Is it? I wonder. If you can remember the merry-go-round in the travelling amusement park in the old days, there were decorative wooden horses with horsetails that went up and down, interspersed with seats that were stationary but they were all on the merry-go-round that went round and round to the accompaniment of music until the time was up and it stopped.
Children and adults enjoyed the merry-go-round. Parents stood by the horses on which their children rode, keeping a wary eye.
I liked riding on the horse. It was most exciting to be going up and down and round and round.
Some less adventurous kids sat sedately on the seats, their eyes darting about nervously as the merry-go-round picked up speed.
Come to think of it, the merry-go-round is like life itself, with its ups and downs for most people but some are luckier than others and seem to sail through life on an even keel.
Just as we enjoyed riding on the wooden horses that went up and down, so too should we enjoy life with its ups and downs. If we look at the positives of the downside and learn from the experience, we will emerge the better for it. What we learn will propel us forward to the next level.
Some of us will soar like eagles
while others may be like flotsam drifting with the tide.
What we turn out to be depends on how we handle the situations we find ourselves in and on our ability to spot and grab opportunities and to make the best out of them.
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