Cheer up..

There are times when I feel so low..So lonely and all alone in the crowd. Every bond around seems to be broken and there is not a single reason for survival.. And suddenly I receive an unexpected call from my school friend, who tells all her odds she did to find me.. And I feel the most special person on the earth… 

There are times when I feel nobody cares; my life is wasted, my career is useless, and a colleague comes to you, shakes hand, seeks blessings saying “I have learnt a lot from you.. I am promoted and the most of the credit goes to you.” This makes me feel so proud and worth living.

There are times, when I hear of a terrorist attack, I feel so insecured , much unsafe. I see every person in my neighborhood.. my vegetable grocer, the bus conductor as a terrorist and discriminate them unknowingly.. and then Salimbhai, who runs a paan shop gifts me a tiffin with his special sheer kurma.. politely requesting me to return the tiffin with my puran poli…I visualize the bright sky of humanity and national integrity.

There are times, when I feel so ashamed of being a typical middle class citizen that I think I must crave for more and more money, and my little ones buys chocolates from the money collected in her piggy bank to distribute to the kids begging at public places. Watching her humble deeds with a smile on her face, makes me realize..I can afford to do this almost daily.

There are times, when the depression lying deep in my heart pumps out, giving a feeling of being unwanted by all and my daughter dreaming to be the next Kalpana Chawla, puts her tender arms around me and questions.. “Ma, will you join me in my rocket to the moon.. I want you to accompany you everywhere”. I feel I am the sheshnaag who has the potential to balance the entire earth on his head.

Friends, there are many bad times in our lives that pull us down, grab away our confidence, push us in frustrations, and we see the darkness surrounding us. But remember every cloud has a silver lining.. so cheer up..