When Flaherty meets the mysterious Buddha Mór in Reilly’s cocktail pit, he asks the big question:

“Are you a god, a wizard, or a man?”

The Buddha’s answer?

“I am alive.”

This week on Win the Moment, a parable unfolds—with a 36-year-old headmaster who won’t get out of bed, a mistaken identity involving cataracts, and a timely reminder that being alive is the special occasion.

Funny. Wise. And radiantly enlightening.