Keep Moving Forward.

The prophecy asserts that everything will fall into place eventually. Even if you're going through something tough now, the rainbow after the storm is coming. Faith, hope and belief are the only things that can get you through any problem. Isn't that what every self motivation site tells you? Well, I've come across a lot of these sites where they tell you to just sit back and relax and forget everything just so that things will take their own time and get better. But is it right to believe in those statements all the time? Is it right to just watch the world pass by knowing that a problem cannot be solved unless you do something, but depending on something or someone who gave advice while relating to a situation that you're not even in?

Well, I may be wrong, but here's what I think. Hoping for the best, believing in yourself and having faith that this too shall pass is one part, and yes, an important part to finding a solution to any problem. And maybe sometimes sitting back and watching things fall into place is necessary. But that advice isn't universal. It doesn't appertain to all situations. It probably does only after one has realised what went wrong and has put in all their effort in the right direction.

Maybe then, I should also mention, that sitting back and just contemplating will also get you no where. While sitting back, you need to be alert, need to supervise the situation carefully so you know how everything is going. Being a couch potato can never get you far.

Here, I can tell you from my own experiences that when you need to work hard, NEVER take it for granted. When it's judgement day, the only thing you can do, is WISH you worked hard when you were required to.

All your problems have solutions only if you have not only hope, faith and belief, but also the determination and willingness to give in everything. That way, you not only achieve your happy ending, but you deserve it. And at the end of it, maybe that is what life is all about. Facing problems, challenging yourself and pushing forward, not only to show the world but to show yourself that you've done enough and you are enough.


P.S. Ignore the irrelevance and drifting away from the topic please. :x

Metamorphosis.

I started my life on a tiny leaf, Completely dependent on others and unprepared to face the world in front of me. Everyone around me adored me and I grew up like most other children with love and support of my parents and sister. I began to see myself as a part of this huge family we have on earth. With the nourishment I got, I soon turned into a caterpillar. I believed I was the most colorful and vibrant of all caterpillars I saw around me. I began to develop interest in creativity and loved to gobble up all the knowledge I came across. I then found myself evolving into something completely new.

I soon began to come across things I'd never seen before. I never understood whether it was me or the world around me that underwent change as I grew up. I came across situations, some of which I could handle, some which I couldn't (Or at least alone).But I soon realized that ups and downs were a part of life inherited by everyone at birth. These situations twisted and turned me in all possible ways and sometimes I all I could do was cry. There were times that I doubted myself, broke down and lost faith in myself and God. Then I knew that antithetical to my professed beliefs, life wasn't as easy as I thought it is or it will be.

One day, when I thought I had enough, I went up to someone I respected a lot. I told her I regretted the mistakes I made in life and how I wished I could undo them. And the words she said to me are the reason that I am what I am today. She said, 'Remember who you are and know that you're here for a reason. Just believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.

These words really inspired me and since then, have been etched onto my mind. Now every time I doubt myself, I take a step back and laugh it off. I believe in myself now, much more than I did once upon a time. I've learnt that believing in myself is the only way I can do better, knowing and respecting my capabilities is the only way I can achieve much more than I aspire to. I remember these words every time I am in doubt. Since my sister told me this, I push myself to give in my all in every good deed. I am still in the stage of metamorphosis and I await the day when I'll grow up to be a beautiful butterfly.