Challenge to Opportunity

कस्तुरी कुंडल बसै,मृग ढूढ़ै वन माही ।    

We search for happiness in every nook and corner, in people, in relationships and mostly in money and publicity.

By being so busy in this blind search, we have almost forgotten to look inside and find out what we actually want, to question the reason of being a part of this rat race. Daily somewhere in our hearts we feel insufficiency, a vacuum, a turbulence, but we ignore all this as there is a cut throat competition in the world outside, and we don't want to lose. But in truth, we are way too far from realizing that all our search ends within us, the most ignored SELF. These materialistic gains are futile if one loses oneself. We sacrifice our youth to earn without resting, neglecting our health, compromising with the time that belongs to our near and dear ones. By the time we grow old, though we have accumulated a lot to afford foreign trips, lavish meals and blah..blah..,we don't have health, zeal and our kids by our side. AGAIN AT A LOSS! Isn't it an irony? So brethren, it's still not late, let's take a pause and think if we are leading a life we wanted to or just passing our days by being a part of the herd. I am sure God has expected more from us.

 I remember a story from the Bible where in a master had three servants. Once he had to go out for some years, so he distributed some particular amount of his money amongst his servants and left. His first two servants invested the money in different businesses, and subsequently, it increased by leaps and bounds. The third servant dug up a hole in a garden and buried the money. When the master was back he summoned his servants and inquired how they utilized the money. Each one shared his experience, listening to the first two servants the master was on cloud nine that how his money helped them lead a nice life. When the third servant told him what he did with it, the master was infuriated and exasperated and sentenced him lifetime exile to suffer. Doesn't this story hold sense in our context also? Equal rights, opportunities and capabilities are bestowed upon us, some utilize and some rust away.

Today, as we have got this golden opportunity to sit in peace,we can definitely reflect back and decide how to add quality to our lives. Here, mark it, It's not that we're leading a bad life, rather we should try to find the ways to evolve and make the most of this life. So let's promise to ourselves and the people whom we love that we are going to work on ourselves not only for physical well- being, but also for mental and spiritual. 

After these testing days when we come out of our shells, life is as new as of a sun-dazed catterpillar turning to butterfly . We are newer, fresher and more determined. We all have a humungous pile of responsibilities and liabilities, but let them not take a toll on us. Every day new challenges confront us, and I must admit this is one of the deadliest. However, nothing can defeat us until we give it a right to. A Challenge chisels us and adds to our confidence and resilience. It unleashes our true potential and once it's over we wonder on our own veiled capabilities. And this too shall pass after renewing and refuelling us!

May be some people are finding themselves locked up, it's the perspective that matters. Why not grabbing this lifetime opportunity? Pursuing our hobbies definitely gives us pleasure and heals us as well. Eventually spreading happiness and positivity around and helping the society at large which is so much needed in the present situation. 

I suppose, it is a marvelous time for rejuvenation and reincarnation. Utilize!!