Over the last few years I have had many emotional moments
from the state of being on my own to build the world around me or an increased
number of decision disasters and changing social patterns influencing my every
move. I've noticed that those who have most successfully weathered such storms
and have overcome adversity all seem to share a common belief that something
positive can come out of difficult situations.
Finding
the positive and building on what's important may not be easy, but it is
certainly helpful, when we face serious challenges in our lives. If we only
focus on the negative when challenging things happen to us, we make our
situations even worse. We've all heard stories about people who have lost
everything they own to fire, hurricane or other disaster, but who
surprisingly are able to talk about being grateful. That's because they've
shifted their focus from what they've lost to what they still have — their lives
and that building up is part of living again. As long as there's life, there's
hope. Those who are able to move past the worst of times have discovered how to
accept the fact of a difficult situation and move past it.
One lesson I learnt, acceptance of something doesn't mean
that you are surrendering to it. It just means you are clear about what is
happening around you. Once you accept something, you free yourself to look at
it from all angles, consider your options and take the best course of action.
Even the worst predicaments can be overcome with thought, time and effort. In
the end, you may be surprised at how much better things turned out than you
would ever have expected.
When things are bad, what you've got to do is to be
grateful you're alive, put one foot in front of the other, breathe in, breathe
out, and do the next indicated thing. Look for the good things in a bad
situation and take advantage of them. If you can do that, then you'll walk
right out of the dark tunnel and into the light. I hope you'll take some time
to think about my thoughts and be a soldier from within.
-
Abhijith Jayanthi
13 February 2010
Boston MA, USA
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