The Secret Of Life:)

“The secret of life is to know who you are and where you are going” is what a good friend advised me when I was in a crisis.

‘Where would that be’…I wondered…. where am I going…hmm…. wonder where! The question took me by surprise…or should I say I was at a loss of words/thoughts…where am I going??…Hmmm…. tough one, that!

No exam prepared me for this one; rather, none of my text books in school, college or my teachers prepared me either. My folks asked me everything but this and now when I was at the crossroads between being laid off from a cushy job and the thought of setting shop on my own, this question didn’t help much. But I must admit that it set me thinking and this feeling was worse than the crossroad feeling. Gosh! It was scary and scared the living daylights out of me. And what was the other one?? “Who are you”? What could be the right answer? Oh no!! Not again!!

And my friends, this is how the quest to find out ‘Who I am’ and ‘Where I am going’ started. Like I mentioned earlier, this seemed like the biggest and toughest exam ever.

Did it help?

A great deal! I mulled over it for days, nights, during meetings, while I was driving, eating, before I went to bed, the minute I woke up and every other moment that could occupy me. I kept questioning myself endlessly. Some of the things that helped me shape a convincing answer were my values, morals and dreams. I looked back at my unpleasant experiences and filtered out the sour feelings, the negative emotions and was pleasantly surprised at what was left. The leftover was what I precisely was! May be the experiences hurt me, injured me, left scars, but all these seemed to dissolve and the only thing that shone was the leftover - a stronger and more determined ME!

I felt relieved. I felt free and finally felt like my life had some meaning. I could after all tell myself that my life had a purpose and a well-defined one.

Having sorted out the two most challenging questions of my life, I continue my journey through life only waiting to discover bigger challenges.

When would you want to discover yours?

How about exploring the answers together, to some of these profound questions?

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