In The Odyssey Of Life Change And Acceptance Are Requisite Lanes

Sit for a minute and look at the things around us, are we happy with them, or would we like things to change? We think about the people in our life, and ask if we are happy with, if not we would like them to change. We think about ourselves, and see if there are things we are dissatisfied with, we don’t like to change ourselves.                                                                

We want things to change, but we never try sitting out and thinking whether we can simply accept each one, as they are or not. We never try to accept each person in our life for who they are, but we accept ourselves for what we are, without the need for change.

There is an apothegm by Augusten Burroughs- “I like flaws and feel more comfortable around people who have them, I myself am made  entirely of flaws, stitched together.” It is frailty of the human blood that  we always try to spot/incur blemish in others and try to change them according to our accord and satisfaction, but when we peep into our inner soul we witness nothing is blemished  than it. Thus it is true that, “ we don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” Our vision becomes clear and awakens our mind only when we look into our own heart.

We are the creator and destroyer of our own peace and turmoil. In the process of looking and waiting for things to happen, things we could have easily created for themselves are completely lost. With every aspect of life, it is we who has to make it happen. When we have intent capability it does not matter how world treats us or how it is, at least we are in control of what we are. We can change ourselves for our betterment and we can do that while also being happy by accepting others for who actually they are. Great things are possible if we can change and accept as Change and Acceptance are great things in and of itself.
        ~Sneha Singh