The Unpredictable and The Hope
There are many things about life that intrigue us;
questions, doubts, meaning, understanding, truth, so forth and so on. But the
one thing about it that never fails to amaze me is how unpredictable life is!
However much we think and assume that everything is under our control, it takes
nothing more than a fraction of seconds for all the planning to go hay wire. Is
this a good or a bad thing? I honestly do not know. It is both, I guess. But I
also wonder if this is the one quality that makes life so magnanimous and
beautiful? Would it be just as meaningful if we were to be a cent percent sure
of what was going to happen next? Would it lessen the pain and suffering? Would
the celebrations still be grand?
Well, as much as we curse life for being unpredictable, the
very fact that it is makes life so much more comfortable and tasteful. It is
this very quality that shapes and moulds our minds and personality; making us
worthy people. If you already knew that your current project will not work out
to be a successful one, would have even considered continuing with it? But now
analyse it this way. Had you not gone through that struggle and pain how would
you have realised your potential? How would you have then learnt those small
but immensely important lessons that life has to offer? I can go on with more examples like this. But
what I intend to express is not how we do not do things because despite the
unpredictable nature of life we all plan and the brave hearts amongst us fight
it out each day. What I mean to do through this article is throw light on how
we just go on doing things without admiring the beauty behind the working of
life. I am writing because sometime back this thought struck me and it seemed
like suddenly I understood life better; like a moment of salvation.
Now, I believe that everything here on this earth works on
the notion of balance. To every positive there is a negative making sure the
right balance is maintained; just like how yin and yang work. So, what is it
that balances out unpredictability?
Which thing is it that enables us to continue to strive despite the
setbacks and unsurely nature of life? Because, it is in our nature as humans
that we dislike insecurity, so what is it that helps us to hold on?
Well, I have the answer now. It is ‘hope’.
Hope! This is exactly what helps us to fight it out and live
life to the fullest. It rightly balances out unpredictability. We know nothing of what will happen next, if
the future will get better, if we will succeed in our career or if the
relationship will work out, but yet we continue to live on because we hope. We hope
that the future will just get better, we hope to succeed in our career and we
hope the relationship will work out. We hope each and every second of our life.
I remember reading the story of Pandora and the box, in my early days of
school. I had loved the story then and I love it now. I am glad that the fairy
of hope came out because she is the reason why the world is just as beautiful. With
all the cruelty and shocks that unpredictably renders upon us, hope is like a
balm to our wounds. It is the mother to our aching souls. It teaches us to be positive, to be happy and
to take on the challenges with courage. It
is beautiful the way hope works for us. I couldn't imagine a world without it. And
I now believe that hope is life and life is hope.
Don’t you find it
absolutely amazing how life works? But rarely do we sit down and admire its
beauty. Instead we keep our minds busy with numerous unworthy thoughts. And it isn't always a bad thing to do that. We are humans after all. But only if we’d
learn to widen our horizon of thinking, of observing, of interpreting! Only then
will we be able to truly savour the fruits that life has to offer. Maybe we all
should sometimes sit down and appreciate life, rather than just cribbing about
it. Instead of thinking of it as one convoluted puzzle, let us try to
understand it better. I always believe that life is simple and it is us who
think otherwise. Yes, there will always be questions unanswered, meanings not
understood and implications unaccounted for. Life can be bitter but the sweetness
does exist. Maybe if look at the sweetness more, the bitterness will lessen. But
remember too much sweet can cause diabetes. I know life is unpredictable but
then remember there is hope.
“You may not always have a comfortable life and
you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but
don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown
us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.”
-Michelle Obama
-Michelle Obama
Never stop hoping. Cheers to hope! Cheers to life!
