The winner takes it all

                            

                                                ABBA  

                               "The Winner Takes It All"

I don't wanna talk
About things we've gone through
Though it's hurting me
Now it's history
I've played all my cards
And that's what you've done too
Nothing more to say
No more ace to play

The winner takes it all
The loser's standing small
Beside the victory
That's her destiny

I was in your arms
Thinking I belonged there
I figured it made sense
Building me a fence
Building me a home
Thinking I'd be strong there
But I was a fool
Playing by the rules

The gods may throw the dice
Their minds as cold as ice
And someone way down here
Loses someone dear
The winner takes it all
The loser has to fall
It's simple and it's plain
Why should I complain?

But tell me does she kiss
Like I used to kiss you?
Does it feel the same
When she calls your name?
Somewhere deep inside
You must know I miss you
But what can I say?
Rules must be obeyed

The judges will decide
The likes of me abide
Spectators of the show
Always staying low
The game is on again
A lover or a friend
A big thing or a small
The winner takes it all

I don't wanna talk
If it makes you feel sad
And I understand
You've come to shake my hand
I apologize
If it makes you feel bad
Seeing me so tense
No self-confidence
But you see
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all...

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This is the western way to approach life.  Whether it is a 'game' or 'love' one has to win. Goal-setting is born out of this need. The greed to 'win' has created an environment crisis. Today's India has a breed of ambitious individuals who want to 'win' and have become corrupt to achieve power, money etc. Every organization has people of this category. They set 'goals' and want to achieve it by crooked methods. 

This is called materialism. That is, we go 'after' materials like cars, houses, positions that give power over others, etc. This way of approaching life can be of enormous harm to the soul. It leads to spiritual emptiness. Much earlier in the 1920s itself  T.S. Eliot called such men as 'hollow men' who are 'stuffed'. He called this civilization a 'wasteland'. Modern technological society has pushed men and women towards more and more materialism. India is now caught in this globalised stream of fear to become a super power. 

What is this 'winning?' Can we win nature? Can every one be the first in every thing? Why should we have power over others?

 'Winning' is the need of an insecure mind. The winner taking 'all' is only a viewpoint. No one can take 'all' from this enormous universe. It has a plenty for every one. 

Life is beautiful as it is, even when society does not consider you a 'winner'.