The Mystery Of Life Poem by Martin Greyford

Life is like a race,
It can be tough.
In the beginning we have stamina; We are fit and ready to conquer any hardship.
When we are young,
We have vitality and strength to tackle any challenge.
How we use that vitality and strength now,
Will determine how we'll live when we are 50-90 years old.
This period of life is when our strength
Is no longer the same and we don't have
The same power we had when we were young.
It's when the stamina is gone and all we
Have left to finish the race is
Hope, courage, and mental strength.

Life, like a race,
Can be tough.
If we don't learn to manage stress and hardship,
We'll find ourselves giving up on our dreams
And not fulfilling our mandate.
In a race,
One moment you are running through a downhill
Then all of a sudden you are in an uphill.
It's tough.
Isn't it the same with life?
One moment things are going extremely well,
Then next you have to deal with
The death of a parent,
Losing a job or having to close down your business.
The downhills can be compared to
The opportunities of life.
An opportunity to excel and catch up,
Not with anyone, but yourself rather
We use the opportunities to regain composure.
How you use your once in a lifetime moment
In the downhill will determine how well
You will thrive in the uphill.

Unfortunately,
Human nature is squander the opportunities
That life brings our way
In a form of a windfall of money,
A promotion or business breakthrough -
We use it buy material things instead
Of re-investing in our growth.
And aren't the uphills synonymous
To the hardships of life?
Here, you pass through because
Mentally you have resolved:
"I will never give up, no matter what".

Life, is a lot like a race.
You have to focus on your own target
And not on the person who is passing you.
Some will be faster than others,
And some will be slower, but it's not a competition.
Of course you will compete as a business,
As a student and as a worker,
but when you understand that you are unique,
Competition flies out the window.

Life, like a race,
Can be tough.
Even a sperm to fertilise an egg
It has to race over a thousand semens.
Don't give up now.
Run in such a way that you win.