At this point, you’re thinking, Cool! I get it. I get that life is the journey straight to death, and the way I need to live is to play the game of life with myself. I understand the value of time and my life’s purpose. I understand that this is an artificial world around me, and I am slowly beginning to understand myself and how my mind operates. But how do I make sure that I come out a winner in this game?
Great question, and it doesn’t even require a lengthy response.
The day you were born is the day you started to play this game. You came out crying in this world while everyone around you was smiling with joy.
If you want to be a winner, remember this: on the day you leave this world, if you are the only one who is smiling with joy and everyone around you is crying, that’s a great indication that you have won the game of life.
Son, as I write my final words of this book, in my heart, I am feeling deep love and pain both at the same time. Love, for the time that I have spent with you through the pages of this book, for which I am immensely grateful to nature for giving me this opportunity. Pain, as the time has come that I need to depart and move ahead on the journey of my own life. I so wish I could stay with you forever to guide you along the journey of your life, but you need to navigate your journey on your own.
Two things that I would like to leave behind with you are this book and the five commandments you need to win the game of life. I also call it a blueprint to win the game of life. Keep reminding yourself of these five commandments every second of your active life. If it’s nature’s will, I am two hundred percent confident that you will come out as a champion of this game.
Now that I have read this book and know all about life, am I all set for the journey? I don’t have to worry about anything else, right?
That’s your ignorance talking. What you have got from this book is the knowledge about the wisdom, not the wisdom itself.
Think about this book the following way: a man did all the work of finding suitable farmland, planting a crop of sugarcane, and harvesting it. After harvest, he crushed the sugarcane to extract the juice and threw away the waste. He filtered and purified the juice to produce the sweetest and purest drop out of the whole crop for himself to taste.
What you got from this book is a description of the taste of that purest and sweetest drop of sugarcane juice—not an actual taste. But now it's your turn to use the concepts given in this book to find your own land and grow your own sugarcane so that you can taste the juice for yourself. In other words, remember that this book is only a guide. You have to walk the path yourself; no one else can do it for you. You have to find your own truth.
Why do I have to seek the truth, and what is the higher or ultimate truth?
On the topic of the higher truth or ultimate truth, I don't know what I don't know. I can only speak from a position of life where I stand. The only way humans can become enlightened is when they overcome their ignorance. The only way they can overcome their ignorance is by knowing the ultimate truth. The beauty is everyone is standing at a different position in their life and ignorant in their own unique way. The only way we have a chance to become enlightened is to strive for the truth; else, we will accept our ignorance as our reality. So it’s my logical understanding, if every human strives for the ultimate truth, they would have a higher chance to overcome their ignorance and dwell as a higher enlightened being.
How can I start loving life and not fear death?
Let me give you a practical tip: make it a point to attend funerals as often as possible. After observing death so closely, you will lose your fear of death. Doing this will also remind you continually about the fragility and impermanent nature of life and keep you tied to reality. By following this routine, you will start to see life face to face. You will slowly come to the realization that the time you have is a true blessing, and you will be inspired to use it wisely. At that point, you are bound to fall in love with life.