If

If things would have turned out the way,

You expected they would,

You would not have been where you are,

The way you are now.

If those situations would have been favourable,

For you,

As you had wished they would be,

You would not be the person you are today.

If people would have been the way

You wanted them to be,

For you, with you,

You would not have travelled this distance today.

If times would have been as great

As you had speculated they would be,

You would not have conquered these

Dreads and perils today.

It's not about the way you want situations to be.

It's not about the way you want people to be.

It is all about how these turn out to be.

The reality says,

Not as you want always.

Not as you dream always.

Not as you favor always.

Rather it is about

How you face these and move ahead.

How you conquer these grievances,

And turn them favourable for you.

How you tame these destined miseries,

Into the song of glorious victories.