Life indeed is the most inspirational journey one undertakes
no matter he realises this fact how early or late in life. It is beautiful, it
is precious and we are blessed to be born as its most intellectual form. No
doubt it tests us, disturbs us and even sinks us in despair many times but those are its ways of enriching us
with some great lessons which are best received by our hearts in severe pain
and crisis.
I remain indebted to life for some exceptional lessons it
has taught me in the course of my life albeit through tough experiences, I
still salute it each day for being my best teacher so far and I really look up
to it as a real parent. The first lesson it taught me at a very tender age is
'self-dependence' when my parents had to leave me with my relatives at the age
of 4 so that I got good education. Though I don't recall but I am sure it would
have been most difficult initially but today it is my biggest boon. I weave my
cores and my work of the day such that I have to depend the least on others
help and if I do identify a weakness my heart aches, till that weakness is
arrested and worked upon. My mom always said that independence is the strongest
weapon in the hands of a woman and half of her atrocities are gone the day she
embraces the same.
Another lesson which keeps me moving is 'never look behind',
live in the present and plan for your future. What is gone is gone, revisiting
a painful past shall only bring in misery or a happier past only unnecessary
comparisons. I weave only sweet memories in the course of life's journey and
keep them etched on my heart while forgetting the bad ones but of course
remembering the teachings it gave me.
My experiences in life so far have also taught me to follow
my instinct and trust a person only if my heart consents of him/her being
worthy of it. Most of my friends for life are the ones whom I met as strangers
but whom I allowed to enter my heart by a true gut feeling. I call them
Life-made-ties and place them above blood-ties.
However the biggest lesson life has taught me is to 'value
the love of your loved ones' who love you unconditionally and reciprocate it
with a little more, even if it calls for a few sacrifices or embracing silence
where probably you as an individual have a different stand. This also means not
acting at the spur of the moment, thinking over it and then speaking your mind
softly at a suitable time. Do express, the softer we speak, greater shall be
the impact. Often being impulsive and expressing angst immediately ruins very
healthy relationships. Rather we must nurture them with love and warmth and
support for them to last for a lifetime. This principle in life has gradually
start to work wonders for me and I am eternally grateful to life for making me
realise the same.
This post is written for the INDISPIRE Edition154 What is the best lesson that life has taught you so far? #LessonOfLife
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