Life is a journey, a journey from point A to B.
It could be straight forward, linear for some while loopy and full of crossroads, pit-stops, detours for others. Some others perceive it as a race.
Now, the idea of life being a race is tricky.
When one perceives it as a race, there must be other competititors too and the destination has to be one and the same- one cannot be in a race with others and each one heading in a different direction.
So, for the racers, good that you are in a race. It makes you energetic, gets your adrenaline pumping, you are perpetually excited...WOW! action packed life!
It could be straight forward, linear for some while loopy and full of crossroads, pit-stops, detours for others. Some others perceive it as a race.
Now, the idea of life being a race is tricky.
When one perceives it as a race, there must be other competititors too and the destination has to be one and the same- one cannot be in a race with others and each one heading in a different direction.
So, for the racers, good that you are in a race. It makes you energetic, gets your adrenaline pumping, you are perpetually excited...WOW! action packed life!
The race could be towards achieving different things in different aspects of life- work (promotional positions), social life (woeing and courting the best looking gal or guy), material comfort (owning the state-of-the-art- limited -edition-only 1 unit available- in -the- whole world- mobile phone)...the list goes on.
What's tricky is the fact that there can be only one winner so, the race is nasty; many racers vying for one grand prize and the slower of the racers are killed off or maimed for life. Some racers fall out of the race voluntarily along the way while other weak but adamant ones are elbowed out. The victorious one is always the one who is the fittest (physically and/or mentally). Sounds like a nasty race, doesn't it? But that's the race that we see run by many around us.
What's tricky is the fact that there can be only one winner so, the race is nasty; many racers vying for one grand prize and the slower of the racers are killed off or maimed for life. Some racers fall out of the race voluntarily along the way while other weak but adamant ones are elbowed out. The victorious one is always the one who is the fittest (physically and/or mentally). Sounds like a nasty race, doesn't it? But that's the race that we see run by many around us.
Notably, not everyone is in the race.
Some of us choose to treat life as a stroll, we do it slowly, at a manageable pace, we stop quite regularly to ponder if we should join the race or should we just remain cool and relaxed and most often we decide with contentment that there is no need to join the race. We are not in any way less efficient or less productive than the racers. In fact most often we are more efficient and productive as we fulfil our responsibilities, be it at work or elsewhere with serious planning and cautious execution of duties. MOST importantly, we are HAPPY!
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