The Pedestrian Crossing- Part 4

Part 4

“Have you ever thought what if all of us actually belong to some other planet in reality? What if, all this is a mere test that we are supposed to pass? What if, there is someone out there marking us on every sin we do? What if, we are students in disguise, students on assignment? What if, we are actually travelers? We have created our own demons and our own institutions of belief. But what if, all this is just an assignment to complete?”

The little kid replied to the teacher. The teacher had asked her what she thought of human beings. The teacher was in a state of utter shock. At the same time she was amazed. She was astounded at such thinking at such a young age.

What do you think about human beings? Homo sapiens who have ruined their own tribe by hating each other! The people who are ready to kill each other in the name of peace! The people who have divided each other on the basis of religion, colour, caste, creed, gender and sexuality. The people who thought that they will rule over technology but are being actually ruled by it.

This, what you read above is an opinion by most of us. And unfortunately, it is not just an opinion, we believe in it too! We believe that our tribe, our clan is merciless. But what if, there is something more to it.

What if, I say that human beings are just like a building under construction? You really read that right! A building under construction needs a strong foundation, a strong structure and many ingredients to come up as a marvel. Don’t we human beings need any such thing? We need several ingredients to make a beautiful person both inside out. We need self-realization, self-love and need to discover our own self. But is that enough?

Just above, you read three different versions of thought on human beings. Different versions lead to different thought processes. However, if you have self realized that you need to love yourself to discover yourself; you’ll march in an entirely different direction.

People call it stupidity and nonsense at times. I prefer to call it-

Perspective.

There is nothing wrong in having a certain kind of perspective and being vocal about it. If you feel anything, speak it up. You would not like to linger upon the things that you didn’t say, later in your life. 7.6 billion People mean 7.6 billion different perspectives, 7.6 billion different ideologies and 7.6 billion different belief systems. At the end of the day, in this odyssey, you’ll realize that your perspective will make all the difference. You could be afraid of the approaching BMW’s aka circumstances* part 1 reference*. You could be anxious of what will happen if the BMW’s hit you hard, right in face. But there is an entirely different dimension to this scenario. You could be brave enough to welcome the BMW’s, sit in them and enjoy the ride. What we human beings mostly do, given to our amazing nature is- finding faults. Supposedly, a negative situation comes over. Way too negative to counter attack! Most of us tend to grow negative and feel low; feel as if it’s the end of the world for us. You’d even forget that you love yourself and you have already discovered yourself. Trust me, if you don’t have a startling perspective, you’ll forget about- self-realization, self-love and self-discovery. But if you are a person of a strong perspective, you’ll definitely understand the need of the hour. Your perspective will tell you to look at the brighter side. I know there will be things that will seem to crush you. In this very moment, you might not be at the happiest place in your life. But darling, it’s okay to be like this. It’s okay to have bad days. It’s okay to cry. It’s okay if the person, who hurt you, goes away. It’s okay if times are not in your favor. It’s okay if you missed out on the last slice of pizza while chilling with your sibling. You can’t be sad and give up on everything in this world. If you give up, the universe will give up on you.

If the sun does not set daily, we won’t see the astounding magnificence of the sunrise. The sun *HAS* to set so that it can rise in its grandeur.

If you have strong perspective you’ll deal even the harshest situations with your love. After you have discovered your capabilities *part 3 reference*, it’s pivotal to develop a sense of perspective and understanding to all the happenings in your life. If you don’t possess a perspective, it’ll dampen all the qualities that are alive inside you. It’s important to hold onto positive approach and perspective in life. All of this happening in this moment is temporary. It won’t last forever. The people who come in your life won’t stay with you forever. The BMW’s aka circumstances that cross you by won’t stay forever. Change is the only constant, my friend. Your perspective will take you past all these tides. Your positive approach towards every circumstance will set you free. You won’t be afraid of the BMW’s anymore. You’ll be free like a bird, free to fly and live your way. Just try to find a ray of hope in the gloomiest situations. You’ll make it up where you want to be!

Till then, you could fight with your sibling over the last pizza slice that he didn’t give you.

-G.

To be continued.

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