Finishing line

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What is the meaning of our life?

Who are we?

Has anyone ever thought about it? I don’t know, I keep thinking and questioning our existence but of course have no answer to it as yet.

To satisfy myself I came up with an explanation just to quench my thirst of these questions or at least to make peace with unanswered questions.

Our life is a game, a race where the result is unknown until we cross the finishing line. We have to walk, run until we cross the finishing line, keeping in my mind all throughout that it is a run where our competition is with ourselves, not with someone else. We cannot know the end result before playing the game; similarly we cannot know the true meaning of our life unless we have lived it. We may not even know until the end, may be our lives imprint on someone else’s without our knowledge. We might just not know it. But surely it does have a meaning. We just have to go to the finishing line.

So till then we should try and live our lives to the fullest. It is almost impossible to have no regrets and live like we want, there are twists and turns on the road and that is the game we are playing. So we should live with regrets and fulfilments, with happiness and laughter, with tears and sorrows, with positivity and negativity, with failures and success, with friends and enemies, with love and hurt, with everything that life showers us with. We should live our life with everything in it, because once we cross the finishing line, we are not to come back, at least not as the same person anyway. So why not live it, play it rather than constantly trying to figure out everything which as mortals clearly are unable to?

Let’s just not focus on the finishing line and for once try and play the game. May be the game would prove more exhilarating than we’d thought. May be the finishing line is not worth so much of concern. May be this game is all about finding answers to our questions and by the end of it we’d get them all. Just may be.

PS: It is just a small way to try and satiate my unending curiosity, to make temporary peace with these questions and get along with the ‘game’ so that I can concentrate on more important stuff.


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42 responses to “Finishing line”

  1. Fab Writings Avatar

    We get so lost in the craze of reaching our destination that we forget to value and enjoy the journey! A beautiful though provoking post! 😊

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    1. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
      Moushmi Radhanpara

      Thanks a lot dear.
      I am glad you think this way. Otherwise moat of us are tnagled anong the questions and the desires of reaching the end.

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      1. Fab Writings Avatar

        True, that’s why i never stress about the goal, i just believe in enjoying the process and living my life with people who will help me and i will help them climb the ladder of success. 😊

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      2. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
        Moushmi Radhanpara

        That is a wonderful way to live but sadly I get carried away almost all the time. Atleast once every 2 months I wonder about such questions and then get back to reality thinking that it is not going to help. 😆

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      3. Fab Writings Avatar

        You must be proud that it happens once in 2 months, not like me, once in a week.. Haha

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      4. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
        Moushmi Radhanpara

        Hahahahaha
        A week is too short yar😅
        I have made my progress from weeks to months

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      5. Fab Writings Avatar

        But those questions keeps me motivated to work harder!! You gotta admit that such questions do make us think deep and put more efforts.

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      6. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
        Moushmi Radhanpara

        I agree full 100%
        It does make us put a lot of efforts. Kind of our helpers and motivators

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  2. boundlessblessingsblog Avatar

    Too good Moushmi. Awesome way you have said.

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    1. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
      Moushmi Radhanpara

      Thank you so much dear.
      I am glad it made some difference.

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      1. boundlessblessingsblog Avatar

        Yes absolutely Moushmi and why go for the finishing line we have to go step by step in order to reach there. Great post.

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      2. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
        Moushmi Radhanpara

        I understand.
        It is the constant stuggle.
        Thanks a lot dear for the appreciation.

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      3. boundlessblessingsblog Avatar

        Yes absolutely true and in that struggle we will win. Have a nice day Moushmi.

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      4. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
        Moushmi Radhanpara

        Hope so.
        You too have a lovely day.😊

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      5. boundlessblessingsblog Avatar

        Thanks and same to you too.

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  3. kalyansparks Avatar

    I have got this doubt number of times..but I am still in quest of my answer…

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    1. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
      Moushmi Radhanpara

      We all are.
      And I don’t think it is that easy to get the answer.
      A lot of patience is to be needed.

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      1. kalyansparks Avatar

        Yeah..lot of time tooo..I think we have to go through lot of experiences..until we find that answer..once we find that we are liberated from all dimensions physically and mentally

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      2. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
        Moushmi Radhanpara

        Summed up very well

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  4. kalyansparks Avatar

    Well written moushmi

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    1. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
      Moushmi Radhanpara

      Thanks a lot dear

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  5. Anjana Avatar

    Mind = blown. Amazing Moushmi 😀

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    1. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
      Moushmi Radhanpara

      Thanks a lot dear,
      I really appreciate your reading my posts and leaving behind your take on them.

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  6. thewritewomanblog Avatar

    That is a philosophical take to life, Moushmi!
    I recently read Anitha Moorjani’s dying to be me, the last chapters bring in a lot of meaning to life and so much more, if you have not please try reading it.

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    1. Joyful2bee Avatar

      I agree. Anita Moorjani​’s story explains a lot about life.

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    2. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
      Moushmi Radhanpara

      I am going to add it to my reading list right away.
      Just as soon as I get done with my exams, I am going to get hold of it. Thanks a lot for suggesting it.

      Like

  7. rollyachabotbooks Avatar

    Great thought provoking piece you have written… Thank you.

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    1. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
      Moushmi Radhanpara

      Thank you so much.
      I really appreciate your comment.

      Like

  8. Akhila Avatar

    Hmm…it’s the same question here said indirectly

    Why did it bloom, if it’s going to wither?

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    1. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
      Moushmi Radhanpara

      I am going right there. 😀

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  9. voulaah Avatar

    Very well written, thank you so much dear for great sahring
    kisses

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    1. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
      Moushmi Radhanpara

      Thanks a lot dear.
      Much love.

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  10. houstonphotojourney Avatar

    The older I get the more I savor the journey!

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    1. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
      Moushmi Radhanpara

      The journey is to be cherished.
      Much love dear.

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