HOPE

Make up your mind, strengthen your belief, the closed doors shall open and set you free. Just when you are about to give up, something gives in. Give in to this "something" and you'll be surprised.. Shubha Holla

A few days back, these words swept across my mind like zephyr. Even then I knew the intensity of these random words that had come together to form a potent truth. It is said that when all the doors are shut, the super power above us, opens a window. If you give this passing statement a thought, you would realize the sanctity of it.

Earlier this month, I went through an excruciating incident which involved people advising me as to how I should "never divorce" my current field of work. The incident was not half as painful as its after math. It left me thinking, what next? What's my purpose on this earth? I am mediocre at what I do and I don't know what I excel in! It was almost like a dead end. A lot of tears accompanied by feeling of shame burdened my delicate shoulders. Just when I thought it was all over, something happened.

I can't really decide what my epiphany was. But it had me in the spot light. It was this moment that lead to my previous post. It was this moment that led to turn of events that may as well make my life sound awesome! Its said, when a student is ready, a teacher appears. When you embrace this philosophy, you see things start turning out the way you always wanted them to. You do things with the sole aim of satisfying yourself. They bring you results that astonish you and fill your heart with hope.

There are a certain times when we say, "this is it, I am giving up." But if your quest was truly earnest, a glimpse of hope appears just when you are about to hang your boots. I am not saying that your dream has come true. All I would say is that tiny glimmer of hope is a living proof of why you need to continue with your conquest. This hope can come in any form, a person you least expected or an event you wouldn't have even imagined. This is nothing but life dropping hints that you are on the right path, urging you to walk ahead, pleading you not to give up.

A lot of us are happy just by getting the glimpse of this hope. "At east we managed to get here.", "not many people have come this far". As always we misread what life is telling us and completely miscalculate every decision. Probably our dream was waiting to be lived by us. It had been waiting for a long time, not giving up on us even once, praying for our arrival. Where as we, on the other hand gave up on it, consoling ourselves with the hope.

Many times we are scared of the power of our prayers and hard-work. We see that our success is just a step away from us and we panic. "How could I do this?" "Is it for real?" "It feels like a dream!" Even though we really want a certain things in life, we are scared of what might happen if we get them. "Do I really deserve this?" "Am I worthy of it?", we ask ourselves. My friends, we are what we think we are. The main reason for you to dream is coz you can fulfill it. It is as real as the air you breathe. Don't be scared of living your dreams. Dreams wont come crashing down when you live them but can't say the same if you don't live them to the fullest!

P.S: Your dreams never give up on you; a good enough reason for you to not give up on them.