Every one has his super life story divided into different
genres – romantic, comedy, thriller, sad, fiction…
But the blue print of every life still remains the same: 50%
uphill and 50% downhill. The only thing
that creates a difference is our personal rating. One
may give comedy 5 stars and may give the downfalls of his life 0 star!
But most of the time our experiences are either underrated
or overrated.
I had conducted a mini survey in my class of 30 students
asking them about the happiest and saddest moments in their lives.
For the happiest moments, their answers ranged from winning
‘XYZ’ awards, acing some exams, winning a lottery, the birth of their siblings
and for the saddest, the most common one was not being able to pass some exams.
Well, I had asked the very same question to a 4 year old kid
whose life experiences made him mature enough to answer this question. His
answer had touched my heart.
He said, “The happiest moment in my life was when I was
granted a new life and the saddest moment in my life was seeing my mother cry every
night by my bed side praying to Allah for my life.”
This 4- year old boy is a cancer survivor. He isn’t any
stranger to me. He has now become my best friend.
I wouldn’t have even touched his life if I hadn’t
volunteered at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi , UAE.
It has been a year now. Even today I volunteer with full
zeal at the hospital trying my level best to comfort my patient friends and to bring
beautiful smiles, even if they are momentary, on theirs and their families’
faces.
Every new day unfolds a new story. I meet new faces with
varying histories. The reasons for their presence in the hospital varies from car
accidents, cancers, different types of syndromes, congenital diseases, coma,
loss of mental stability, fractures and so on.
You are no human if these experiences don’t prick your
conscience.
Every day we crib for extremely small things. There are
times when we feel that the world has come to an end. But for what?
Just because you caught an extremely severe cold that made
you unable to make it to an important conference that would have sealed your
deal for a 12 million dollars contract
Or
you got one
mark lower than your competitor.
Woah…. Take a break!
Just close your eyes and feel your breath. Congratulations!
You are still living. With an almost
perfect body!
You can still move your fingers, toes; you can still hear,
see, feel and talk!
Isn’t that all what that 4 years old and many others like
him needed?
Shouldn’t you still be happy with what you have?
Shouldn’t we be thankful for what we have?
Just think about it…
