Good things have to fall apart to make way for better things to happen......

Over the years, I have always been inquisitive to know how it would feel to be in the shoes of a person who arrives in an unknown city with big dreams to take on the world, achieve excellence etc. I have always looked with admiration and awe at the characters in movies doing so, my friends from different cities working in Mumbai, friends from Mumbai who have travelled to places in and outside the country in the pursuit of their dreams.

Commitments and circumstances never gave me a window to experience this thrill of travelling to an unknown place, start afresh, and establish myself and stuff like that. Just a few moments ago in an attempt to overcome my boredom, I started thinking about my experiences over the years and suddenly it dawned upon me that I have experienced similar thrills many a times. It was just that I did not realize the fact then.

I realized that in most of those experiences I was in an unknown territory and had somehow managed to scrape through. It occurred to me that with each experience, I was taking few more steps toward what I am destined to achieve about which I may not have a clear picture at this point of time. It also dawned upon me that I should not worry about it as “GOD has mysterious ways and we are just the pawns on his chess board”.

You will now say that it is impossible to stay positive and have faith that good things will happen, when at regular intervals your case is being royally taken and all the good things that you have worked so hard for are falling apart. In the words of Ted Mosby (HIMYM) it is possible to do so when you start believing that “Good things have to fall apart to make way for better things to happen”

I hope whoever reads this post derives some inspiration from it and it helps them to take a few steps towards their goal to get into this zone in which they are at peace and irrespective of the happenings around them are happy and content with life.

Amen

Remember that frightening moment of your fall

Just recently in a situation where, about six months ago I would have been totally ill at ease, I found myself thanking the Almighty for the blessings he had bestowed upon me. This one of a kind reaction to the situation kind of surprised me and at the same time got me curious to find out the reason behind the same.

After reliving the last six months of my life in a split second, I was reminded of all the falls that I had taken in what I would rate as the worst phase of my life and of me constantly begging in front of the Almighty for no repeats as long as I live. At the same time I was also reminded about the bounty that the Almighty had blessed me with during this ongoing struggle, which included the gift of some extraordinary friends who I am indebted for life, some amazing life altering lessons, a green signal to some long overdue plans etc.

A few more introspecting moments later, I realized that the reason I had ended up thanking the Almighty was because I had learnt to appreciate and enjoy what I had rather than being upset over what I felt,I deserved to have. This was because the time I felt that I was out of my comfort zone, I was sub-consciously reminded of my struggle in the last six months and how comfortable I was now as compared to those times.

All I am trying to say to the readers of this post is that whenever u feel that things aren’t the way they should be and that life’s being unfair, In order to appreciate and enjoy all that you are blessed with, think of time when even you weren’t able to put money on yourself, the time when the world around you was falling apart, remember that frightening moment of your fall.