Life, as I know it…

Life, as I know it…

Some people come into our life as a blessing. Some people come into our life as a lesson. Then again, there are times, when a person who was a blessing suddenly gets to be the one through who Life wants us to learn a valuable lesson. When that happens, we, in our anguish, are not able to see the bigger picture. We feel let down by that person. We feel betrayed. We are emotionally drained. It feels like our soul has been ruined. We let out silent, soul-crushing cries into the Universe and feel the need to ask, ‘why?’ More so, because we know we always did right by them. What we do not realize at the time is that it is fated that we learn our toughest lessons through the ones we love the most.

The Universe never sends us lessons on a whim. The Universe doesn’t suddenly decide to cause us pain and anguish. We, by our actions, invite these lessons into our lives. These lessons, and the way we handle them, determine our final karmic destiny.

When the tears flow and the heart cries out, night after night, into the pillow, there comes a time when you suddenly feel a sense of calm descend over you. You take a deep breath and you delve into your soul to seek answers.

We humans usually seek answers on the outside. It’s at that moment of calm when you realize, they aren’t out there. They all lie on the inside – within us. To gain the answer, you have to dive deep within the realms of your soul. You have to honestly analyze your actions and your deeds. You have to sort out the mental chaff from the wheat. When the Universe believes we have endured enough, it will gently reveal the reason for that lesson to us.

It is up to us to believe the reason revealed. It is up to us to make amends for the wrong which led to the lesson. Learning the lesson is painful but if you have delved into your actions with honesty, then knowing and accepting the reason will be a hundred times more painful. It’s at that time that you will understand the error of your way, the wrongful deed committed by you. You will believe for yourself that it was indeed a lesson to be learnt: a well deserved ‘thwack’ from Life.

If you endure something that hurts you everyday and if you suffer the anguish from those you love the most, then, after you have cried your heart out, take a deep breath to calm yourself. Think back on your actions with veracity. After all, you can lie to the whole world but you can’t lie to your own self. Think back on the hurt you caused to someone who loves you unconditionally and compare it with the hurt you are enduring through the person you love unconditionally. You will find a connect!

When you find that connect, approach it with truthfulness. Accept the mistake and make an honest decision to mend what you did wrong. As soon as you decide to make amends you will, at that very instance, begin to heal. I promise!

~ Bawi ~

P.S: Yes, there does exist a thing called ‘unconditional love. I believe it exists because I receive it everyday (touch wood) and there are people to who I give the same.