The rewards that come from out there, be it others or the future, are whimsical. They are subjective and hence short lived. They are also relative, hence if the reference point is changed, there value is drastically altered.
it is thus always advisable to let the core of our being the ultimate guide. Then winning-losing, starting-finishing, name-fame and all such dualities appear jaded.
then we can truly live gloriously.
People come to realise this truth through some personal tragedy that reminds them of their vulnerability. for Armstrong it was cancer, for others it may be something else.
In giving so much importance to the message (cancer in this case), we are missing the originator of the message. the creator of the universe, the source of all power and wisdom.
On Sep 30, 2008 Ganoba Date wrote :