“With
ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance all things are attainable”
-
Thomas
Foxwell Buxton
Once I
heard someone saying, “I wish life was easy”. I simply walked away. Someone who
expects life to come easy doesn’t want any challenges or adventures. Life is
not about reaching at a destination, rather the walk towards the destination
matters.
Every
one of us makes mistakes, some we regret later, some adds experience, and some
just provokes us to repeat them again.
At the
beginning, we all start off from the same point, naïve, without experience,
anxious and seeking moments where we can show our bravado.
Sooner
or later, there comes a moment where we feel we had enough and probably we
should quit, and then something happens that gives us the courage necessary to
go on, hence begins the journey of discovering oneself truly.
Every
human being goes through dark times and those are the best moments to know
about the extreme of one’s capabilities.
In
moments of absolute fear, when we feel no one can help us and we are about to
be doomed, we discover courage. A man, who doesn’t know swimming when thrown
into water, will work his hands and legs and there is maximum chance that he
will learn how to swim. Some people may require the presence of sharks in water
to gain the necessary courage, still they do find it. And then again courage
doesn’t always roar, sometimes it’s a silent voice at the end of the day saying
“I will try again”
In
moments of weakness, we discover the strength among ourselves. Most of us must know
about the canyoneer Aron Ralston, who was trapped by a boulder in an isolated
slot canyon at Blue
John Canyon
In the times
of heartbreak, we discover will power. Will power is something that doesn’t
come to surface until it is tampered with. Rejection is followed by heartbreak.
When we give our efforts into making something and it is instantly turned down,
it renders us faithless. Some give up and some rise to give it another try.
Somewhere I read, “God doesn’t want you to win, he just wants that you try”.
Sometimes
we are faced with humiliation. People laughing at our hard work, calling us a
good for nothing and many more names. Those who laugh do not know the pain
someone has undergone to make things and present them. It’s easy to laugh. In
such moments of insult, we discover determination, determination to do things
better than we did last time and come out with something perfect. Winning
doesn’t always mean coming first; it means that you have done better than you
did last time.
Moments
of betrayal teach us about trust. When we discover why we were betrayed in the
first place and try to mend it, the chances of being fooled again decreases.
Sometime we think that the only person we can trust is ourself, but some other
faces do come to mind. It might amaze us to know that someone we thought would
stab us at our back actually stands with us in our difficult times. Those moments
of realization gives us hope that something good can and will happen, and the
hatred in our heart turns into love.
The most
important lesson that we should learn is that we should have the strength to
forgive ourself. It’s ok to make mistakes, its ok to trust the wrong people,
its ok to be weak, it’s ok to screw things up and it’s ok to fall down. What is
important is to accept the fault and let go. Move ahead and make life better.
Past is gone, there is no point in thinking about it and spoiling the present
and future.
Mistakes
are not stop signs, take them as guidelines. And mistakes hurt when they
happen, but after years, when you look back, they are not mistakes anymore,
they are just experiences.
The joy
when you sit and analyze what you have become thanks to all those mistakes and people
is overwhelming. The moment when you realize that you are strong and
determined, you get to know that you are beautiful and capable of making
miracles.
The
journey of discovering oneself goes on till the last breath and the joys of
discovering something new is profound.
As said
by Robert Frost, in “the road not taken”
“I took the road less traveled by, and that
has made all the difference”
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