Bumps

Bumps in life, by this I mean the bad times that come ever so often in small measures. I won't say we should enjoy them - that will sound like a lie because I myself never did enjoy my bad times. As I see it life is a very complex thing and there are too many things and people intersecting in it. Our goal/aim is of course to make life better for us (and the ones we love) but then as it is such a complex thing it is not always possible. There are times when we just can't make a difference. Like for example - if I am in a plane that might possibly crash, I would not cry and fret over it - not that I hate my life, but I know I can't do anything about it. But here lies the beauty of life - we may not be able to make a change in the world at times, but we can always see life in a differnt shade - from a different perspective. This freedom that life affords us makes things so much better. So instead of choosing to see those bumps as disturbances, see them as variety in life - basically something desirable or at least less odious. If we can we should make a difference or an effort to that effect, but if that is not possible I would rather than suffer and cry over 'fate' see it as a reason to be better in the future. To make sure that there is no repeat of what happened this time.

I hate using trites but this is very apt - they say a hero is a hero only because there is a villain. So basically a villain's existence is important in order to appreciate a hero. So transposing this to our point of discussion - bumps are but villains and the smooth sailing life ( and everything to be happy about) is the equivalent of a hero. So in order to appreciate the good in life bad is required. Well I would personally don't mind if the bad was just mythical but if I have no hand in deciding it, I would see it as something good, something helping me appreciate the past good times. Well if life doesn't give you reasons enough to be happy - who is better than yourself to go and find some (reasons to be happy)!