Sunday, December 25, 2011

Patience- Key that unlocks Good times


December 22, 2011. Boarded D70, for work. Into the bus and the only empty seat that was ahead of me was just occupied. Decided to stand closer to the person who seemed like they may leave for the nearest stop, so that I can be seated. MMDA, Ashok Pillar, Kasi Theater, with each stop, people did get down, seats were vacated, but I did not get to sit. While I was busy , trying to gradually move and stand in a place, where someone may seem to vacate, folks from my earlier position, vacated – only to be occupied by ladies who got into the bus later. Three stops and I seemed to be the only girl in the bus, waiting for a seat. In process of hopping positions to be seated, I missed an opportunity which was lying in wait for me, in the place right where I earlier stood.

“I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong,
nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned;

but
time and chance happen to them all” - Ecclesiastes 9: 11.

A happening so trivial though, carried with it a powerhouse of philosophy. Often, we do exactly the same thing - Compromising the best in want for even better. Job, Lifestyle, Relationships, Gold, Money,…..the list just does not seem to end. We tend to forget, life is that which happens when we being busy, making our plans and exerting our efforts to catch up to this shimmering world (inspired from a Quote). You may be caught up in a bad phase of life, where nothing whatsoever you do works, it may be that your life is on a lonely planet with a or series of Relationship failures, or it may be that financially you are batting to meet the ends or it may be that you just feel drained of your sense of happiness and peace. Whatever your mess is “Wait, Right where you are!”, “Just Wait!”. “Go through your bad times” Don’t quickly Move on,… For all you know, what looks good on the outside, as happy next, may be just another nerve wrench episode. Wait in your own bad time and make your decisions both cautiously and carefully! Be patient and silent. Tides will change!!! It’s all about time and chance,… and your turn for happy times can come, only if your go through bad first! People who left you will come back! Money will pour in! Your Work or career will be a success. Most of all when everything is back, you’ll realize Life is just not about Things or People! Your new world will whirl around the Lord (or Conscience) – which means you’ll never repeat the mistakes that created the loss or Bond with passer by friends who mean nothing but waste of Time/Money/Emotions or be obsessively attached to those you choose to live your new life with. End of it: “ALL good things happen to those who wait on the Lord”!!!

All said, but to be done is but still a Virtue for me,….