Cheers to Life ...and the Indomitable Spirit...


“Empires collapse, 
Civilizations disappear, 

Health deteriorates 
And bodies turn to ash, 
But life will always go on” 

I realize more and more that we are almost like prisoners of our own lives......we like to think we are in control but are we really?

I feel Life is like a flowing river....constantly moving towards its end ....taking everything with it, willingly or unwillingly, joyously or painfully...but constantly flowing in its own direction. You could jump in and use its fierce motion to add to your flight....or you could also struggle like a sapling in the river bed, trying futilely, to hold your own against the tide.....but the mighty river will go on its way....you have to adjust to it, make your choices, shift your gears....

Life indeed goes on.

Even if a river comes across a blockage, it pauses for a while, tries to push forth - and if it fails, channelizes its energies elsewhere, in another direction...but the flow continues, unabated.

So with life...come what may, we humans get rattled, shaken, stirred ....but soon the habit of living takes over like the motion of the river and we find our own course and carry on....



Maybe that's how its meant to be - yes, I am sure that resilience is what has kept mankind evolving ...progressing ....always pushing forward. It's inherent in our psyche - that's how we are who we are. It takes a lot to keep us down - we always manage to rise again, irrespective of how big the storm is .....

So, "Cheers to Life" and to all of us who have learned to use its energies to move ahead,with renewed belief and hopes of reaching the shores we aim for ....

May that Indomitable Spirit within us always reign supreme....let us learn to take adversity in our stride, learn from it and grown stronger, move ahead triumphant.

As they say, the show must go on...always!








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