The silver lining

 

Disappointments, heartbreaks, unhappiness, failures, flaws, limitations. There is indeed a long list of things to focus on, cry over and sigh about. We never seem to miss these details in life no matter how minuscule they are and our mind never fails to waste some thoughts on them. The minute our life takes us on a bumpy ride, the scenic views around us are completely blocked out of sight. And all we remember about the trip so far would be limited to the bumps on the roads.

Life showers us with so many blessings that we could actually be grateful for. And we should be. For the food which fills our stomach, the water that quenches our thirsts, the education that has brought us so far, for the lovely people in our lives who care for us, for the roof that protects us day and night, for the laws that keep us safe, for the good health that keeps us going and so on. They say we should learn to count our blessings, but sometimes blessings are beyond count. And what we really end up doing is, squint at the black dot smudged on our white sheet; The powerful tiny dot which completely overshadows all the positives.

Why do we lament about the things that we don’t have when we can cherish the things we have? Why do we waste time crying about sunken friendships and broken relationships when we still have better and more important people in life to hold on to? Why do we get bothered a lot when people criticize us and point out our flaws and limitations when we very well know that no one can be flawless and their so called opinion doesn’t even matter? Why do we overthink about what may or may not happen in the future when we can just wait and see for ourselves? Why do we complain about bad things happening to good people when we have seen for ourselves that good things happen too, that too more often? Because maybe we are just the ‘half empty’ lot who fill the other half with our list of misfortunes.

When we look at the moon, don’t we focus on the brighter side and call it the moon? So can’t we just look at life the way we look at the moon? Focusing on our virtues, being content with the things we have, cherishing the goodness around us, holding on to the people who mean well for us, ignoring unsolicited advice and opinions , learning from failures, trying to make the best out of worst? If you look clearly, silver lining ain’t that hard to miss. But the key is to look.

 

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