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Originally Posted by thecatsproxy
So I have been trying to explain the English saying "jump into life" to a Japanese person but I can't seem to really get the full meaning across. Could someone help me try to explain this saying to them?
When you tell someone to "jump into life" you're telling them not to waste time... to go into life with all the energy and spirit that they can. To make the most out of their life as they possible can. If someone could translate this (and possibly add some more meaning in Japanese) that would be great 
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First, I just want to say that I sure as heck have never heard this "English saying," and I am a native English speaker who is quite well-read.
That being said, 一生懸命に生きる means "to embrace life," so you could say something like 一生懸命に生きてください or 一生懸命に生きろう or 一生懸命に生きて or 一生懸命に生きな or something to that effect. However forceful you want the command/request to be.
Similarly, 現在を楽しめ is a decent translation for "carpe diem" ("seize the day").