Dear Zindagi,
I love you, especially for all my mistakes. You’ve given me pain, angst, confusion and you’ve been particularly cruel with heartbreak. But I can’t thank you enough. My biggest blunders have also been the most important turning points of my life. I’m sure a lot of people reading this letter have been bruised just like me. Bu the way, what I love the most about you zindagi, is that you leave me no option but to soldier on. Thank god for that. Thank god for all the bad stuff, for all the tears, because they make the good stuff so much sweeter.
Each failure has brought me closer to who I really am. And with that I inch closer towards who I aspire to be.
But most of all, I thank you for these ‘horribly great’ things-
A Bad Break-Up
Dear zindagi, you have a sarcastic way of making me see the best within. I might have bawled through every messy break up, but it only made me realise that I deserve better.
Fake Friends
Dear zindagi, I guess I have Facebook to blame more for this one than you. In our virtual lives, we only share our highs. But the ones who talk you through your lows are the ones that matter. Facebook didn’t teach me that. You did. Friends that stand the test of time, distance and change always stand out from the crowd. You taught me that. Don’t get me wrong, I love my fake friends. They make it so damn easy to tell who my real pals are.
Being Clueless
No one’s got all the answers, and as frustrating as life can be in the tireless effort to seek them, what we end up doing in the process is the fun part. Don’t they say it’s all about the journey and not the final destination anyway? Dear zindagi, thank you for making me clueless and curious.
Bad Jobs
Every bad job, every horrible boss and every desperate search on job portals has made me feel ironically ‘free’. Having the freedom to choose, to quit and to be the master of my own destiny is the most liberating feeling. But the ones that sucked the most, have also taught me everything I know so far. I might have felt grossly uninspired every day, but that’s what brought me closer to my real calling. Now that can’t be all bad!
Failure
Dear zindagi, you and I both know that there’s no such thing as failure. As long as I keep trying, as long as I stay on my toes, wins and losses will follow each other in close succession. Sometimes I miss the bus, and sometimes I’m in the driver’s seat. So thank you for making me challenge myself, and for making it so damn uncomfortable.
I’m ready for whatever you throw at me.
Keep it coming :)
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