My Daily Journal#4: LOOKING BEYOND YOUR DAILY TRIFLES

"You don't get it. The thing is, it doesn't matter anymore. None of your problems matter. They really don't. They are TOTAL CRAP." She adds, "in comparison to your gut and will power."

Life and death. That is what millions of people are battling with every single second, every single day of their living. Do you think about them? Do you think about those who suffer each day? Of course not! Well, you SHOULDN'T. Unless you have a practical (and NOT so much emotional) reason to do so. So do you have one? Pause and think for a moment!

Initially, she didn't think about all that, either. "Because", she thought to herself, "We don't have to. Because we are not one of them. And also because we don't have anything to do with them."

But who says you can't be one of them? No, it doesn't have to take years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes or even seconds for that to happen. Tragedies can happen with the blink of an eye. And even before you get a chance to get into a shock or understand the situation, you'd already be destroyed or dead.

Yes, that is the harsh reality of life. I bet most of you don't even have the courage to read further and you want to stop right away. It is insisted, if you feel that way, do it right now. CLOSE THE WINDOW RIGHT NOW.

Well if you didn't close the window already and you are still reading this, then chances are, that you do have a good capacity to understand what this article says. So please try to be sensitive when it comes to the understanding of the further statements.

THERE ARE BIGGER PROBLEMS IN THE WORLD. You are VERY lucky that you don't have to deal with those. Appreciate that. Understand that. Learn to look beyond your everyday problems. Consider the worse things that are NOT happening to you. Feel them. Live them. Understand them. DO NOT ignore them. You never know, for one second, you would be completely fine, the other second your life would be finished or transformed. Appreciate the little things. Say thank you. Be grateful. Fall in love with the things you never noticed before. You will be happy. You must be happy right now. As life is unpredictable. This chance to smile right now might never come again. There is MORE to life than your troubles.

She was initially one of you, and never bothered to think about all this either. Not until it happened to her. Not until life gave her a tiny yet unexpected and horrifying shock. Not until that split second when she had to deal with the unwanted thoughts of meeting her own death and come back.

It all happened in about 5 seconds. But that moment, was the most crucial time of her life. That was the time when she really understood the harsh realities of life. That was the time when she understood how important it is to look beyond the daily trifles. To make the right choices. To live your dreams while you still can. Because life comes with no guarantees. You should understand that. Keep asking yourself the question, "If I die tomorrow, will I be delivered in peace?" If the answer is no, then work on it! Life is too short to let your tasks, dreams, wishes, or desires go pending. Follow your heart but take your brain with you. Just don't have regrets even if you did something wrong that once made you smile.

That 5 seconds made her experience the emotions of a lifetime. For a single moment, she had forgotten all the problems she had with any person, thing, situation or event. All she asked for, prayed for, was a second chance. To get her life back again. She promised to herself that she would live her life to the fullest...in the best possible way she could. She promised to herself that she would extract the best out of every single moment, every single second.  And that she would love, laugh and live, no matter what.

She understood that the small little problems that we experience everyday don't really matter. All that matters is the ability to overlook them with a strong gut and willpower. She understood the fact that one's mere existence is way too precious. Too precious to be devoted to any kind of problem. Because it is something which should be valued beyond imagination.

You will obviously learn to overlook your minor problems when you face major ones. But that doesn't mean you should wait for them to happen to you. 

So, the conclusion is that you should take some time to notice the misery around you. Misery in the world, that you are not a part of. Take some time to feel lucky. Take some time to express gratitude, for all you DO have, and DO NOT have as well. Thank the Almighty or whatever or whomever you believe in, for your present condition, no matter what it is. Broaden your horizons. Take some time to look beyond your daily trifles. Take some time to be considerate about the less fortunate. Understand their condition. Not always emotionally, but practically. For you never know, one day, that might be you. Don't cry, keep smiling always. The fact that you are alive should be enough to always make you feel happy.

And that kind of a spirit, that kind of broad-mindedness, makes her a true fighter. She knows, she needed this, to help her get through her fight.

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