Beginning and Ending

Three people were debating which is the most important thing in life – the beginning or the ending? One strongly believed that the beginning is more important on the premise that without the beginning, there would be no life. The other also believes that the ending is more important because it is the completion of life and the ending will show if you are successful or not. The last person believes that both are important carefully describing that the two are connected with each other.

What does these terms mean? Every time we say beginning it means how one starts his or her life the moment he or she began to make own decisions in life. It also refers to the moment one pursues what she wants in life and starts to achieve them. On the other hand, we say ending when it refers to the completion of life, the achievement of dreams, the realization of desires and the event of success or the otherwise. Which of these is more important? Or are these two connected?

The ending is more important not because it is the completion of everything but because it tells us how well the person moved with his or her life. There are people in this world that has good beginning but do not have good ending in life. There are also people that have poor beginning but have good ending in life. Success in life is not determined at the start but upon the completion of everything. However, before arriving at the ending of life, one must move from beginning towards the ending. That makes life crucial because in that process, there are a lot of things to consider, decisions to make, responses to do and responsibilities to take. Every wrong decision in the process will impact one’s ending in life.

Saying it in one sentence tells us that what is important is not the beginning of life but the ending and what is crucial is the process towards the ending.

The point now is that if one wants to have a good ending. He must consider first his desires and dreams. If these two are being determined, one will know what he would want to achieve in life. Second a decision to pursue. Decision making is always involved. A person can always say yes or no, to do or not to do, to pursue or give up. Choosing to pursue would drive away doubt and motivates the person to persevere. Third dedication to finish where it involves total commitment to achieving your desires in the manner of excellence. When one is dedicated in this, he would make every effort to do things at its best.

Life is always good, but life will be better if one do things in its right perspective. The beginning-ending principle will remain a mystery if we don’t understand which is more important.

Johanna Oosterwijk N.D.