As I watch some videos from my yesteryears, it all seems so unreal. Why does the present always seem so rough? But at the same time when you look back at the moments that have gone by it brings a smile on your face? Is it just me or do people feel similar emotions? I know there is a lot of misery in the world today and my problems would seem the minutest of all if compared with the rest.
Such a realization struck me hard today when I was speaking to my colleague at work. A young girl in her teens and she has had to face so much already. Broken family relationships, nothing but hate from her parents and now a very misunderstanding lover, as I spoke to her I felt like slapping myself each moment for all the times I had been cribbing about life. What are my issues compared to what she has to look forward to everyday? On the other end I see my flat mate. An undying faith in god and religion, she does not believe in taking shit from anyone. She gave me a few pointers about life today and I felt man! I wish I could think and act like her. Both girls are at two extreme ends- one young and more mature beyond her age, the other so confident and clear about how she wants to live her life.
I think I stand somewhere between the two- clear about what I want from life but emotionally unstable at the same time. I want to imbibe every positive attribute possible from the two of them and try to be a better person. I don’t want my now to become a shadow of my past. I want to look back and be grateful for all the lessons I've learnt as they've made me the person I am today.
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