Here I am again, after a short period of
hibernation. I was busy with work, busy with life. Though I could take out some
time and could explore one of the best states in India, Goa.
What
else!
It
was during one of my exploration trip that I came across a thought. A sentence
we often hear. A tight slap we have received many a time. A shock that was so
powerful that who could not shrug it off lived a mere, MERE, low, LOW, life.
That’s
when the title, and the series, born. The “They Say” series.
I
will be talking about those taunts we listen, those excuses we make ourselves,
the consolations we receive from our near and dear, when we fail, when we don’t
make it to the expected level. In between those taunts, excuses and
consolations we miss the most important thing.
Our
LIFE.
Our
action, and reaction, to the turns we face decide the course of our life. The
most important part is to hold on yourself, your confidence.
“You
cannot do it,’ they say. “They” can be your friends, competitors, jealousy
colleagues, or jobless neighbours. Except for your friends, everyone else is deriving sadistic pleasure from the sentence.
You
will realize one thing if you read the sentence again. It is one word that is
changing the meaning of the whole sentence. That one, that silly one, changes
the sentence from positive to negative. I am saying about the word “not”. The three-letter
word strategically placed at the centre of the sentence. That word ensures that
the receiver would think about his efficiency, his capability, his intelligence
once again. Many turn back from their dream at this point.
A simple sentence from another person, who has never known you completely,
decides your fate. What a pity!
Is
it possible to turn the sentence positive? To your benefit. Of course, you can.
As
I had said in the beginning, the “strategic positioning” of the word NOT is the
crux of all the negativity about the sentence. Therefore, whenever anyone tells
you “you cannot do it” you just change the position of the word NOT. Place it
at the beginning. Let the word be happy for the priority it’s getting.
You
change the sentence to “NO you can do it” inwardly.
Repeat
it once. Repeat it again. Again. Again. Until it becomes a part of your breath.
Let the sentence strengthen you, your aim in life.
Who
can defeat a strong heart?
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