Gratitude


So, I could lie and say I didn't write so long because I didn't have anything to write about, while I did.The thing is, none of them, really touched my heart. Now that something has, I would like to share my views.But before that, let me ask you a question. When you look in the mirror, what do you see?

Yes,jokes apart, what you really see isn't an awesome human being (Yes, I know you thought that) but a million things you do not like about yourself.You always want to be better. A little smarter, a little taller, a little prettier, a little better at sports and so on.You always want to be doing better than someone else, what you do not see is that you are doing better than most.

The post you are reading now, when was the last time you were thankful for being able to see ? When was the last time you felt thankful for being able to write or sing or hear or even feel these emotions ? While we'd all like to say always, we can't if we are being entirely truthful to ourselves.

Let us leave alone the topic of disabilities, how about the people who are/were really better than you but are right now facing the flood situation in Uttarakhand ? or even were a victim of the bomb blasts in Bihar ?

When was the last time you smiled merely because you are alive? Okay, now a bunch of
my friends read this before I completed it and their reaction was "Easy for you to say,you already are confident and really like yourself", well yes, I am but that doesn't make me better than you. I am confident. Yes, but not because I choose to but because I have the 'Narcissism Disorder'.I am just as messed up as you are.Actually worse.I don't seem that much better now, do I ?

The 5 senses is an attempt of mine to make people realize how lucky they are.Yes, maybe you are hurt, but still yet, You are luckier than most.The 5 senses I mean are not the general ones you were taught as a child but the 5 Things that we all should be grateful for.Love,Care,Peace,Happiness and Life.Thank you Paulo Coelho for making me realize this.*


*Is it really that bad ?
So,I recently lost someone who meant a lot to me.It all happened in front of me and the worst part was I was powerless. I cried, I screamed, I blamed and it was in front of everybody but for a change I did not care and I kind-of moved on from life.I was convinced that the world had some kind of grudge against me. My friends, my family, everyone that I know tried to cheer me up, but all in vain.Then, I eventually learned how to smile again but little did all the people that loved me know that it was fake.But then, being the book-lover I am, when I went to the school library, I picked up a book called 'Like a Flowing River'. It was absurd of me to pick up that book as I am one of those people who found Paulo Coelho too sentimental.But that book helped and while I have tons of things to write about, I chose to write about something which the book taught me. While the book spoke a lot about God, which me, an atheist, took up as nature, what it taught me was love and gratitude.Regards to Mr.Paulo. I honestly respect your work now.Thank you..