Marathon of Life
The Marathon of Life means to align your desires in such a way that every action and inaction, accomplishment and setback, propels you towards the fulfillment of your life purpose, towards making the world a better place, towards setting an example for others, towards the ultimate dream that your talents were meant to help you achieve. Whether an avid runner or not, life is a race, and even at this very moment, you are running either the Marathon of Life or the Race of Desires. If unsure of the direction of your pursuit, ask a mature person who you have made comfortable enough to give you honest feedback. Like Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” Those who are in constant pursuit of the selfish desires that continue to wreck the lives, health and relationships of others would, sooner or later, pitiably succeed in placing themselve...