•Thursday, May 25, 2006
a question by a blogger on what is the meaning of life reminded me of some years back when that question dominated my wakeful conscience. sometimes, life pushes you to a corner and you want to grasp the true meaning of living. this makes you rack your brain on what purpose you have on earth and the role you have to play in life. the question made me fumble up some response to the inner discordant voices i was having at the time, thus;
life is
life is a jigsaw puzzle,
every piece falls into its rightful place with time,
pushing the pieces to fit
jeopardizes the prerogative of time,
breaks the pieces,
and there always will be a gap.
life is a crossword puzzle,
there is always a right solution,
you may not have it at the moment.
life is a mess,
it can always be cleaned up.
life is a paradox,
too serious to be taken seriously,
yet it is so serious, take it seriously.
life is a game,
you never realise its real worth,
until it is too late,
you’ve lost,
and it is over.
life is a maze,
there is only one entry,
one exit,
what happens in between may not matter much,
but it influences how fast you reach the exit unscathed.
life is a live performance,
you can’t afford to keep making mistakes,
leave alone the same mistakes all the time.
life is a journey,
it requires you to move,
even when you don’t feel like,
there is always a destination,
even if not the one targeted or anticipated.
life is a shadow,
it depends largely on the source of light,
rather than the one forming it.
life is an examination,
you never realize how soon time will be over,
till you are told “pens down, stand up!”
or when you have nothing more to write.
life is a miracle,
its mechanism cannot be explained fully.
life is a gift,
receive it with gratitude,
for it is free.
life is a debt,
soon the lender will require it back.
life is an investment,
you either profit from it,
or lose it.
life is a gamble,
you’re not sure whether you will win,
chances of losing are higher.
nevertheless you still place your bet
and all you can do is hope.
life is life, live it!
source: jamaapoa’s scrap book
life is a jigsaw puzzle,
every piece falls into its rightful place with time,
pushing the pieces to fit
jeopardizes the prerogative of time,
breaks the pieces,
and there always will be a gap.
life is a crossword puzzle,
there is always a right solution,
you may not have it at the moment.
life is a mess,
it can always be cleaned up.
life is a paradox,
too serious to be taken seriously,
yet it is so serious, take it seriously.
life is a game,
you never realise its real worth,
until it is too late,
you’ve lost,
and it is over.
life is a maze,
there is only one entry,
one exit,
what happens in between may not matter much,
but it influences how fast you reach the exit unscathed.
life is a live performance,
you can’t afford to keep making mistakes,
leave alone the same mistakes all the time.
life is a journey,
it requires you to move,
even when you don’t feel like,
there is always a destination,
even if not the one targeted or anticipated.
life is a shadow,
it depends largely on the source of light,
rather than the one forming it.
life is an examination,
you never realize how soon time will be over,
till you are told “pens down, stand up!”
or when you have nothing more to write.
life is a miracle,
its mechanism cannot be explained fully.
life is a gift,
receive it with gratitude,
for it is free.
life is a debt,
soon the lender will require it back.
life is an investment,
you either profit from it,
or lose it.
life is a gamble,
you’re not sure whether you will win,
chances of losing are higher.
nevertheless you still place your bet
and all you can do is hope.
life is life, live it!
source: jamaapoa’s scrap book
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6 comments:
Goodness, I had no idea my random musings could inspire greatness..haha, seriously though that's a really nice poem, I love the part about the journey and the examination, thanks for commenting on my blog
@wambui
yeah, you did get me thinking and made me dig up the poem. thanks and keep going strong.
I like the poem about life, very quotable! I agree about it being a gamble, you can win big or lose everything.
thanks girl next door,
with life you just have to hope for the best coz at times it gets out of one's control,things do fall apart. when all is blissful, we thank our maker
too true about life being an examination ... it can only be lived forward and evaluated backwards.
nice post.
mama mia, thanks, unfortunately for life after an evaluation backwards you have no chance to correct the mistakes but at least you can shape the future more positively