Life doesn’t come with a lifetime
guarantee of perfection.Everyone in this world is facing their own set of
problems.We cannot avoid problems to make our life perfect but we can try and
handle our problems perfectly…
*Aarti
Khurana*
Well,do you remember the last
time when you did not fret about your problems?Let me guess,the answer is
NEVER right?We are constantly laden with problems such as not being able to use the latest
smartphone,having to eat hostel food which is not appealing to your taste
buds,the WIFI
connection is so slow(this are the list of problems faced by me and my peers in college actually),etc… It
seem like there is no end to all your worries right?You can be facing so much
of problems in life that you feel like shouting WHY ME??????????? All the
time…..I am pretty sure that most of you would have asked this question to God
at least once in your life when you’re faced with a problem.A wise man once
said “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all” so if you don’t face
problems in life(TRUST ME IN THIS),your life will be dull and unadventurous…..You may feel that
the problem you’re facing is the biggest problem ever in the world when in reality,your problem may
just be a tear compared to all of the problem in the world in this world
combined together which can be bigger than the Pacific Ocean itself….By
now,most of you would be wondering what
am I crapping about THAT TOO ON HARI RAYA!!!!!!!!
“God has you in the palm of his hand.he has answers to all the problems you are facing now and all you will face in the future”
*unknown*
*unknown*
Well,this is how the story goes.Since
it is Hari Raya today,my family and I visited the home of our traditional
healer.It has been a family custom as far as I can remember plus it is my personal way of expressing my gratitude towards Tata(that is how I address him,I mean
the traditional healer) who once saved my life..(YESSSS…you read it right!!!!If
not for him I wouldn’t be alive today but let’s just save that story for
another day)After a scrumptious brunch,my parents decided to talk to Tata and
his family on some adult stuff so I was sitting in front of the Tv watching
some old Indian movie…….To be frank,I hate watching old movies(which teenager
does like old movies anyway) so I decided to walk around and that was when I
saw her.She was a girl,around 4 to 5 years of age and she was lying on the lap
of her grandmother.I thought that she was lying down after having a heavy meal
but something in my heart told me to go and greet her so I walked towards her…..
She realised that there was someone
approaching her and called out “AKKA!!!”….I sat beside them and sparked a
conversation.I am not gonna mention her name so I we will just call her
SALLY….She will be 5 this year but till this day,she haven’t taken her first
step in life(I mean walking).I couldn’t believe my eyes and ears upon knowing
that as Sally looked like any other ordinary child who was taking a short
nap.As the conversation progressed,I got to know that since the day she was
born,Sally could only move her head and fingers but the rest of her body is immobile.Despite that,she is so jovial and has such a charming smile that could
make one forget all of your worries in just a glance.Her current caregivers are both of her
grandparents whom based on my observation are not in good health themselves.I
only got to talk to her grandmother who has knee problems and has trouble
walking herself….
I couldn’t continue my
conversation with them as the grandmother was already sobbing and my parents
were also about to leave…Sally begged me not to leave her as she wanted a
friend to play with and what she did next is what inspired me to write this
blog post.Sally tried to get up to give me a kiss on the cheek…As it was
impossible for her to do that,I brought myself closer to her so that she could give
a light peck on the cheek.I tried my level best to hold back my tears and thank
God I didn’t cry in front of them…But I did cry when I entered the car as it was heartbreaking to see a little girl who can't walk plus when I compared my problem with hers,I realised on how blessed I am as my problems are just a tad compared to hers.I said a silent prayer thanking God for making me able-bodied and I also prayed that Sally could walk...maybe just for once(It may sound impossible but I believe that miracles can happen when there is faith plus who can change God's plan anyway)
Problems are like washing machines…they twist us,spin us and knock us around…but in the end we come out cleaner,brighter and better before!!!!!!!!!!!! *unknown*
As you can see,despite her
condition,Sally has such a carefree attitude and is always seen with a smile on
her face!!!!She hasn’t even taken her first step in life but she chooses to be
happy so why are you fretting over your problems for???Come on,YOLO so why
bother about problems?Problems may come and go but live still has to go on
right??I am not saying that we should have the ‘tidak apa’,’apa kau kisah’
attitude when faced with problems but to look at our problem from a different
angle as what might seem like a huge problem can actually turn out to be just a
small problem….
In
conclusion,PLEASE!!!OH,PLEASEEEEEEEE!!!!!! ENJOY LIFE AND SELAMAT HARI RAYA
AGAIN!!!!!!
P.s.Since it’s Hari Raya today,why not reach out to other
special people like Sally and make their day even beautiful.After all,the
spirit of helping others is our Malaysian culture kan?
Sincerely,
Saveetra Revathi
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