There’s always-always something to be grateful for!
One past month has been a kinda roller coaster ride for most of us. But each situation has something to teach us.
A little more than a month ago, just before the lockdown started my mother-in-law was operated on her small intestine. After that she stayed in the ICU for about 5 days. Although we all know the importance of good health; but a visit to the medical crisis unit makes you realise how lucky you are to enjoy the kind of life you are living. Mostly 90% of the people in the triage room were on ventilators while we are fortunate to breathe God’s given fresh air. And by Almighty’s grace, we have plenty of fresh, non-polluted air these days. Then I recalled an old quote; There’s always-always something to be grateful for!
We were amidst the lock down situation and waiting for the period of 21 days to get over when our dear PM announced lock-down 2.0. The entire country; in fact, the world was suffering and lock-down was the only measure to cut the chain of the pandemic. As the house maids were sent on a leave, we all took charge and soon, the work started taking care of itself. My niece Ridhi’s wonderful words made me respect our domestic help all the more and I realised how we start taking things for granted. There was peace all around and time to enhance your creativity. Soon the various pens were found and I discovered a small artist in myself. These small, little drawings; lots of cooking, spending more time with children; reading, writing, meditating; all and everything was in sync and how grateful I was feeling! Whatever the situation is; there will always be a light at the end of the tunnel.
But the mind keeps tricking you and keeps going back to its pessimistic views. O God! So much of work; I can’t handle and all that stuff! But it wanders only till the time you let it wander. One high conversation and one ray of hope you see in a sweet smile of your child, a cuddle from your husband and its back on its track!
Life is back to its original roots and we need the simple basics of life. I got reminded of an old song,’Thoda hai, thode ki zaroorat hai’. People ask over the phone, ‘how’s your quarantine going?’ But my comment is we are in a lockdown situation. Free to give wings to our wildest imagination. So why not! Ask the people who are actually in quarantine; either they are suffering or they don’t have their loved ones around them, they live in complete isolation; no entertainment, nothing! That is quarantine! There you eat what you get, not what you want to eat.
Today I just called up a relative of ours and her attitude changed my views about the period that is going on. A woman, who manages everything on her own, does everything, had no stress about what she’s doing. She was laughing away to glory and it was a pleasure talking to her. And I just thought, this is HOPE~ Hang On to Positive Energy!
Everything will be fine.
Goodness#hope#positive energy#radiant times ahead
One past month has been a kinda roller coaster ride for most of us. But each situation has something to teach us.
A little more than a month ago, just before the lockdown started my mother-in-law was operated on her small intestine. After that she stayed in the ICU for about 5 days. Although we all know the importance of good health; but a visit to the medical crisis unit makes you realise how lucky you are to enjoy the kind of life you are living. Mostly 90% of the people in the triage room were on ventilators while we are fortunate to breathe God’s given fresh air. And by Almighty’s grace, we have plenty of fresh, non-polluted air these days. Then I recalled an old quote; There’s always-always something to be grateful for!
We were amidst the lock down situation and waiting for the period of 21 days to get over when our dear PM announced lock-down 2.0. The entire country; in fact, the world was suffering and lock-down was the only measure to cut the chain of the pandemic. As the house maids were sent on a leave, we all took charge and soon, the work started taking care of itself. My niece Ridhi’s wonderful words made me respect our domestic help all the more and I realised how we start taking things for granted. There was peace all around and time to enhance your creativity. Soon the various pens were found and I discovered a small artist in myself. These small, little drawings; lots of cooking, spending more time with children; reading, writing, meditating; all and everything was in sync and how grateful I was feeling! Whatever the situation is; there will always be a light at the end of the tunnel.
But the mind keeps tricking you and keeps going back to its pessimistic views. O God! So much of work; I can’t handle and all that stuff! But it wanders only till the time you let it wander. One high conversation and one ray of hope you see in a sweet smile of your child, a cuddle from your husband and its back on its track!
Life is back to its original roots and we need the simple basics of life. I got reminded of an old song,’Thoda hai, thode ki zaroorat hai’. People ask over the phone, ‘how’s your quarantine going?’ But my comment is we are in a lockdown situation. Free to give wings to our wildest imagination. So why not! Ask the people who are actually in quarantine; either they are suffering or they don’t have their loved ones around them, they live in complete isolation; no entertainment, nothing! That is quarantine! There you eat what you get, not what you want to eat.
Today I just called up a relative of ours and her attitude changed my views about the period that is going on. A woman, who manages everything on her own, does everything, had no stress about what she’s doing. She was laughing away to glory and it was a pleasure talking to her. And I just thought, this is HOPE~ Hang On to Positive Energy!
Everything will be fine.
Goodness#hope#positive energy#radiant times ahead
Awesome...... keep it up 👍
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