However, as it was, I
felt sort of stuck there without any escape route. I stood up anyway with no
prefixed ideas, thanks to some quick thinking though, which doesn’t come to me
very often but I guess it was my lucky day.
So I began with a
question to everyone “What I s that one decision you took in your life
that has made you proud?”
Ok, the deal was everyone
would just stand up and share something with everyone present there. I began
with saying “The best decision so far in my life that I can still
recall with much pride would be deciding to stay strong, love a lot and give as
much as possible. There are a lot of things I have done that I am not proud of,
but this decision has changed my life.”
Everyone thankfully
participated and shared experiences with each other. Some talked about quitting
smoking and drinking while others talked about how making sure to attend church
has changed their lives. There were others, not to mention who didn’t seem much
interested in it, still talked about how decision to not bunk school or career
choices has made them proud.
Amidst all this, there
was one guy who really took interest in the topic; well you can say that he was
one of the few sober guys around. His words:
“Look at yourself,
think about how you are leading your life and then picture yourself as a parent
whose child is leading the same lifestyle, then ask yourself, would that make
me a happy parent?
Still inspires me in a
lot of way and yes, it was quite overwhelming.
“If you don’t want that
to happen to yourself then think about it, it’s not too late to start again.
Parents know what we do, they might not say anything about it, but it surely
hurts them.” He further added. That
would be his ending note as well, quite impressive to say the least.
Yes life is too short, so
take a deep breath, stop whatever you are doing, take time out and think about
how you are leading your life. This life, as I said is short, really short to
hurt people who loves you the most, instead let them know that you love them
through actions or through words. Just go all out, who knows these small things
might mean the world to them.
Whatever you do affects
the people around you in a lot of ways and I am sure you don’t want them to be
affected in a negative way. Think before you do anything; think about the
consequences they will bring forth. Always remember it’s your life, you have
the freedom to live it the way it pleases you however it’s not just about
you. Your life is connected to a lot of people who care about you, some might
show it while others just choose to be silent about it, but that doesn’t mean
they care less about you. They just love you as much; they just have a
different way of showing it.
Life is short, love
freely and give as much as you can and it will surely help you lead a good
life.
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