26th August

Its not always the darkness of the night when you don’t see sunshine around

It may be the dark black clouds that know well that they can never quite win the sky

But still don’t give up and stubbornly stand between 

The shelters of the Heavens and eyes that seek its grace

Its not always a surrender when a river meanders around the obstacles in its way

It may be the humility of the river to river to accept opposition with respect

And its kindness not to destroy anything and everything that challenges it

Its not always a failure when you don’t succeed in life

While success tells you what works, failures tell you what doesn’t

Its not always the end of the road when you don’t reach your chosen destination

Where the road you tread ends without taking you home, the road chosen for you begins

Where there is life on the other side of the horizon

Its not always that the grass is greener on the other side

It may be the yellow glasses on your eyes that makes the grass on your side of life look less green

Its not always that all people desert you in tough times to fight alone

It may be your eyes that look only for faces that have disappeared

And refuse to see those who continue to stand by you, more than ever before

Its not always that tears are shed only in times of ultimate unhappiness

Tears are shared equally by good and bad moments

Its not always that life is difficult per-se

It may be your memory that fails you in remembering the brighter moments of life

Or your uncourteous heart that doesn’t value good memories enough

Its not always that destiny is mercilessly cruel to you

It may be that you are getting in return form the world, the unhappiness you gave it

Its not always that birds are not seen where they belong to

It may be that you too were at home when they returned to theirs

Its not always that life takes away from you what you wanted most in life

It may be that what remains with you is what you cant live without

Its not always that you are unhappy when you are not happy

It may be that you are introspecting to find answers

To questions that make you restless and whose answers make you peaceful

Its not always that its only the Divinity that tests your grit

It may be your faith that sways in the winds of uncertainty when you need it to remain unmoved the most