Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Plain pain

There is no one in this world who hasn't undergone pain. Pain in its myriad forms - family, education, beliefs, choices... Some of us simply soak ourselves in pain as it comes, living in futile hope, that pain itself will redeem.

Sometimes, pain leads to sweet redemption. Life would be bland without pain.

I've discovered that pain has a lot more on offer than itself. It unfolds life. And the truth. Often, bitter experiences in life is what 'mould' us, into who we are. Our perspective becomes less foggy. I think its pain that motivates us to fight back, and turn us into brave people.

It's a beautiful thing. You've not lived life if you've not experienced pain. Pain is what makes the effort worth it. We've all heard the saying - there's no gain without pain. It's actually true. It is pain that brings us the fruit at the end of all that toil and effort. If there's no pain in what we do, how do we come to senses and the realization that we're actually doing it?

We're humans. And emotions define us. If in pain you smile, you're a winner. If in pain you complain, you've already lost the battle.

Take pain as it comes. And move on.

There's a wall poster in my room that reads - The people who get places are the ones who keep moving.

So true.