What does London mean when he writes about the “paradox of living”? What are his examples of this? Can someone plz help the book is "The Call Of The Wild"

Number the events to show the order in which they occur. use 1 for the first event. luma offers to meet jeremiah’s mom and drive jeremiah to and from practice. jeremiah tries out for the soccer team. jeremiah is not allowed to play soccer because his mother does not want him around strangers. jeremiah makes the team. jeremiah’s mother agrees to the plan.