A few days ago, I was going through a hard time. Well, everyone goes through that phase once. I too had it. While I was wandering in my own world, I met my old friend whom I hadn't seen for a while. He's very sweet and kind. He looked at me with concern asking why was I so dead. I, without waiting for him to say anything further, started telling him how I was suffering in my life and that the struggle was real.
He smiled at me and narrated how his day had turned out to be a complete roller coaster ride. He had to deal with so many things at once and yet I couldn't see a freckle or tension lines on his forehead. On the contrary, he was at peace. I wondered how could he be so calm.
While I was listening to him carefully, he carried on talking. He said that my problem was, I was living in future. I was thinking about all the things I didn't have now because of which I was hopeful and fearful for the future. I would try to understand his philosophy. It wasn't difficult to grasp.
Then he said, "Change is the law of nature".
This line struck me the most. Maybe these were the words I was looking for. He continued, saying, "Who you were in the past, you are not that girl anymore, who you are at present is not going to determine how you will be in future and the girl you will be in future is not going to define how you were now."
I was awestruck by his words. Every word that he said created a profound impact on me. I began to feel overwhelmed, not with guilt or remorse for having wasted my time in dwelling upon future or past but with a sudden breeze of goodness. It was as if he had waved his magic wand and chanted the right spell on me.
I began to think, about what he said. His words implied the right meaning about life. Life is always changing, it was never permanent. It will never be.
After having a heartfelt conversation with him, I felt better. I decided I needed to live now. Living now was the only way I could remove all the external and internal stress away from my life.
Sometimes, you need the right person to guide you as a teacher. At that particular moment, he was my teacher. Now, I am living life now, at this time and I am really grateful to him.
He smiled at me and narrated how his day had turned out to be a complete roller coaster ride. He had to deal with so many things at once and yet I couldn't see a freckle or tension lines on his forehead. On the contrary, he was at peace. I wondered how could he be so calm.
While I was listening to him carefully, he carried on talking. He said that my problem was, I was living in future. I was thinking about all the things I didn't have now because of which I was hopeful and fearful for the future. I would try to understand his philosophy. It wasn't difficult to grasp.
Then he said, "Change is the law of nature".
This line struck me the most. Maybe these were the words I was looking for. He continued, saying, "Who you were in the past, you are not that girl anymore, who you are at present is not going to determine how you will be in future and the girl you will be in future is not going to define how you were now."
I was awestruck by his words. Every word that he said created a profound impact on me. I began to feel overwhelmed, not with guilt or remorse for having wasted my time in dwelling upon future or past but with a sudden breeze of goodness. It was as if he had waved his magic wand and chanted the right spell on me.
I began to think, about what he said. His words implied the right meaning about life. Life is always changing, it was never permanent. It will never be.
After having a heartfelt conversation with him, I felt better. I decided I needed to live now. Living now was the only way I could remove all the external and internal stress away from my life.
Sometimes, you need the right person to guide you as a teacher. At that particular moment, he was my teacher. Now, I am living life now, at this time and I am really grateful to him.
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