Hope, finding the benefit of hope.

The one who never complained, always smiled and amidst all the pain stayed calm. People say be like lotus and bloom in a pool of ditch… but my goal is to be like You, my dearest Maama…  it’s been three full years without you!! Yet I still cannot accept that you are not here.  To me you are still there at your store, staying super busy minding your own business… One of my fondest memories of my childhood would definitely be seeing you work endless hours and still be very warm and fatherly… Your way of treating everyone felt so godly that no one could take your place. That heart of yours was so pure… always...  It hurts so much to know that you are not here with us… and that everything broke apart… Not talking to you while you were here, considering that I still have time will always be my biggest regret of this life…I miss you so dearly… those people around you didn’t deserve your love and kindness… they didn’t recognize your worth while you were here…...

I always believe that being yourself is the best gift you can give to yourself… The world is very beautiful but fragile, there are millions of people and countless circumstances that would influence you to do something against your thoughts and beliefs… Being yourself is not easy and will never be easy, no matter how old and accomplished you become, being the authentic self can be quite challenging. Or is it? and Wouldn’t this make you stagnant?  No, when I say, be yourself!  You, Be yourself, but still accept the fact that you can be wrong, Be yourself, by being humble no matter how high you rise, Be yourself, by being honest with everyone about your hardships,  Be yourself but whenever you see any opportunity to change the littlest of things for your betterment, accept and change, Be yourself and stand your ground for positive things, Be yourself and stand against negative things, Be yourself and know how to forgive and move ahead, Life is too short, Before ...