Life is a game where you can’t lose. We call the end of the game “death.”
Rolling downhill (e.g., through alcoholism) is not a loss. It’s a process, a journey that will likely accelerate the end of your game. Whatever happens in your life, remember that you are always a winner. It is only up to you how you puncture whatever events are happening around you into your actions. Apparent losses (e.g., job loss) should not be treated as failures. Still, simply that life goes on, and you should manage yourself so skillfully that you turn apparent failure into success.
Losing a job is not the world’s end. If you feel that you “lost” a game or a battle, then you should realize that “losing” is just a state of your mind, that this is your perception of reality. Treat all moments of our lives, even the seemingly most hopeless ones (e.g., death of a loved one, serious illness), as another part of the game, as another challenge, in which there are no concepts of winning or losing.
Accept what fate brings you in the cage with your head up (“Keep Ya Head Up,” as Tupac sang) and be rugged and robust.
At the end of the day, we should remember we will all die anyway (Memento mori). There is only the end game, with no winners or losers. I wrote the first part of this text as an inspiration on the 7th of November, 2017. The following part I added on the 29th of October, 2022. Being prepared for all the misfortunes faith can bring us is impossible. There can be issues that will break someone. Still, we should do all we can to be prepared for the misfortunes.
What I do is:
a) intermittent fasting (I eat between 7 p.m. and 12 p.m.);
b) expose my body to cold (by taking cold showers or walking in summer clothes in frigid temperatures).
Many people would say that doing these things won’t prepare anyone for anything. They would be wrong. I am getting more robust by doing these things.
