Players

 In William Shakespeare's play As You Like It, the character Jaques says,

                                All the world's a stage;
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts...

So true. Shakespeare was a wise and perceptive man. We're all really just playing our parts here on earth. We come into our lives forgetful of our pasts and unknowing of our futures. We think we're in control, but we are as much in control as lab rats are in control of their fates. It takes a long time to learn this lesson. When I say "a long time," I don't mean years. I mean lifetimes.

We get to be the bit player; we get to be the headliner.
We get to be the artist; we get to be the clown.
We get to be the innocent; we get to be the reprobate.
We get to be the forgettable; we get to be the star.

Everything is as it should be. There is a force guiding our lives. Regardless of what you think and what you feel, your life is on track. 

Your life is a moment in time. You will have many moments in time. All of us will. Those moments are for learning and—sometimes—they are for fun.

Not everyone will get to play the role of the king, but not everyone will need that. There are many ways to learn and many lessons to choose from. 

There are no goodbyes. In reality, there are no hellos, either. Not for people that you know well. You may only have to meet a person briefly to know them well. Or you may know a person for years and still not really know them. That is the way it works.

There was a very religious woman. Her husband died. Her family was sad, but she was happy. Someone said to her, "Your husband just passed away, but you seem happy. Why is that?" She replied, "I am happy for my husband. Because today, he is in Paradise."

Indeed, her husband was in Paradise. That is where we go to prepare for our next lesson. Or perhaps, you think that when you die you will be Perfect and you will therefore not need any more lessons. Silly human. If you really knew all the answers, you wouldn't have needed to read this.

There is a reason for everything. For everything we do; for everything that happens to us. We are players following a script. We often fail to remember that our lives are on track, and that there is a reason for everyone and everything in our life. In the end, everything will be okay. You'll see.