Resilience ~ Test of will

It is amazing how time flies! Every time I think of time, I immediately sit down with my laptop, and start to take inventory of the time, i have spent over years on tasks which I was pretty sure a TOP priority.... The emotional flow i get out of making that inventory ranges from amusement to frustration! There is nothing wrong with frustration, anger, or even regrets. "It is normal human emotions, we need to embrace those feelings, otherwise it will consume us" this is exactly what i say to myself every time I dwell on my past. It is funny how our mind works, when we think of our past, we always (at least most of us who are brave enough to explicitly accept) tend to think of our mistakes! what about the good parts? Regardless, I started to think that we must choose to embrace our past mistakes, failures, or whatever fancy name we call it, and just bounce back on our feet, and try harder than ever before in achieving our goals. My mentor often tells me that "Failures and set backs are not reasons to give up, but reasons to try harder" - It is called being Resilient. It is what (among few) distinguishes us from other people.

Why am I so obsessed (yes I am ) in writing a blog about being resilient? A week before, I was advised to visit an alumni (who is currently an entrepreneur!) for career counseling (that is apparently a key to start a whole new branch of network).  Without getting into trivial details, he said ," well, you should keep yourself sane and keep studying" Since I have all the qualities that makes me human, I was emotionally consumed without able to understand an hour of pessimistic counseling. Then I said to myself, " no one can define me, but me. I choose to be resilient" Truer thoughts! Simple words... with  a condensed meaning.

The simple ten letter word Resilience is NOT as easy as you can spell or pronounce. To be Resilient is a test of one's will power. Sure, it seems easy enough when we see someone bounce back from failures, challenges, or mistakes... But no one can ever conceptualize the fight one will have within themselves in order to bounce back! So, What did i do? I wrote a nice "Thank You" note for the alumni, and kept moving. That was the day I learnt that Relationships, Resilience, and Will power matter more than anything to lead a sane, and happy life... Is it easy? Nothing in life is easy if we think it is tough!