Very recently one of my close
friends confided into me how he sometimes finds himself at loss of words during
an argument even when he knows he is right.
He could think of the wittiest
words that he could have said to the other person post the argument. It stands true
for most of us wherein words fail us when we need it the most.
He also informed how he was trying hard to
adapt to the reality where he has found himself taken for a ride for being a
nice guy. It made me wonder if we all are trying to fill up the so called
imperfection in us that makes us unique or stand out among others.
It is not his fault, sometime one
just ends up as a misfit if one does not follow the rule of the jungle “Survival
of the fittest”.
Let’s be honest and accept that not
everyone is cut out for the rat race, some just choose to be in it so that they
can have a livelihood.
These are people who are immune
to the realities of the world and go by the goodness inside their heart. No
matter how many times they have been let down because of it, but they still
follow their heart maybe hoping they can change a person or more.
The goodness exists in each one
of us but seldom do we look inside ourselves to know our true self.
We keep forgetting that life is
not just about earning a livelihood and running it coz if you are doing that
you have not experienced life.
It’s about the small experiences
that make you what you are today. Those moments of happiness, excitement,
sadness and despair that stays fresh in your mind as memories.
Money can certainly bring you
ways to buy happiness but not of the kind where the true feeling of people
around reflects their care for you.
Unfortunately many of us find
ourselves trapped in the loop of trying to live up to the expectations of the
reality around us rather than finding the true meaning of what life holds.
We need to remind ourselves that
we are born as humans to experience life that happens only once. Unless you are
the one who believes in reincarnation but won’t have any recollection of your
past lives.
I told my friend that he cannot
make himself adapt forcefully and he needs to observe, learn and accordingly
adapt to situations. Time is a teacher which makes one learn the hard way when
we are not ready to learn the truth which is in front of us most of the time.
He is not alone in his quest to
make himself equipped to face the reality. We all do in our ways, it’s just
that some are good at hiding it and some are not.
What we should not be forgetting
is that we live only once and the experiences of life remain with us for a
lifetime….
