OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN..

               Life surprises me by its way of teaching. Some realizations come in a tough way. Some realizations make you feel how stupid you thought earlier. And some just simply transform the meaning of life to you. Something similar happened to me in the past year or so. Ups and downs that came, have brought the realization, what striking difference it makes when the other side of the coin is seen..

              Every other person thinks he is right in his way. There is a fight, you think you are right; there is a decision to be taken, the one you took is right; the teacher scolds you, you are right and teacher is mad; dad slaps you, you are right and dad is a psycho; you get a low score in exam and you still are not at mistake, the paper was tough! It’s a common human tendency to ignore his own mistake and even if he recognizes it, he won’t accept it!
                There came a point in life, where tears had dried up, so much that even the headache had a headache of coming every other day! I was bored of food and chocolates! Outings were not on my list. Friends were nothing but just yet another name in my phonebook. Family was a mere group of people with whom I stayed. I lived a life without a life! And how much I needed a psychiatrist only I knew. Or may be a BPL(bum pe laat) might have just worked. Anyway, the point is I thought that everything in life was wrong, every decision and relation, the past, the present, the coming future; everything seemed absolutely ridiculous. And then the stuffed yet empty mind decided to take a break, to see why it isn’t happy when the world is!
             
                 We have become too self-centric. Everyone feels he suffers more than anyone. The problems he has no one else does, the way he handles them no one else can. And then comes a show like Satyamev Jayate, which breaks all your I-am-the-king-of-problems-and-none-is-as-unhappy-as-me notions!
           
                 For every problem we face, the most important thing one need to do is learn to see through it. For every fight that we are involved in, it’s important to listen to both the versions of the story. It’s important to develop tolerance towards friends and foes equally. When people ask you to grow up, be open-minded they don’t really mean wearing short clothes, clubbing, late-night partying; it’s more of broadening your outlook for every situation and develop a sense of understanding. Every individual has his own set of problems. Put yourself in their shoes before you start bugging them. ‘Cause the fact remains that no one knows how it feels unless they go through the same. Others’ problems that relate to us if understood properly, half of our problems never originate!
               
                  Let’s stop looking at the world from where you stand. Comprehend the real image! Reason yourself properly before reacting. Sympathize before you get angry. Hear before you shout. Be aware before you decide. There has to always be a different angle to a situation which we often ignore and then eventually end up messing things. So let’s be patient while dealing with things. Let’s take the pain of getting up and change the direction of vision. Let’s take the pain to flip the coin every time to verify how real the coin is and how much it really values..