Words of a Lost Soul

Don't we all worry a little too much about everything? Be it anything. Right from a simple examination to seeking someone special, we force ourselves into thinking that whatever we have is our last and if we don't get it right, it will all be over. We don't imagine life beyond that particular thing or person and even if we do, it's all negative. We limit our mindset to opportunities which are backed by risks involving nothing but failure. We stress ourselves to the maximum to attain perfection, which is just an illusion created by our own self and surroundings. It's as if we are here to impress and please everyone, keep them happy without really caring about ourselves. Our entire day just fades away in knowing whether we were up to the mark in everything we did. To be honest, we cannot get everything right and those small little imperfections are the jewels to our life Learn to let go of things, situations and people you cannot really take control of. You aren't...

One fine morning, while you are making yourself some coffee, thinking about every other incomplete work, assignments and meetings lying ahead, you suddenly start to feel nostalgic, as if your past, those beautiful memories, those ungrateful scars are calling you out, asking you to realise that you are still the same person within, just a bit changed in the way you look at things, people and situations and probably a lot more calm. As you sit down, stirring your coffee slowly, not yet awake completely, and slowly begin to relish it's flavour, you go back in your past, from your biggest blunders to your silly embarrassments, from those sleepless nights to uncanny scary examinations, from those bitter fights to lovely trips and everything else which got you where you are. You begin to smile to yourself wondering about each and every person you thought you couldn't live without reminding yourself of all those promises you made, all those dreams you wove and of how heartbroken you...