~Amusement Park ~

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Walk into an amusement park with some awareness, you would leave with insights beyond just fun. The park can portray a mini version of the drama called life and world. Visitors vary in age and in their status of mind too. Some rightaway plunge into the fun, venturing into every ride fearlessly. While some choose the rides that would match them, still some just accompany and never dare to go near any ride. While on the ride too, the joy, fear expressed differs from person to person. Each have their unique flavour to it. Not all rides would be functional at all given time too, some may have been taken up for service and hence may not be available. So is it in life too. Its there and yet its not available. Sometimes the daredevils pull the never to dare and just let them go with the ride. What had gripped them as fear may just vanish and they would return with a beaming smile. In life too, when forced to face situations, confidence is that beaming smile that emerges when fear loses it grip. An interesting ride where a person is seated in a cabin and then it swings and goes right up and stands upside down. Fearless, hanging upside down, wow!what a feel it can leave one with. The whole world appears upside down, yet one without fear enjoys the best of moments. You get to see things from above and its never the same. Life situations caused by karma can make hang upside down, yet how well we hang from there and see things is what makes the ride most enjoyable. many more rides to chip in their contributions.
On exit, changes can be seen or need not be too.

Comments

fruitu said…
Nice most merging point,
February 24, 2008 at 8:44 PM
Nature Nut /JJ Loch said…
Movies and books also take us on the ride of our lives through the actors or characters. We seek advenuture to test our skills and human nature but we also are afraid of the unknown so we tremble. Man is a complex creature. One foot drags while the other leaps ahead. I'm dragging a foot right now but will leap ahead tomorrow morning.

Great post...enlightening. :D

Hugs, JJ
February 25, 2008 at 8:12 AM
Merging Point said…
Yea JJ! movies and books too are great sources of inputs.
JJ, dont ever let yourself be dragged, rather try keeping both firm at one place and then go for the leap...enjoy...
February 25, 2008 at 9:36 PM
Anonymous said…
Very insightful MergingPoint. Love the analogy of life being like an amusement park. Very good post.
~JD
February 26, 2008 at 4:30 AM
Ray Gratzner said…
dear merging point,
I like how you chose your daily observations to convey a message. Thank you.
February 26, 2008 at 5:37 AM
Merging Point said…
Thankyou JD!

Yes rainer, its these daily observations which let us relate and apply the teachings. Thanks again.
February 26, 2008 at 7:39 AM
myonlyphoto said…
...amusement park sounds like Earth, lol, and us on it, Anna :)
February 29, 2008 at 1:16 AM
Merging Point said…
World of happenings related with all the rides and all that goes in an amusement park, Anna.
February 29, 2008 at 7:10 AM
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