Accumulating Life Miles!

"When you want something you have never had..you must do something you have never done.." They say every new beginning starts with that tiny spark of initiation. But not all new beginnings see the end. Or maybe they do, but not the positive side of it. This is when we talk about the ones that made it and how? That one last surge of energy, that one last gasp that pushes us past the chequered flag.

Do we all have it in us though? The answer being a simple "YES" in bold! Do we all know we have it in us? Maybe not. Do we all use it? "NO" again in bold. I have come to the understanding that there are innumerable things we learn and absorb as kids. Mostly good things from our parents, our teachers, our books and so on. There is a staunch contradiction to it. We forget or rather ignore most if not all those things that were imbibed in us in the tender moulding years of our lives. A straightforward explanation to it would be things like remembering the true meaning of the phrase "A friend in need is a friend in deed". We have all heard it and even learnt it for some lessons as kids. Do we use it anymore? Do we realize it anymore?

For many, there is no such thing called comfortable life or even something as meager as a sound sleep. Soldiers for instance. Every passing day is a new life, a new beginning for them. Every day of survival at war is that last gasp, another step after you know you have had enough. We on the other hand, sit back in the mushy comfort of our couches to think and evaluate what to do next or what not to while as stated, many don't have the privilege of choice.

The idea is to stand up and dust your behind after the fall and run faster than before. It is about that lung bursting enthusiasm that makes winners a reality. We all are blessed in the best possible ways and yet most of us take a life time to realize that. 

I have stopped going for the biggest goals first. I believe now in attaining the small ones to lead me to the bigger ones. I wish to go that extra mile in every aspect of life. Whether it is about helping someone, standing up for the right thing, studying, working, cleaning, earning, respecting, smiling, making people smile, loving, being friends, working out, or even just spreading happiness. It is about time, we stop thinking just about accumulating air miles and start going that extra mile to make things happen for ourselves and the people around us.

Ragz