Many of us constantly find ourselves wondering, why we couldn't be perfect like all those around us? Why is it that we always lag behind in the things that really matter? and simply that, why did God make us this way? Was it to punish us for something we did in our past life?
But just consider for a moment that maybe the world is not out to get you, rather it's you who has an attitude problem, a constant need to compare yourself with your peers, find your faults and become jealous.
We don't always admire ourselves for the qualities we have and repeatedly struggle with the fact that we are not good enough. Why does other people's opinion hold so much importance to us that we are forced to reconsider our choices. Even if we think we look good then why is it necessary to hear it from someone else? Why is our own confirmation not enough?
We can't help but wish there was someone who would feel the same way about us. We yearn for a little recognition, a little appreciation...but this never ending desire for validation is exhausting...it leaves us vulnerable...at the mercy of people we may not even like.
When will we stop putting other people down to make ourselves feel a little less worthless. It's imperative to understand that valuing their talent won't rob us of our own...rather it is self worth which holds the key to free us from the restrains we have let this world enclose us within...the perception of this world about us is merely their point of view...but the only opinion that matters is our own.
At the end of the day, you have to accept that there will always be someone more focused, more beautiful, more smart and more humane than you but that's no reason to doubt yourself and give away things that make you, YOU.
Stuck in
traffic...horns honking from every direction...pools of water stagnated
at every corner...life at a stand still...no way to go forward or move
backwards....agitation got the best of people unable to reach their
appointments or prior commitments on time or those just waiting to go
home after a tiring day...and they started blaming the god forsaken showers which came out of the blue and wretched their precious belongings...
Sitting in her car Naina felt frustrated at her inability to do anything....fumbling with her phone, she stared out
her window and saw a little boy jumping up and down in a puddle of dirty
water...as she saw his muddy feet, the disgust she felt was quite visible
on her face...until her gaze moved slightly up and she saw the most radiant smile
she had ever seen...the mere act of splashing water all around him, lit his
face with elation like he didn't have a care in the world...
Staring at
him Naina got of her car...standing at the side of the road...she felt little
droplets of water touch her cheeks...her hair...her nose...sensing every
single one of them...closing her eyes she felt a gush of wind...making
her hair fly back...rising goosebumps on her arms and at the back of her
neck...she trembled slightly as felt every nerve ending come alive inside
her body...taking in the fragrance of the damp soil beneath her feet, a slow smile adorned her lips without her even
realizing it...with her mind completely empty...not a single worry...not
even a minute thought at the back of her head...finally she gave her over-thinking sub-conscience some rest and felt at peace...like she had
been running for hrs and at last sat down...
All 'she' desires, is for us
to take some time out of our busy schedule and appreciate her...abandon
everyone and everything...and enjoy a moment filled with tranquilly and pure
happiness...to lose ourself in its beauty...its serenity...
Pouring down its mystical rains on us is Mother Nature's way of telling
us to STOP.
