Life is a game!

The entire building of Gesu (my community) is square shape. Thus from my room I can see the other part of the building. We young Jesuits (those who are in formation) stay in side and other side is being used by the senior Jesuits. These senior Jesuits, after many years of service and active ministry are sent here for rest and prayer. From my window I can see windows of their rooms. Sometimes when the curtains are put aside I can even see their rooms, their movements. In the morning I usually open the window just to get the fresh air. Sometimes I see nuns and male nurses taking care of them. I often wonder that they must have helped so many people in their lifetime! I also think that one day I will have to move to other side. It may not be this very house but another community of Jesuits where senior Jesuits reside. This might take 30years, 40 years, 50 years or even more. But I will have to move and this is the reality.

The space between our block and the other side is being used as th basketball court. Basketball and sometimes football is being played here. I often consider this basketball court is my life. Within another two years I will have to put myself in this court. As in the game there is lose and victory, in my life too there will be success and failure, sorrows and happiness. There will be moment when people will praise me and again there will be moment when they condemn. But I will have to play this game. Life is really a game and it depends how do we play this game…!