It
is perfectly normal to feel bogged down by the seemingly endless stream of
hardships thrown at you. What is not
normal is giving up the will to live, blaming God or anyone else for your
suffering.
Whatever
troubles you face are all tests imposed by the Supreme Being, only to gauge
your mettle and determine what you deserve in life. We all know it is a sin to
quit living just because the tests get too tough. But what many don’t realize is
that it is an equally appalling sin not
to learn the right lessons from the suffering.
Metal
has to be heated till it becomes malleable, because only hot metal can be hammered
and forged into something useful. The degree to which a metal needs to be heated depends
on what the metal is. Copper melts at 1000°C and Platinum melts at 1800°C. If platinum
starts melting at 1000°C because it cannot take any more heat, it is betraying
its own nature and defying Mother Nature, making it an aberration, and aberrations
are unceremoniously and apathetically eliminated from this world, all thanks to survival of the fittest.
If
there is an unexpected, vehement blow to your life that shakes not only your
faith but also your beliefs, it is only logical to rethink your beliefs and prioritize
accordingly. But if you keep sticking to the same beliefs with an obstinate ego,
thus refusing to yield to a better logic and accepting a higher belief, your
life will continue to receive such blows. You have to realize this is your and
only your fault. This realization is the only necessary step to finding enough
inner strength.
It
is only at the melting point that a person finds the courage to change. It
is also at the melting point that life gives you the last chance to change. Embrace
that prospect and grab the chance to change. It only makes it all the more simple
to face whatever blows are in store for you ahead. And as a bonus, it also makes
life infinitely happier. You have nothing to lose in trying something new even
if holds the promise of just a glimpse of greener pastures. Once you try it and
find that green is not really your color, you will at least gain a new
perspective to look at the world.
It
is imperative to quit complaining to self and to God about how hard and blistering
it is at the melting point. God too is not interested in whiners. So use the
melting point to change – not only because change is the only constant in the
million years of evolution and history but also because change is the
only guarantee of happiness we are given.
