One Life to Live

NUMBERS matter. OUR DAYS are counted. MONEY can’t be ignored.
We are often deceived by sheer hopes of comfort and wealth. We must admit it; our lives are incarcerated with the idea of controlling the numbers so as to acquire POWER. Our eyes are fixed into what is uncertain or if not, we are blinded, eyes totally taken out of our orbits. We are incapacitated; our senses removed in order to effectively impose this dogma that would seem impossible to escape from. Living in this kind of prison is excruciating and it takes great courage for one to turn his back on the promises of good life, to detoxify himself and move forward empty-handed. Good thing is, at some point we decide to breach the portals. We decide to breakout. But then despite our efforts, we fail. As we come closer to the gates, or even to the verge of exoneration, we fall on our knees and right in front of our eyes, we see ourselves repeating the same mistakes. This happens, always. We always forget to unshackle ourselves and so the most important thing is always left unremoved-the handcuffs. As a result, we are left dumbfounded and the story repeats and never ends.
MOST of us think that the best way to live life is to make things out of it. It’s apparent. People do things to satisfy their needs, to get their wants, and to fulfil their cravings even in the expense of others. We spend our time dreaming about the good in life, of immortality, expending our efforts in trying to acquire every single thing that can be ours. As far as success is concerned, we always see to it that every opportunity which will draw us closer to what is ‘good’ is grabbed, regardless of which is morally right and which is not. The catch is no matter how many times we mull over these things; no matter how many times we realize that what we are doing is completely irrational and illogical, we still succumb. We persuade ourselves that we are never wrong, that morality is never an issue and that we are not to be blamed. We believe that these mentalities can never be isolated from the idea of us, being human. We try to box ourselves, thinking that there’s no other choice, letting the sinister creep into our veins until we end up in sepsis.
LITTLE do we comprehend that there’s always an alternative. We barely recognize that it is the truth that we suppressing. It is the truth that we are trying to run from. Only fools would think that living this life is a one-way path. In this journey, crossroads will never be missing and so are choices. The heavens would agree if I say FREE WILL is given not only for us to enjoy but for us to make use of it wisely. That’s why Philosophizing is vital for living. It tells us what is ought to be done and what is ought to be avoided; which choice is RIGHT and which is not.
We may ask ourselves, what is the best way to live this life if it’s not about NUMBERS? Scriptures tell us one thing- the best way to live is to live in LIGHT which is never easy. It is a long and challenging race and it is the responsibility of every runner to discover the rules. One’s goal is not to reach the end with the least span of time but rather to run the race the best way we could; to move forth and travail the track the righteous way; to be able to reach the end, see THE COACH face-to-face, and hear Him say “Well done, MY CHILD”.
COUNTING DAYS and ADDING YEARS TO YOUR LIFE is not that bad but there’s a better way to live. Why not RUN THE RACE and ADD LIFE TO YOUR YEARS? It’s never too late. The Christian race starts every day and there’s no better time to start it than NOW. START RUNNING and never stop. LIVE LIFE.