I Value Life...

Dear One,

I value my life. Although filled with it's share of ups and downs, I choose to continue living. I have had many of my dreams being shattered, yet I choose to dream more. I have had my heart broken many a times, yet I choose to love some more. I have spent many sleepless nights coming to terms with rejection, yet I choose to accept the very people who rejected me in the first place. I am as human and frail as you are, yet I choose to be what I wish to be.

Seeing the plight of things, it is very disheartening to see people give up on life after a brief struggle. Studies forecast that by 2020 India will be a country of highly depressed men, women and children; and depression will be a common occurrence like flu. What a sad state of mind, body & spirit.

The missing link between life and death is the art of living. We have simply forgotten how to live a contented life.We want more of everything. We want to prove our credibility to the world, yet we fail to prove it our own self. We look for material security outside, yet we are mentally & emotionally insecure within. In good times we talk of courage and when faced with testing time, we flee discouraged.

What should we do at such difficult times. To start off with, stay grounded. Live in the present moment, forget and let go the past and stop expecting miracles of the future. Utilize the present moment by focussing on all rounded development of mind, body and spirit. Take to some kind of sport or exercise at least for 20 minutes every day. Read encouraging literature and expand your mind to larger horizons. Meditate for a few minutes daily. Silence can be a great energizer. Forgive and forget your mistakes and those of others. Move on, don't look back because t's dead and gone. Renew the friendship with yourself.

Stop giving excuses and start living your life. Remember no one cares how you died, but how well you lived.