The Race of Life

Involved in the race of life Competing with millions of people But only those who will reach the arrival Will be considered as winners Some don’t want to get involved Because the arrival is too far to be seen So they just give up, for fear of the unknown Or fear of the unseen end We are all ready to run these miles in front of us We know nothing about the end But we just want to take part in the race As soon as we hear the starter We start running Of course there is a false start But we all keep on running I see some cheating Taking short cuts But they know nothing about The Judge Or they are just ignoring His presence For they have never seen Him So they act as if nobody was watching them While He is keeping an eye on them I have never seen The Judge, but I feel His presence I know some are going to reach the arrival Long before me, but I know that The Judge knows those who cheated And sooner or later they will get their punishment Others just fall down before reaching the end For they are exhausted I start being tired and I slow down For I understand that the road is far away And instead of sprint I need endurance And it’s just at that moment that I realize I was indeed in a competition But my first challenger was myself And If I want to reach the end, I’ll need to fight first against my weakness So as to go beyond those virtual limits So I take a gust of wind in order to fill my lungs My goal is to reach the arrival And my wisdom shows me That the first obstacle I have to overcome, If ever I want to be a winner, was myself So being aware of that, I am hopeful Because I am well equipped to run right to the end