To be or not to be…that is the choice.
The best thing about life is its choices.
We all have choices. We can choose to be or not to be. This is the ultimate
secret of survival. Nah, I am not saying that I have made all the right choices
all my life. Had I done so, I would have been driving a Lamborghini instead of
riding by bus. Hey, I am not complaining. It is just a way of saying that I haven’t
earned a master degree in making right decision. I haven’t earned a master
degree in anything…anyways…let’s not get started on that…at least not here lol.
So, where was I?
Yeah, making choices.
Robert Frost has rightly nailed it in his
Road Not Taken. In every step of life, you will be presented with two choices,
it’s up to you to make one. You can choose to be a victim or you can choose to
be a fighter. You can cry for your misfortune or you can get bang on the
problem. You can choose to be what you are or you can turn your disadvantages
into brand new opportunities.
Life is not easy. I cannot emphasize on
this more. Life is a testing turmoil. It will test you at every step, beat you
down on your knees (yep, you got it Rockyyyy, Rockyyy). But, nothing improves
us better than life. With its each adversity we can learn. We can learn to become
better. We can learn to be happy. We can learn to live. And most importantly we
can learn to learn. Yeah, you got me right, you can learn to learn. Not many
has this ability. Not many has the urge to make the effort to learn.
When learning stops, life stops. Movement is
important. You see I am not a preacher. I am not a motivational speaker either.
I am just a human being or maybe a divine being (as Wayne Dyer had urged
everyone to believe) who has seen life. There had been a time when my faith had
been tested. There had been a time when I stood staring ahead and saw nothing
but darkening mist. At the rear end of it, I did not know what awaited. It could
be life, it could be death, it could be utter destruction. Or, it could be a
miracle.
I found my miracle. But, I had to make a
choice. I had to walk the walk. I had to trust. I had to cling to the last thread
of faith and step into the mist – the road less traveled. And I must say it
made all the difference. Not that there was another way to walk. Universe had
sealed my fate. And it decided to make me what I am today. Rightfully, unapologetically,
unflinchingly ME.
The choice between being comfortable and
following your dream will forever be there. What you do is your destiny. What you
don’t do is yours too. How you handle the call of the wild shape up your
future. You can choose to be comfortable or you can choose to explore the
unknown.
Sometimes, we don’t have a choice. It is
unknown we must explore. Like in my case. I had no other way to go. I had to proceed
forward or die waiting. But, dying has never been an option. Life is a gift and
I cherish it, no matter what.
In life you will come across people who cling
to sadness like it is their second skin. With time it does become their second
skin and eventually it becomes their soul. Happiness is a choice, it is not an
object. You can choose to be happy or you can choose not to be. It’s up to you.
You can choose to see the splendors of life
or you can choose to miss them. I chose to see the wonder of life even when nothing
made sense. Yes, I was breaking inside, but, there was still a flicker of faith
concealed in the deep water of my soul that told me – tomorrow everything is
going to be all right. And I chose to believe it.
That’s it. Ponder the choices. Listen to
your heart. And then chase your dream. If you don’t do it, universe might take
over and make you do it. Trust me when universe takes over, it puts one through
flaming forest. Speaking from experience guys.
Gotta go now. Enough for a day. I will be
back. I always come back, don’t I. when? The day I find something to worth writing
about. Till then, be happy, stay motivated.
