LOSS

Loss of any and every kind becomes a huge part of our lives. There is no heart that is left untouched by the idea, or occurrence of loss. Consider what you may: time, possession, a person; or a thought, moment, or love that is lost. Surely, there is something so far that each one of us has lost- something that we once held dear to us, something that was loved.

Loss leaves us with a hollow space right in the middle of our universe. It leaves us feeling like amateurs at this strangeness called ‘life.’ As and how the circumstances may choose to favor, it leaves us with a scar that changes every perspective. It changes our world, life, and us. We are left with everything a mess. It is the kind of mess that we have to deal with without having any idea of where to start, yet the sooner it is dealt with- the better. The way one deals with it depends on the rawest nature of what you have caged inside of you. You shall either rise, or you shall stay low.

It is a difficult task- to change what makes your core, but it is not impossible. Consider the insecurity and negativity in your core to be a stone. A stone that brings and holds you down, and tells you that you are left alone after this loss- that you have nowhere else left to go than bury yourself in the darkness of silent moments. Although, remember to also consider that with the right spirit and kind helping hands, there is no stone that can be left unturned. It is all a matter of faith.

So have faith- in you first, and then in the energy that surrounds you. It is this energy that gives you the power to endure and overcome the loss, and to sustain yourself through this process.

THIS : THAT

There are times, when we are at a standstill even while we are moving along. Times when happiness, excitement and fear all exist in that one moment of thought. The moment of thought, which is like air waiting to become the wind - determined to blow in a particular direction.

Below are a few lines, dedicated to that one and many moments of thought. Lines to help us hang in there for a little while longer - lines to stir us a little while we wait.

If dark is the place to be:

for tears,

Let it be for smiles as well.

If void is the space to be:

with fears,

Let it be with tries as well.

If still is the way to be:

for dreams,

Let it be for fears as well.

If alone is the state to be:
for you,
Let there be space for strengths as well.

ENDURANCE

We face many different situations in life every day. They may be good, bad, and sometimes really ugly. They mould us, bend us, break us - but, eventually they pass and leave us with something that we learnt or experienced. Something called – a change.

We are taught to stand up and fight, and also sometimes to back off and move on. All in all we are taught to endure. Endure the situation, the pain, the happiness, and above all endure whatever lies within us, may it be joy, fear, guilt, hatred or anything else. Endurance makes us strong, independent, and responsible. It helps us find out who we are meant to be.

But, does asking for help or taking support make us weak and dependent?

Maybe. Maybe not.

During the peak of summer, little extra water provides the plant with the only element it needs to make food and energy to survive. Similarly, a few kind words (or some bitter ones) do not make us weak. They make us strong enough to survive the situation. They help us endure and leave us with what is called – a change!

Endure. Survive. Change.