Thread by @KapilGuptaMD

THINGS THAT I HAVE LEARNED: THE STORMS OF LIFE

It is easy to believe that things happen To us. Perhaps they do. Perhaps they do not

If they do, it is perhaps the result of Karma. If they do not, it is perhaps a chance occurrence

Regardless of the reason, depersonalization from the events that surround us is perhaps the only way to survive

The assaults that we face, by way of unfortunate incidents or emotional hardships, compel us to react

And for years and years we do precisely this

But eventually we discover that we cannot stem this tide

That we are spent. That we cannot bear the weight of such an onslaught of unending storms

The idea of making things "right" or "better" or "harmonious" eventually gives way to the idea of Survival

As the storms wash over us, we come to learn that becoming drenched was an inevitability

Run for shelter, and we will not outrun the storm

Face it head on, and it will knock us to the earth

The sun does not shine for me

The moon does not glow for me

The storm that comes raging for me must have come for a reason

But whatever the reason, I have learned . . .

I have learned not to search for sunny skies

Or hope for the beauty of full moons

I have learned that I do not know the genesis of the storms

But they have the effect of compelling me to look into myself

They have the effect of compelling me to watch my step

They have the effect of realizing that the slightest of actions has a definite consequence

I have come to learn that life is serious

And that it does not take prisoners

If I knew how serious life was years ago, the storms might not have been storms

Namaste.