Esther approached the king, and was picked amongst the many women who came to his palace to be his new wife. Much self-sacrifice and bravery on her part eventually led to the salvation of the Jewish people. Haman and his 10 sons were in the end hung, and the Jews of Persia rejoiced. The word purim in Hebrew means a lot, or lottery, in this case referring to the lot which the wicked Haman drew to determine which day he would execute his plan to exterminate all the Jews. Wine, food and laughter are emphasized on Purim, as opposed to meditation, prayer and additional Torah study, a phenomenon which appears quite unbefitting to a holiday which is so lofty that it will be celebrated in the time of Moshiach.
Nothing is as it appears.
This is true in terms of gravity and other natural phenomena, and it is true of spiritual essences as well. The former type may not always necissarily be a higher form. The messianic age will be a very physical earthy one. Our purpose is not to hide ourselves away in a cave and meditate until our souls have finally left our body to return to their source. This task would be far too easy.