the process of life, it is my opinion that there is no true end to life, but that it is a continual process of the entire earth as a planet system. Even after organisms die, they continue to play roles in earth's biological and chemical processes. There have been many differing definitions put forward describing what life is in its most basic form. There is currently no consensus as to what separates living organisms from processes that may have been stepping stones for the first forms of life.
Life is a process.
A living organism is continually changing as cells are replaced and materials are put through the body so useful nutrients can be taken out. There is no static state of life. This definition becomes problematic when organisms like mules are considered. Mules demonstrate growth, cell production and process material through their bodies, but because of genetic limitations are unable to reproduce. DarwinUs definition of life has received increasing acceptance in the scientific community.