Sunday, September 18, 2016

Hold On.

This world is not a safe place to live in. Absolutely not. There are murderers on the loose, rapists prowling around, burglars observing you. But the most dangerous of all are your 'family', your 'friends' and your 'well wishers'. They are a vicious lot, someone you can't even get rid of. They want to see you be the best in the world, better than the best in fact. If you do that, your stories of success would be paraded around, your laurels would make them proud, your deeds would be ones to remember.

But what if you do not? What if you fail once or twice or thrice. What if Sharma ji ka beta gets the best job and you don't have one. What if Gupta ji ki beti tops an examination and you couldn't even clear it. Your well wishers get hurt, they are disappointed. How can you make them suffer like this? They still don't give up on you. They motivate you to try again, try harder. They PRESSURIZE you to fulfill your potential. They don't give you any other choice. You have to do it or you are nothing, a moo point.

And then you fail again. You have disappointed them once more. They have started giving up on you. You have crushed all their hopes. What do you do now? No one loves you anymore. No one really cares about you anymore. Your world comes crashing down around you.You just want to end the misery and the pain. You just want to end it all. And you do that. You take a blade and cut your wrist. Or muster up some more courage, tie a rope to the fan and hang yourself. Just finish everything.

But wait. Why are you killing yourself? Your well wishers are disappointed in you, they have given up on you. Good for them and even better for you. You know that failures are a part of life. You have hit the rock bottom. There is only one direction you can move now - up. And the best part, you don't have people inspecting each and every move you make (remember, they gave up on you). It is the best scenario that you could ask for in your life. Freedom to do something different, freedom to try new things, freedom to find your niche. So you get up, you fight and you live your life on your own terms.

Life is as such short. Don't make it shorter. Live everyday, laugh everyday, appreciate the world around you and tell people who undermine you to fuck off.

Just don't give up, never ever give up. Hold on. You are a diamond, you are precious, you are the best at being you. You are special. This world needs you. Please don't give up. HOLD ON.

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