To hell and back
There
is this friend of mine who met with an accident recently. We all used to tell
him to not to drive recklessly. But he never paid heed to our words. Finally, after
this happened, he has decided to take it slow.
After all, there might be some
goodness to bad things that happen to us. There might be a reason. I think we
all need some unpleasant incidents in our lives. Only then, we appreciate and understand
the value of the blessings in life – however small or trivial they might appear
to be.
There is this perennial tendency of
taking a good life for granted. We conveniently overlook status quo of the ‘going
good’ state in our lives. Quite often, we say life lacks excitement. Only when
the status quo is negatively disrupted, do we look back and say those days were
peaceful and we forgot to enjoy them. This might explain as to why people who
have recovered from a terminal illness begin to appreciate Life much better.
Ever wondered why some among us end
up being rich spoiled brats? One of the reasons may be we end up leading such
extremely protected lives that one loses touch with reality. The reasoning that
Life is a mixed bag begins to fade. It is like trying to look at a tourist
destination from the French windows of an ultra luxurious hotel. One never gets
to see the reality and experience the essence of the place. There is such abundance
of money that one begins to look at life stubbornly as a bed of roses devoid of
thorns. From this, comes an arrogance
and a naive belief that one can dictate terms to Life.
Then there are those who become obsessive
whiners. They begin to fret and faint at the smallest of Life’s quagmires. This
may be because of lack of exposure to bad experiences. Unless one has come
across some disappointments and despairs in one’s growing up years, one finds
it difficult to adjust to adversities. This is because of the simple reason
that he/she doesn’t know how to tackle a rough patch. There is no learning from
the past that it is just a phase and there is a silver lining around the
corner. We all have seen people who have been high achievers all through their
lives struggling to cope at the first hint of failure.
Bad experiences are lessons
learned. One need not wait for bad things to happen to one self. There is
always the choice of learning from others’ mistakes. But if you are recklessly
determined on ringing the bell to the hell’s door, Life does oblige.
Arun
Babu.
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