Taking every adversity into Stride!

All of us go through rough phases in life when everything seems to be falling apart or not working in its expected way. Such is the rule of life. Nothing comes easy and for free. What happens? We immediately lose our patience, temper, tranquility, and most importantly HOPE! 

This is the MASK!

When going through a dejected phase, our human brain tends to think of all the bad things that have happened to us in the past, not to learn from the mistakes but to mask the current situation.

“Growth requires pain”! Learning to unlearn the old and learn the new is crucial for us to grow as a person (both professionally, personally, and academically). Being rejected is like hanging on to a slippery pole while trying to climb up the ladder. It doesn’t help much at that point in time.  But with patience and hope, one can climb up the pole slowly and gradually. If everyone gave up on things, this world wouldn’t be as we live in it today. We would still live the ‘cave man’ way !

There are so many inspiring stories that we can learn from:From Edison who changed the face of electronic living “If I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward…” 

From the uber talented Michael Jordan“I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot, and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” 

There is nothing wrong in things not working. Most of the times, it happens for the best! Its not easier said than done :) From my own experience during my undergraduate years – being rejected by 28 companies for no good reason only brought out the best in me, today!

Every cloud has a silver lining .... :)

Indeed -Every cloud has a silver lining! It means that you should never feel hopeless because difficult times always lead to better days.

In relation to the silver lining aspect, there is a strong theory to back it up. My very dear friend introduced to me a theory known as ‘chaos theory’.  Intrigued by the theory, I did some research on it and found it very interesting.  Every event that happens in our life has a ‘certainty’ associated to it; there seems to nothing too random. However, the randomness when seen in the butterfly effect seems to make perfect sense! At the end, all events are beautifully aligned and processed; just like the beautification from a caterpillar to butterfly.

Over the last few days, two of my friends and I have been working on a project with rigorous enthusiasm, as we saw a prospective ‘feather in our cap’. With much-do we  decided to have a rendezvous with the client.  The meeting started off on a high note, very pleased with the hospitality. Gradually the tone of the conversation took a U-turn and things seemed out of place half way through the meeting.  The more we put our point forward, the worst it got; the situation was way out of control and each perception started becoming a catalyst of ruining in its own way.

Helpless and hopeless of the situation, we politely wrapped up the conversation, calling it a day. With mixed emotions, as we took the elevator down, there was sheer silence till we excited the building and reached a restaurant for dinner. Huffing-n-puffing over Mexican food, all upset with turn of events, we started to vent our feelings.

Through the conversation, we realized our power to work as a group.

And woala….! We got the silver lining for our cloud.  We are hopeful that we progress towards bigger and better things as a group.

Moral of this write-up: Never loose hope in any situation- you never know, it could open new doors for you J. Look for the silver lining in every cloud that comes your way.