An excerpt from my book, Flight to Eternal Happiness....
Snakes and ladder is a game closest to the game of life where the objective of the game is to reach the highest level of existence. The game takes us through the various stages of life, sometimes giving us a promotion, elevating our lives, whereas sometimes dragging us down in descendent. Whatever it is, players play happily with amusement. We shall do ourselves a favor if we bring the same attitude to our daily lives and learn the art of living with dispassionate passion.
With a roll of dice
you sit back and rejoice.
Sometimes lucky enough
to climb up the ladder,
sometimes funny enough
to set you back in order.
You never know
when you will hit
a snake or a ladder.
Strategy here is to surrender.
When you learn to play
as an Observer,
the climbing and sliding
won’t really matter.
Virtually playing this
game of dice
is living through the
Play of life.
Picture Credit : Malini Samai
(illustrator of Flight to Eternal Happiness)
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