It's funny that this issue is a topic in the forums because I was just thinking about this issue today. Before my father passed he said two things: I have done everything I wanted to in life, and I have lived a good life. My interpretation is:

1) I have done everything I wanted to - I have travelled, experienced, felt, loved. Basically have done all the things for one's SELF that he needed.

2) I have lived a good life - I shared resources, goodwill and time to causes I believe in. In other words acts to OTHERS that would benefit them.

I think that life means both. I think that you have to be balanced in both one's self and giving to others to "live". I certainly haven't, and can't even get myself out of the house most of the time. I totally understand needing to get "a life".