Every exit is an entry to somewhere else. The end of anything is the beginning of another thing ; Moreover, every finish line is the beginning of a new race . As I see it, every issue of life is a part of a continuous process. And if this is the case , it simply means that even your own seemed failure / disappointment / setback is not the end of your life . It also implies that experiencing any of the above instances shouldn ' t weigh you down . Rather, you are expected to forge ahead of them regardless of how downcast / frustrated you may think you are presently ... Youngphil