Life—Winning By A Nose?
Well it’s “Derby Day” and “Star Wars” Day. So it would seem that all horses running in the 150th edition of the Kentucky derby should have been required to have a Star Wars themed name. And we’re talking the original trilogy here not the cash grab prequels or hangers on just trying to milk the Milkyway for all it’s worth. It’s hard to say what these Star Wars names would be—maybe Yoda Fastest Pony and Obi-wan a different race but not this one?Perhaps Leia bet down for the win?
Anyway, about 20 fine horses will be called to the gate and the bell will sound the crowd will cheering the most exciting two minutes in American sports will be underway.
Now for those of us not that familiar with the sport of kings it’s good to know the Kentucky Derby is the first leg of the “triple crown.” However, when one thinks of horses and legs four sort of comes to mind —right? If a horse with three legs won now that would be a story. Before we could all bet on everything including the over and under on how many nose hairs Taylor Swift pulls before the third concert on every tour the Derby was by far the most popular betting event of the year and it makes sense.
The Derby and Seeking Peace and Joy
You see it seems that everybody wants to have a horse in that race or a dog in that fight. When we are working on something we want to get out of the gate fast, hit the ground running, and stay on the fast track. As things go along we really want to be hitting our stride and we most certainly want to be strong in the home stretch and no matter what we want to win even if it’s just by a nose. Then again no matter who or what is entered most of the time the rats keep winning the rat race and maybe we can win even if we. Don’t finish first. After all sometimes it’s just important to be in the right “place” and to “show” up. When others need you. After all the jockeying for position and chasing each other’s tails it often seems like we wind up running in a circle, ending up with tiny bits of worthless paper, and end up with a bunch of racers a lot like u—tired and hoping to find a nice quiet field to rest in.
Maybe the key to the whole thing is to understand that the horses don’t really care if they are in a race or what colors they have for a brand. They don’t care who is scheming to win or lose depending upon how they perform. They appear just to get out there and be the best version of the creatures the universe intended without worrying about the horse next to them running a little faster. Maybe we should just eat a few more carrots and apples and breathe deeply and fly like the wind.
Finally here’s some Peace and Joy Betting Advice…
So off to the track we all go
We arrive with a fistful of dough
Got great tips from my buddy
But it rained track was muddy
So our picks didn’t win, place, or show
May the 4th be with you
May the force be with you
And today..
May the horse be with you!
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