Life is incomplete without you!

Life! To some it means sustenance, to some a way of living. Little does one know in which direction it’s going to drift and what’s in store for the days to come? Life takes unexpected turns. We go through a lot of phases in life, some good and some bad. We are told this is the way life is to be and without any doubt, we tread on a path unknown to us. We learn something new, stumble at times but are quick to stand up on our feet again to march forwards. Infancy to childhood to adolescence to adulthood, every stage of life has something to teach. It is how you learn at each of these stages; one’s life gets shape and meaning. Right up to early adulthood, we take things for granted but there is little much choice we have until then. We have to follow what our elders preach and that is about it. Those who obey are little stars in their eyes, and those who don’t are brats! But life doesn’t end there. Adulthood brings a sense of responsibility along with it, and one has to be careful in the decisions he makes. One wrong move and it can mean disaster!

I have learnt a lot from life. Committed many mistakes and have been fortunate to learn from most of them. And it is since I started deciding for myself, that I have been able to value life even more. Life no longer seems to be about just myself, it encompasses bits and pieces of almost everything around. This is where the struggle begins, an internal fight between right and wrong, to do or not to. As a person, I try my best to accommodate the most rational and logical elements but sometimes it goes for a toss. But again, that in itself is a learning experience and the value embedded within it is priceless. One has to look out for it to be able to march ahead.

It is when you enter your adulthood; you begin expecting answers to questions that have been spinning around in your head for ages. It is always good to seek answers to questions that hound you but at times, they end up in not so pleasant kind of situations. One starts looking at life in a different manner. And then comes a phase where you are asked to make some very important decisions in life, that of choosing a life partner. It was not very easy for me but I managed to find the best I could. But that didn’t mean it was a fairy-tale ride, marriage sure has its ups and downs. The way we tackle those moments define how things go forward. I began questioning life even more, brought up my past in situations least needed and gave way to even more questions. My love, my wife has played a pivotal role in answering some of those questions and giving me hope that the future would be even more beautiful.

It was time to make another important decision in life, to bring into this small world of ours a little part of us. Excitement galore, we started off on the right note. We had our share of anxious moments. Would we be good parents? How would we bring up our child? A lot of comparisons started to surface on how our parents brought us up and how we would do our part. This in turn taught me that sometimes it is not what an individual wants to do but it is the situation that a person ends up in that decides what he does. It has been a learning phase and I am sure to learn many more things. But the whole essence of this stage of life ends up in the form of a little bundle of joy. Life in its simplest form, that needs to be loved and cared, that needs to be nurtured in the best possible way. This is where life comes full circle, all questions answered. This is where you live your childhood again, not for yourself but for your child. To give the best and to do the most you can. Just when you think life has nothing more to offer; a smile from the little one and life is worth living again!