Beautiful Disaster

"You just have to pen down your thoughts" they say. Being a thinker (or even an overthinker), I sometimes amaze myself with things I ponder about but when it comes to writing it down, I find myself confused and out of words. It has almost been six months eversince I last posted a blog. I thought I'd post at least once a month but turns out I think and think and think and think and the thought just vanishes once I start writing. So here's me writing a confession blog to tell you that "I'm STRUGGLINGGGGG ". Why am I writing a confession blog? Because I feel the first step to start (or restart in my case) writing is to be honest with yourself. Once a good mentor of mine, who is a writer (a very diligent one), told me "write for yourself and not to please people" (and oh! Before I forget, this very mentor is the person who encouraged me to start writing). So here I am telling the readers that I'm honestly still trying to figure out and sort out...

H ow was 2020? Mournful? Joyous? Pleasant? Or was it grievous? Looking back, 2020 was a rollercoaster ride for the world. While some families underwent difficult and challenging times, some experienced breakthroughs. Not all stories were the same. Some laughed. Some cried. Some rejoiced, while the other mourned over the death of a beloved. The year 2020 had its own share of experience, unique for each person. Mine was unique to myself too.       While there are numerous lessons I can recount of as I reflect on the year 2020, there is, however, but one lesson that was noteworthy to me, and that is, "Being Selfless" or "Being Unselfish" (as some would put it).     Among many selfless acts I encountered in 2020, one of the most significant was when, one time, during the lockdown, an ill-health lady who lives a few yards away from my house, dropped by to ask the well-being of my family with a basket of fruits in her hands. It was not the food items she brought ...

"Why 'Beautiful Disaster'?" you ask. How can disasters be beautiful? Aren't disasters supposed to be ugly? For so many years, or at least for the years since I was born (20 years back), the word "disaster" has always  been deemed as a signal for adversity  and a connotation for something disappointing or bad . "Your work is a disaster" is the last thing one would want to hear after having worked hard for something you've been wanting to achieve. But the other way round, have you ever thought about how some disasters can result in a beautiful thing?  Ever wondered how ending a relationship can be disastrous? But what if it's a toxic relationship? Right? What seemingly may look like a disaster, at times, can actually be a turning point to something beautiful and worth the pain.  Yes, disasters are not pleasant to one's sight. But, my point is, disasters don't have to end "ugly". I believe disasters can be beautiful if w...