We are all amateurs when it comes to living. And we are making it up as we go. And sometimes we think we know what we are doing, but we really don't know what we know, and we really don't know what we don't know, and this can lead to mishaps, regrets and sometimes to tragedy.
We are amateurs in the sense that we are in this game for the love of it all. And sometimes there doesn't seem to be enough love to go around. And we think that the silver and the gold and the material things we accumulate are more important. More tangible.
And yes, sometimes, the material of life seems more substantial than the spirit and love of life. The spirit and love seems flighty and ephemeral. And they are. But of course they are also more substantial and essential than anything else. It's all about the love, and the lack of it, and the need for it. And the ability to give it and receive it.