Wednesday, August 5, 2009

The Gift of Life

What is life but a collection of memories that we have garnered over the years? Is life fulfilled by the fact that we have success, failure, wealth, poverty, health, sickness, friends, foe, family, stranger, career, joblessness, loved ones, enemies, someone who cares about you, someone who despises you, spouse, unknown, children, parents, meaning of life, meaning of death, companions, solidarity, memories, forgetfulness, eccentricity, wisdom, seen the world, stayed at home, help a stranger, neglect to help, help anyone, shy away, does it hold any relevance to life?

Essentially, i would like to believe that to have a good life, all of the above mentioned has to be present in addition to a little randomness. Once you have these criteria fulfilled, you can always look forward to achieving a better more fulfilled life.

Wise words from W.H. Davies' Leisure

"WHAT is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?—.
No time to stand beneath the boughs,
And stare as long as sheep and cows"

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