“You can be the most beautiful person in the world and everybody sees light and rainbows when they look at you, but if you yourself don’t know it, all of that doesn’t even matter. Every second that you spend on doubting your worth, every moment that you use to criticize yourself; is a second of your life wasted, is a moment of your life thrown away. It’s not like you have forever, so don’t waste any of your seconds, don’t throw even one of your moments away.” 
― C. JoyBell C.

Hi all! The title of this blog post seems ridiculous, isn’t it? “Life”; fill it with “life”….what do these two words imply to? Don’t they look and sound similar? Hmmm yes! The look and the spelling are the same but their meanings and feel-factor are different. If I would ask you how’s your life, what does life means to you, do you know why you were born??? I think I will get mixed reactions. Some will say life is amazing, life is in a happy mode now, and life is so beautiful and bright. While some of you may say that life sucks, life is miserable and stressful, life is boring and gruesome. In any case both the reactions are normal. After all we are human beings and feelings-emotions are pretty normal. It’s the way we perceive and reflect upon things, persons and situations. Now the next question: Who are you? I know almost everyone of you can answer this and also coax me for asking such a silly question. Your answers will be kind of like this: “My name is …, I am …..Years old, I read or work in ….school/office, etc. Many of you will also tell about your hobbies, likes, dislikes, family, friends and so on.

Oh, but do you know the above answers are right or wrong? Hold on; hold on….I won’t say now. You will yourself find the correct answers as you read this blog post. My answers were also same as yours. However, they gradually changed. This change was brought about by my experiences in life, learning, introspection – renovations, and with the help of the art of living and personality development classes I used to attend.

Life for each one of us is like a topsy-turvy land. Some of you are very good at balancing different aspects of life, while some of you might be struggling to transform your life into a perfect picture. When I was a child I thought life was like a fairy tale, like a funny cartoon show…no violence, no hardships, and no pains. But, as I grew up I started to see the ugly side of life too. Similarly your life would also have been like that. Each and everyday would be having its own stressors and pressures. The major difference is how you juggle between life’s curve balls – how many you catch and how many you miss. Right from the day we are born, the world around us starts building expectations related to us. My mom wanted me to become a Doctor, my father wanted me to go for Aeronautics. When I extended myself into a social circle my teachers wanted me to be numero uno in my studies, my friends wanted me to be their best pal, my enemies wished the worse for me…..the list of expectations is endless. This is not the end; I also faced many ups and downs in life. Got caught in dirty fights, became a victim of jealousy and malice intentions, I faced failures, I lost loved ones…..the way in which life manifested before me is so multi-faceted.

In the same way you must be going through the journey of life in varied colours too. You may have seen success and failures, you must have cherished moments of love and faced hatred, you must have felt elated by happiness and again your eyes must have became wet with tears too! As we are born into this world we are showered with moments imbibed with all the hues. Bright colours of happiness, love, success, peace, goodwill and positivity sometimes embrace us. And sometimes we are bombarded with a lot of struggles and pains. Agonies like violence, depression, stress, abuse, fights, despise, etc are some of the aspects that literally pinch our hearts and churn our souls.

In this muddle we forget one basic question and that is “who we are”? When you have to go through a lot in your life, at times you tend to forget yourself, your worth and purpose in life. You have to become a good daughter for your parents, a good student for your teachers, a good pal for your peers, a good mom for your kids, a responsible citizen for your society….but, hey “where are you”? Where is the one who was born on a D-Day? Other than the definition of being a child, student, employee, friend, spouse, parent…can you define yourself?

If you have already found the definition of “You” and “Your Purpose” in your life, if you have found everything needed to survive fruitfully and meaningfully. However, if you are one among those who is shattered with the vicious pangs of life, who is so much jolted down by negativities, it is high time to re-work your life again. If you are thinking that your life is a waste due to the harm and hatred, abuse and agonies, pain and disgrace…life is still worth living dear friend.

It’s the rightest time to keep all the negatives aside, it is the rightest time to recognize yourself and your worth, and it is the rightest time to live life. Life is just for once. No one knows what were you before and what you will be after it. What is in your hand today is this life, your life…Keep all the bitter feelings aside and give your life another chance. Many people give up in life thinking that it’s a waste. And they give up without realizing that they are just about to reach their cherished destination of health and happiness. Try to fill your life with LIFE i.e Love, Inspiration, Faith and Encouragement. Because:

The bitter words of your enemies will fade away,

But, the whisper of your conscience will remain.

The physical pains and mental anguish will fade away,

But, the success stories of your strength and hope will remain.

Your mortal belongings, experiences and possessions will fade away;

But, the sweet fragrance of “You” will remain…

Best Wishes,

Sareeta