LIFE = ROLES

The other day i saw one of my friends ( Ms. D V ) Blog titled "LIFE = ROLES", i was much amused to see what it meant and it meant Race, Opportunities, Love, Experience, Success...
I, then, pondered that the connection between Life and Roles is much deeper than what it seems to, it also means, Life at different points in time gives us different Roles to play and whether we like it or not, we have to play them. Some Roles are those we choose for ourselves, some Roles come to us as obligation out of morality or responsibility while some are just thrown upon us. So, what did my friend think when she came to this conclusion of "LIFE = ROLES"
Taking them one by one, Race: We all know that all of us right from day 1 of our school have been taught to perform best and this indirectly means, we have to outperform others amongst us, which is nothing but a Race. We grow up, surroundings change, but what seemed an indirect Race then, now becomes evident and comes right on our face. Race is everywhere, to get the best marks, to top your class, to get the best pay package, to get best position in the company, to get the best lifestyle for ourselves and ultimately to achieve all this, to get the best Opportunity.
The last word takes us to the next point in line which is Opportunity. What do we mean when we speak about opportunities, does it means the chance, the destiny, a luck, an option or what ? Is it just left to destiny to decide what we want, or is it more than that? I believe it is more about self-awareness, more about seeing things that are hidden. Great Men said, opportunities are not given they are taken, they are created. So, Life is also about seeking those hidden things called as opportunities which help us to win the Race.
But as Human we are, we tend to be emotional at times in our way to be the best and we do have some people in our lives who encourage us not to lose hope and enthusiasm because they care for us and they Love us. Yes, they Love us, so Love also forms an important ingredient in our lives. Without it, we would not be able to live in this race as what happens because of their love, we start living in a symbiotic relationship and to reciprocate to their Love, we perform better and better which sub-consciously helps us win the Race.
The combination of all last 2 points is nothing but an excellent feeling of mixed emotions. To live in the Race, to seek the best opportunity and to be loved by our beloved ones, we experience mixed emotions at different times, we feel cheated & ditched at times and on the other hand we feel lucky to have our beloved ones around. So, all this is an Experience of a Lifetime, i mean we live 2 different lives at the same time, we experience contrast feelings, emotions at the same time and if you ask me what do you get if you do not win the Race, then my answer would be this Experience. Apart from winning or loosing the Race, what comes as a freebie to us as a participant of this Race is this Experience which helps to be better performer each day, which helps us to change our strategy to win the race, which helps us to learn from our mistakes. So, winning the Race is not the only aim, but to live the Race and taking that experience as a lesson learned should be the aim.
Lastly but our aim, our target, our sole reason to be in the Race, is the Success. We participate to win, we participate to out perform others. A typical Race has only one winner, but in case of Race of Life, we all have different meanings of Success. Success here becomes Subjective as against the objective definition in a typical race. But, a subjective view is not limited to oneself, there are others who might have same meaning of Success and when you are in a Race, you are competing with them and not the rest of world. What i mean to say is that, very often, we loose our sight of target because we tend to shift our focus from our actual target to something else as we see others in that race which is the rest of the world and not our true competitors. So, our aim should be focused on our actual target and this thin line of difference in perceiving our target decides the winner in the race. 99% of participants fail as they loose their sight of target. Now, it is upon our conscious efforts to decide where we want to be?

So, it all ultimately boils down to your attitude, your way of perceiving situations in life, your way to perform the best in the Race by seeking Opportunities, getting true Love and Experiencing contrast emotions while achieving Success in all ROLES you play in your Life !!!