Zen Garden > Are You IN the Game of Life or Are You Just WATCHING It From the Sidelines?

Participator or spectator - which word best describes you?

It is very easy for a year or two to slip by. We hardly even notice. What have you managed to achieve during that time? Are you better off now than you were five years ago? Are you healthier, wealthier and wiser? If not, why not?

What are you involved in? What would you like to be involved in? Do you have a passion?

If you just sit and watch what other people do and then envy them for their success and achievements then there is an easy remedy. Get ACTIVE! Do something. There is nothing more miserable than a person without a mission in life.

It's far better to wear out than it is to rust out. Don't get to your twilight years having feelings of remorse and regret.

The Chinese say: "The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago."

In that way you are able to enjoy the growth of the tree, its beauty and the shade and protection it provides for all of those twenty years.

The Chinese also say: "The second best time to plant a tree is NOW!"

When you make a decision and commit effort to it you will gain energy from that activity. Conversely, being lazy and doing nothing just breeds more laziness. Lazy people never have time to do anything.

Get into the game of life it's the only real game that you can play.

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