Saturday, August 6, 2011

A Disaster at home

When there is a sudden disaster at family and when we are struggling to cope with the enormous loss, we generally don't realize that the incident actually makes us stronger and wiser.

Stronger because we suddenly grow older...much older than we actually are to take up some responsibilities that we would have never taken otherwise, we speak so many things that we would have never have spoken otherwise, we do so many things that we would have never have done otherwise.

Wiser because at the stage of ultimate grief, ultimate responsibility and of ultimate madness, we get to see the true faces of people.....whcih we would have never have seen otherwise...and which is priceless.

I have gone through this experience twice in my life - when I lost my father in Jan, 2010 and recently when I lost my uncle.

When my father passed away after a long suffering, I remember what nasty faces I had discovered of the people near me at that time. The true identity of theirs that I had discovered at that time has given me a base to decide for the most difficult decision of my life.

2 comments:

IdontNeedName said...

I quote a young lady, who has, off-late, inspired me through her writing ....

"Life is a bitch, for the moment you realize you've learnt how to live, it changes completely; for whenever you experience real happiness, it snatches all the reasons behind your happiness."

We definitely experience this every time we fail to achieve something that we sought after badly, each time we lose someone close to us, each time we face a tragedy in life. We feel devastated and perturbed in such situations.. we overlook conscience....

Acceptance and patience are the only ways forward. The one and only thing that can heal, that always heals is ‘time’. We ought to give ‘time’ time.

Life is a mixed bag. It comes up with endless experiences, countless people, uncountable tears and uncountable smiles. Steal all those moments that make you happy. No matter how badly it tests your patience, no matter how wicked it may become at times, life does move on. It might not give you another chance, but it gives you fresh reasons to be happy, new people to meet, novel experiences to enjoy.


‘Zendagi Migzara’

Take care!

Doell said...

To IdontNeedName,

Very true...