I have read a lot of Paulo Coelho books lately...so chasing dreams, taking seemingly hopeless chances that always pay off, holding on to faith and hope is something that I seem to have absorbed. :)
I think most of us can make the fatal error of holding on to an illusion or a fantasy as chasing a dream. I know I did that. I guess there is no way of knowing the difference till you have learned the hard way...But guess what, at the end of the day, you have the satisfaction of knowing that you held the fort...till the very last minute.
I am like a sponge. When I begin reading something or watching something, I completely soak myself in it. What I am trying to say is that since I have read books in the similar vein, I have been obsessively trying to find the "hidden message" in my day to day life! Luckily for me, the foolishness is paying rich dividends...especially in terms of optimism.
A few days ago, I was watching Farah Khan's chat show. They featured a braveheart who had been paralyzed from waist down. The doctors gave up on him...he did not! He fought back because he said he does not know what defeat is. His name is now in the world record for having driven to the highest motorable pass without a break.
To say I was inspired would of course be meaningless and a cliche. His courage speaks for itself. What I thought was that he grabbed a second chance from life. It wasn't handed to him on a silver platter.
I looked closer home. Several years ago, my father suffered from sciatica. Its a condition due to which my father who is my superhero was in unbearable pain from his waist below. He could not move and had to depend on my mom to even go to the washroom. I saw my father battle that phase of his life like a warrior. He would smile when others would have shed tears. That for me was the biggest inspiration ever. We had a doctor who was a godsend. He told my father that god could not cure him. The only person, the only treatment for him was his will power. My father is the richest man in that department.
Being the magician that he is, Papa performed the miracle. He forced God to give him what was his...the kind of life he wanted to lead.
I know that I will fight tooth and nail for my second chance. I won't give in and I won't give up...its not in my blood :D
