Roger Federer and the Meaning of Life

There isn't much happening in tennis but the Davis Cup. Federer, having said that the 'Olympic Gold' was his inspiration for the US Open, is probably seeking out some more inspiration.

For the "Fed" fans out there, our lives are perhaps also in need of some inspiration.

What is it about Roger Federer that makes someone want to pick up a pen? Is it the fact that we must go through an arduous effort to come up with superlatives? Probably. It is a challenge for any writer to write about something that is perhaps beyond words.

Having inspired us all with his US Open win, "Fed" fans are all looking for that next jolt of inspiration. I will attempt to provide some here. Let's face it, "Fed" fans, we all had that element of doubt about him winning that US Open.

Whether we had to watch him on television or Google him, didn't we all just fear that a title would read "Federer bows out of the US Open!" Along with writers emphatically carving his gravestone.

However, he conquered the young ones, and we "Fed" fans all once again firmly, believed, yes, we had made the right choice. We gave hope to what's still valuable in this world.

Our world is corrupted by many things. Tennis is a wonderful escape from it all; the same way music is or a great novel.

When someone like Federer comes along, we literally have the archetypal hero in the midst of that kingdom. His story is so captivating it draws millions of people in and somehow gives us some meaning.

We can all learn from Roger Federer's US Open win. There may be dry bouts in our lives; but if we are already complete as artists or sportsmen or whatever it may be, nothing can take away our ability to once again compose a masterpiece. The trouble of course, is completing ourselves; but that comes from within.

Federer is leaving a cliffhanger for us all. We are in the 13th chapter. Might there be an 18th or 19th chapter? Who knows? But, whatever happens, he will keep inspiring us all to write the next chapter of our own, personal lives.