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enki
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enki asked in Arts & HumanitiesPhilosophy · 1 decade ago

if LIFE is a RACE, is it the GOOD or the BAD that finish LAST?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Who finishes First or Last need be of little concern.....the noteworthy item is What you leave behind when you Go.....

  • 1 decade ago

    I guess its sort of both.

    The bad could finish last, because it is always the loser that finishes a race last. And, one could assume, bad guys would be the losers in life.

    However, the other way to think of it, and the way I think of it is that the good guy finishes last because they will continue getting enjoyment out of their lives longer than those who were bad in life, or did not live life to the fullest.

  • 1 decade ago

    If we all are in a race, then it is good that we finish it. Certainly if we could finish it quickly and learn the lesson we need then we can go on from there more quickly, but sooner or later all must learn the lessons, living in the days and times , makes no difference who gets there first or last, we all will get to the finish, when it is our time. We don't really have a choice, so it is all good.

  • 1 decade ago

    The race of life ends in Death, so the bad finish last in that they move on to a not so great eternity when they die. The Good, those declared Righteous by the atoning sacrifice of a humble carpenter almost two millenia ago today will finish in the Gold medal place.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Human Race.

  • 1 decade ago

    It's sad to say but the good will finish last while the bad ones try to outlive exemptions and rules in life while living a life under the sun . The good ones, on the other hand, try to live and abide by the rules in obtaining a morally upright life.

  • 1 decade ago

    It depends......If it is in achieving what you want then put your 100% to finish first no matter which position you end up in. If you want a girl friend then it's ok even if you finish last and get the best one.It's really good to be the last one to get diabetes mellitus or hypertension(better if you don't get them).So as I said it depends.

    Life is not just a single continuous race its an olympic game

  • 1 decade ago

    Life is not a race to the good.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    First

  • 1 decade ago

    Its good that life isn't a race. So take heart! Find your own pace, quicken it when required or slow down when tired.

    I am glad life can throw some pleasant surprises too. Just like in that delightful fable of "The Hare and The Tortoise"!!!

    So just forget about winning or losing, and concentrate on living, as any person with a good heart would do...

  • 1 decade ago

    At the start of the RACE, both GOOD and BAD will try to get ahead of one another.

    However, when they are close to the finishing line and realize that the first prize is DEATH.

    They will slow down and try to let the other person win the RACE.

    So it is really hard to say WHO will win the RACE ^-^

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