Recently, I
got indulged in an argument with a friend about his status on an android chat
application. It proclaimed, “Hope is but just a four letter word”. Taken aback
at the intensity of his pessimism, I asked myself, is hope really just a word?
No, my heart and mind screamed in unison, perhaps for the first time.
Hope is an attitude, buddy. Hope is the door-way to a happy life. When things go wrong, the only thing that keeps us going is the hope of things turning out to be better again. Imagine a situation where you know, no matter how hard you try to bring on a change, things will remain the same. What will life be like? Still, like a portrait on the canvas of a painter!! But we all know, life is dynamic, with change being the only constant in it.
When you give up hope, you give up a part of yourself. It is like scraping off that part of your body which you need the most to survive.
Hope is an attitude, buddy. Hope is the door-way to a happy life. When things go wrong, the only thing that keeps us going is the hope of things turning out to be better again. Imagine a situation where you know, no matter how hard you try to bring on a change, things will remain the same. What will life be like? Still, like a portrait on the canvas of a painter!! But we all know, life is dynamic, with change being the only constant in it.
When you give up hope, you give up a part of yourself. It is like scraping off that part of your body which you need the most to survive.
When your mother carried you in her womb for nine months, she hoped to see you;
‘a miracle’. When your dad held your finger and taught you to walk, it was with
a hope that one day you could march on the journey of life without having him
hold you. When your parents kept asking you to call them mummy, daddy but you
just chuckled; it was hope to hear you talk. These were the little things yet
most crucial to prepare you for the uncertainty of future.
From a fetus to an adult, if you could read this now, remember you are a result of someone’s hope.
I still remember, in the year 2008 when the entertainment channel NDTV imagine was launched. It aired a weekly show, “Ek Packet Umeed”; a spellbinding tale of hope and hard work. Fifteen women with their own heart-breaking tales, come together to make ‘umeed bhavan’, their abode with a family of their own choice. By selling packets of spices, poppadom, pickles, jams and jellies they earn their own living. Each of the characters have taken responsibility to bring delight to themselves leaving the painful experiences of past behind. Their only hope is a packet they sell!!
The show ends with a message that HOPE is not a four letter word, but an attitude. HOPE is honesty, optimism, persuasiveness and enthusiasm together, a word that sums up life well.
I would like to end this, by saying again, the things you know. You are going through a tough phase, where nothing seems to be alright. Even a shoulder to cry on, comforting hands that wipe your tears, a blissful hug, all fails to make you feel better. But remember, as this night has come surpassing the dusk, it too shall pass, paving way for the dawn. The sun is waiting in your porch to shine again, open your eyes, wake up, leave that comforting quilt of despair, and let the window of hope open, buddy! For whatever comes, it shall change, as life is not about either joy or sorrow, but just like the Krack-Jack biscuits, it’s 50-50.
From a fetus to an adult, if you could read this now, remember you are a result of someone’s hope.
I still remember, in the year 2008 when the entertainment channel NDTV imagine was launched. It aired a weekly show, “Ek Packet Umeed”; a spellbinding tale of hope and hard work. Fifteen women with their own heart-breaking tales, come together to make ‘umeed bhavan’, their abode with a family of their own choice. By selling packets of spices, poppadom, pickles, jams and jellies they earn their own living. Each of the characters have taken responsibility to bring delight to themselves leaving the painful experiences of past behind. Their only hope is a packet they sell!!
The show ends with a message that HOPE is not a four letter word, but an attitude. HOPE is honesty, optimism, persuasiveness and enthusiasm together, a word that sums up life well.
I would like to end this, by saying again, the things you know. You are going through a tough phase, where nothing seems to be alright. Even a shoulder to cry on, comforting hands that wipe your tears, a blissful hug, all fails to make you feel better. But remember, as this night has come surpassing the dusk, it too shall pass, paving way for the dawn. The sun is waiting in your porch to shine again, open your eyes, wake up, leave that comforting quilt of despair, and let the window of hope open, buddy! For whatever comes, it shall change, as life is not about either joy or sorrow, but just like the Krack-Jack biscuits, it’s 50-50.
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