In life it so happens that all the time we are puzzled with achievements and run after them . We are so bogged down that we forget the journey . I have seen people running after success . What success they fail to decide . The inner contentment and satisfaction is lacking and hence even when they accomplish their goal they have an emptiness .

I have reached a stage in my life where i have gone through myriad experiences in life , some very good and enriching , some not so good and bad . This mixed baggage of experiences has made my life enriching but one thing for sure i can say that when i look back i have extreme satisfaction over my struggles . These struggles has not only made me stronger but i have been able to perform way beyond my capacity and potential . This has become possible only for the people and my interactionwith them .

It so happens that when we are going through the experiences we are caught in the waves but when we sail out we realise that after all it was not so bad .

When i close my eyes and revisit the memory lane i am overwhelmed with the colourful experiences i have gone through . They have added to the flavour of life .

Thus we should be focused but should not forget that their is a world around waiting to welcome us with its approaches . We have to embrace the world , feel the warmth and shrug away the cold and move on .

This is the way life proceeds .

Mamta Mehrotra 31/3/22