Not maybe, it is normal to feel like letting go, give in to
distress and disappointments and consequently, give up. Who knows the worth and
value of anything until it is lost? Nobody can guarantee that! Thence, isn’t it
better to cling to our possessions and guard them jealously? Days won't stop
breaking and yes! every millisecond in it counts. However, not all of it
matters. Time counts, only a judiciously
utilized time matters.
If all time really matters, why don’t
we recline to our couches and still await our needs be met out of idleness? If
all time really matters, there should be no difference between a hardworking
farmer who toils day and night, and another who awaits a bountiful harvest
period without sowing a seed on his farmland. Only a time brilliantly invested,
which subsequently bring forth enviable outputs means a lot, like the
time spent cherishing and savoring hope instead of adopting a treacherous
despair as it beckons.
Can you for a moment imagine the span
of time someone contemplating suicide would spend doing so? Such individual
would definitely have been weighing several options on how best it will be
carried out; racking brain, devising various bizarre techniques to ensure a
clean procedure. It takes time. Doesn't it? But such period is as useless, waste
less as well as unproductive. Such is the case of anyone trying to strangle
life out of whatever he is doing owing to reasons so flimsy and nauseating.
What could make anyone consider suicide? What could make anyone adopt despair
when hope exists? “Let your hopes, not
your hurts, shape your future”- Robert Schuller.
It is a brilliant step to decide to quit your job for another
with the claim that you can't make both ends meet with it. Trust me though;
it's far more brilliant when you sit yourself down and reason. Rather than
fritter away your time, worrying about how unfortunate your case is or wallow
in the thoughts of how successful your colleagues are, challenge your brain to
find out how you can make your current field better for you, how you can tune
your handiwork to favor your account, how you can adjust your expenses to favor
your revenue. Not so soon must you say never!
It's ridiculous when you quit based
on reasons so petty. Don’t discard that idea because it is yet to yield as much
as you presume; don’t severe that tie because your friend seems to be
indifferent, don’t resign because of insults or any puerile excuses…not now!
Not this soon!
A hopeful individual is not immune to
frustration, he is immune to anything frustration could procreate; hatred, self pity, aggressiveness
and the likes. A hopeful individual is never caught unaware, he possesses the
intellect with which he can console himself that all is well even at the face
of the worst. Thich Nhat Hanh says; “hope
is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If
we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.”
Yes! If we believe without ceasing to believe! Don’t let go of hope; you retain
it wholly, it sustains you wholly.
“Hope is like a sun,
which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us”- Samuel Smiles. What brings smile to
a heavily pregnant woman’s face in spite of how painful she hears and reads of childbirth
labor; the hope for a bouncing child. A starving labor worker even chortles to
sate himself while he hopes for the payment of his wage or salary, students
giggle on hoping for excellent results.
Those are mere human imaginations anticipating
the fulfillments of their intuitions because they are hopeful! How would you
feel if I share with you, or better still, remind you of these beautiful ‘twin
verses’ from the Holy Book. Now, anticipate the fulfillment of Allah’s Promises,
which never fail: “Surely with difficulty is ease. With difficulty is ease”
[Surah Al-Inshirah(94:5&6)]. It is a worthwhile transition when you desert
Despair Avenue for Hope Arena; Make a Move!
Cry if your eyes get flooded with tears:
it is not a crime to get emotional. Bravery may be optional.
Hope is a core!
Ruminate on these words of ‘Rumi’
till we meet again next week; “And if HE
bars against you all ways and passages, HE will show you a secret way, which no
man knows”
Remember to keep the torch of hope burning and lit
up dying ones too! Have a fulfilling week!
(Apologies for not been here last
week…)
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