Since last three weeks or so , I have been doing my Yoga outdoors in our house garden. Winter this time here has been short. There would be dry leaves all through the lawn on which I do Yoga. The trees around looked brownish, dirty and dead. And in these three weeks I have had the pleasure of witnessing the trees filled up with young vibrant leaves changing color and size every day. Suddenly the same trees look beautiful and green. Nature teaches us so many lessons and this experience does teach me that there is always light at the end of tunnel and Hope is the biggest motivator. It teaches me to recognize the presence of light and darkness through life. It teaches me that if I fall down, which I will many times,I should get up start over and keep going. Optimism and courage always defies the failures that come across.
In our family we have seen despair and hope so closely in the last seven years. When Mom was detected with third stage of cancer in 2001, even the doctors thought she will not see 2002. Thank God and the sheer guts of her will power, she is living completely healthy. In 2006 when Papa was detected with cancer in the mouth, I was shocked and the first reaction as usual was, Why us? But then Lance Armstrongs words echoed back that we never question God Why us when good things happen. Again with Gods grace, Papa came out of the misery wonderfully well. Then my surgery happened. Every one around us were worried as to why all this is happening to us. In fact I get worried more when papa starts questioning why us despite all his belief and faith in HIM. Nature has taught me that if HE gives us hardship, he also gives us the spirit to fight it. I strongly believe that our failures are lessons that God teaches us to brace it. Setbacks are for every one in life. For some its early and for some its late, for some its big and for some its small. Patience will always heal the wounds of these setbacks. Setbacks are not a negative crisis but a life changing moment, a moment to pause and think, another chance to rearrange life and live happily. The trees will always turn green after the winters.
