“Your life dear fellow, is a missed opportunity. “
Life as a missed opportunity is a profound statement.
For that, firstly I need to ask “What is the goal of life?”. Is this life as a solitary entity? Or as part of a continuum with a prologue already gone through in an earlier lifetime, and with many more lives to come?
Any life in which we do not reach the stated goal would be a missed opportunity. Just as the World Cup final was a missed opportunity for the Indian cricket team.
The consolation is that even if we do not reach the goal, we do not have to start afresh in a new lifetime. So let us take the opportunity to evolve the most while we can. We assure ourselves of an elevated perch from which to begin the next life. And maybe in the quest for evolution, with the munificence of the Gods thrown in, we reach the holy grail of mukti in this lifetime itself. 😊🌸
“Forget about the next life. Why can’t we just live this life ?”
What is this life and is it part of a continuum? Who am I? These are necessary issues to grapple with in order that I am properly and fully live this life.
In no way should it dampen the zest for living.
And looking to our Indian cricket team’s heart break at the World Cup finals, I can’t help but say that the Lord is indeed kind to us.
Even though they reached the finals, next time, they need to start all over again. With nary a guarantee of even reaching the semi-finals.
Whereas we need to start over at the next ‘World Cup’, straight away at the finals. We get one more shot at it. And if we fail, then again one more. Then again one more.
Where are we right now? Where, on the scale of evolution?
Are we already playing our umpteenth finals?
High time we brought home the cup and let it be done with.
This game has gone on for too long.
The Indian team needs to defeat any of assorted creatures – kangaroos, kiwis, whatever. We only need to deal with that which is within.
On winning, the victory is for ever. Not so for the rotating World Cup.