Life can go an infinite number of ways, but it will be led by an active of passive participation in it.
Those who live a passive life have things happen to them. They go with the flow and see where life takes them, but mostly, they live the same cycles over and over again. They say this is the way life is and that’s all there is to it.
Those who live an active life make things happen for them. They make decisions that will put them in the most favourable position for later in life, even if it means (and it always does) having to suffer for it now. While there’s always circumstances out of their control, they determine where their head is going to be at all times.
Those with passive lives either wish they took action, accept their position (which may be a good one) or point fingers elsewhere.
People with active lives do it to have a better passive life later.