“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.”― Maya Angelou
Some brave-heart stand strong in the storm, and when the winds fail to blow them away, they adjust their sail, navigate slowly to raise their sail and begin. That is what resilience is all about. It is easy to preach about this virtue, yet the people who actually taste this virtue are the real heroes in life as they fear not to bounce back.
There was a little girl hailing from a small town in India. The town was special and so was her upbringing in one of the finest schools. While children would run around and play, her health would no allow her because she was asthmatic. So the best recluse she found was in the school library. She loved reading and enjoyed the world of mythological stories, adventure trips and the scintillating suspense novels. Her flair for expressing her thoughts on paper became evident when her essays scored the maximum marks. A shy girl, she did fear communicating because of reasons natural, yet the world perceived it as her flaw.
Those were the days when there were no student counselors too so no point raising the concern. She was very good in her studies, and in English, she would always give a master stroke score. She loved participating in debates. Her speeches made it to the finals, spoken by someone else, while she sat in the audience silently. She would tell herself, she wished to become a great writer, someday. How, when, why was God's way to find out, as simple. She completed her college and pursued a masters in communication, and her parents were always supportive. They believed in her dream. She had no one to guide her so she chose her way, she dared to break the myths.
Destiny took her to a Metro city to seek her first job. The place, people and the language seemed new but then she did pick up the flavor of the city and tone of communication pretty fast. After attending countless interviews, walking in the scorching sun, skipping her meal at times, traveling in crowded buses, and rejections, she just knew 'never give up'. Her roommates were very supportive and kept her spirits high. She had no mobile phone so following up on interviews was by standing for her turn in the STD booths. It was a test of whether to give up on her dream and take what was easier. Yet the best part was, she could only think of writing and no other way.
Finally, call it a divine intervention, her Almighty heard her prays, she did got the first break in a good ad agency. Tears of joy rolled down her eyes, as she held the first offer letter. She became a 'copywriter'. The small town girl followed her dream, braved her fears and celebrated her wins as the billboards flashed her copy in the skyline of the city.
When we learn how to become RESILIENT, we learn how to best embrace the beautifully broad spectrum of the human experience and emerge victorious in life.
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