FACING CALAMITY
HEAD ON
Every calamity is to be overcome
by endurance. Virgil
Calamities
come unannounced and puts you up into hours of indecisive moments. Working that
out, at the spur of the moment, spells your mettle. It appears like an
insurmountable problem initially, but prudence, ingenuity helps one out of the
problem unscathed.
Though a teacher by profession, I have trod on
my journey like a traveler. There were moments when as a navigator I had discovered
new regions, stopped awhile pitched my tent and moved on. I carried on my
responsibility as my knapsack, akin to an adventurer, preparing himself for the
rough terrain, and for a long unknown destination. On my path I have met
wonderful human beings, who have helped me both professionally and personally. May
be, that gave me the impetus to face challenges as it came on my path.
As I look back, memories just cascade as sweet
encounters and leaves me nonplussed – when I stand here at the lectern, I wonder
what to cull and what to choose.
“LIFE” , as I grasp of it “…is a procession .
The slow foot finds it too swift and he steps out; and the swift of foot finds
it too slow and he too steps out. At this juncture my heart sings out a
thousand prayers to the Almighty Lord, for guiding my footsteps. I stand and
wonder had it not been those innumerable trusted friends; things would have
been all disarray.
My years of service tell me that my
responsibility is done; but my responsibility says I have miles to go. Here I
am friends, bracing myself for “Facing Calamity Head On.” The moment one
encounters calamity, he should navigate it with calmness. An alert and a mind
trained to face such situations can ward off such moments. Meditation would
come as the easiest answer, and yoga. One must view the situation like an inland placid lake.
Analyze the situation and then come out with the break through. Taking the
right decision at that moment would definitely help you out of that difficult
situation.
It has been said we have been put on this Earth,
a little space, and we need to prove ourselves as the best creation of the
Almighty Lord. We need to leave something behind for the posterity, leave
behind indelible marks in the sands of time for them to enumerate. I would say
with a lot of humility that I have worked relentlessly, taking all I did with a
lot of seriousness. My dream Projects have always been cuddled like a precious
baby. When I broach this topic here, a ring in my ears brings back the words of
Theodore Roosevelt… “Believe you can and you are half way through.” I believed
myself and the others had implicit faith on me.
My experience has been a profound human
experience. At times I could not solve some mysteries that time placed before
me. Yet, I was undeterred and carried on my work impeccably. While I traveled
as mentioned earlier, with a back- pack, some friends have traveled with me a
part of the way, but honestly a big patch has been covered by me. I had the
courage to accept things as it came and maybe that spirit has steered me
through.
I sign off with these words:
Times of
great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The
purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is
elicited from the darkest storm.” Charles Caleb Colton
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