A new definition for "Life"

The second law of thermodynamics, states that the total entropy of any isolated thermodynamic system tends to increase over time, approaching a maximum value; in more general terms, systems move from a state of higher complexity and activity, to one of lower complexity and activity. This applies to inanimate systems, inanimate matter. Quite clearly, for living systems and beings, for animate objects, the opposite applies. "Life" is matter in reverse entropy: life spontaneously and eternally moves from lower to higher levels of complexity and structure. This definition subsumes Darwin's concept of Evolution, and reconciles it with a sense of eternal purpose in the Universe.