He was born in a well –to –do background and intelligence along with hard work fetched him many fortunes world can offer. Even from the early ages of his life, he expectantly grew to the desires of his parents and became an Industrious IT professional. Before he could carve out an individual professional identity, his family decided to get him married, which was a sudden development and against his will. It all began so abruptly that a series of agreements and misunderstanding between us started creeping in and an absolute loss of happiness in our relationship. I faltered numb, kept stammering probably subconsciously. I fell quadriplegic, I was devastated.
Happiness is a mental state that passes gently and easily over the endless non-sense that litters the day. Like a gentle breeze it refreshes everything but disturbs nothing. In most instances our thoughts are so chaotic and vulnerable that we look at life through a thick mental haze that blocks our view of happiness. Yet the mind can be trained to experience happiness even in the midst of agonizing incidents and severe mental tortures. Never lose sight of joy and the ears to hear gladness. The temptation is to get stuck in negative emotions and feel rejected or take morbid pleasure in them. It might sometimes be good to have a look at these dark feelings and explore them, but there comes a moment to step over them, leave them behind and travel ahead. The art of living is to explore the hidden joys and enjoy all that we can and not complain about what is shadowed by the darkness. When life gives you hundreds of sorrows to cry, show life that you have millions of joys to smile.
The story ahead is a written portrait of the idea shared above. It is all about how a fine young boy full of zeal and enthusiasm went through the turns of his life. His well –to –do background and intelligence long with hard work fetched him many fortunes world can offer. He was bright and victorious in all his endeavors right from a very young age. Having completed his studies with a desired outcome, he dreamt of building up a successful career as an IT professional in a leading MNC. Before he could carve out an individual professional identity, his family decided to get him married, which was a sudden development and against his will. His parents did not approve of his priority for career. Though shattered at the unexpected obstacle, he went along with the family’s proposal and tied the knot with the idea to continue to work for the dream he has been nurturing.
Annoyingly, not only that his wife was not supportive, he was even disturbed by her strange behavior patterns. Though he loved her from the core of his heart, she did not seem to get along with him. Later it was learnt that the young lady has been a victim of some psychic disorder that led her to depression and changes in behavior. All these were kept hidden by her family just to see her settle down with a good marriage. However, the revelation of these facts brought rifts between the families and finally the marriage could not survive. So as to hide their meanness the in-laws accused the desperate young man of wife – beating and torturing to the extent of pushing the lady into mental depression and agony. Even while being crushed by the pain of separation and the unjust reaction his wife’s family, friends and relatives, he did not give up his ambition. He made it sure not to miss any opportunity that came his way, joy in small accomplishments, satisfaction successful completion of projects at office. He explored hidden joys even under the shadows of agonizing events. The chapter of his sudden marriage ended abruptly with his wife committing suicide for which he was blamed and finally jailed after he failed to prove his innocence.
The radiating element of the story is that he still spends his time behind the bars in exploring the hidden joys of life – small pranks with the other inmates of the jail, kind nature of some of the jail officers, the recreational activities, counseling classes, newspapers and of course his updating of knowledge of IT skills from books. Above all he spends his lonely moments in cherishing his glorious past – childhood full of fun, teenage full of fantasies and college days full of career dreams and reliving these moments in his imaginations. The huge amount of sorrow that could have possibly brought a man to the verge of ending life could not crush him because he knew the art of living - search for happiness that gently and easily passes over the endless non-sense that litters the day.
For every setback, there are countless ways to move forward from it. After every cold and dreary night, there is always a bright new sunrise. As painful as the losses can be, love will heal them to an even greater degree. It is in the darkest of times that hope shines the brightest.
Put behind the memories that have been poisoned by bad times and try to relive good times hoping for the best in future. There is a good old golden rule, “Hope for the Best, but be prepared for the Worst”.
Pain is good for personal growth when it helps in exploring the multiple phases and possibilities in the mystery called LIFE. But when you walk down the memory lane, it should not be like a drastic rewind of time but those once awful days must appear awesome.
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