I regularly come across people who say life is great, good and very good all the time. They say they are happy always. I envy them (not much) - at the same time I have a serious doubt in what they say. No one can sustain being excited and happy about life always (just like 24x7). We are supposed to have a few good times, a few or more bad times coming in cycles (random cycles) - that is life. Life is like a roller coaster ride - definitely not smooth. If a roller coaster ride runs straight and swift - it would definitely be called as a train ride that means nothing. The real excitement of life is the unexpected happenings it has in store for us.
We have to understand the fact that life is filled with ups and downs. We cannot help changing it - things happen eventually. We are charged up when something good happens to us ; on the contrary we totally get drained out when something bad happens to us. Actually, you have to stay charged high when you are down to push you out of it. Likewise, do not waste your energy when you are having a great time - cos as you are feeling good you need no extra charge to propel yourself. If you are too charged , you would get high and start to tailspin or burn yourself out because of the extreme charge. Reserve the power for a tough day - it may not be that far.
There is no 'brake' available during the ride to take a pause in life and think, but before you strap yourself you know that you are in for a wild ride. Everybody knows the fact that life in reality will not be fair all the time - but they forget the fact that they sometimes have time for preparation.
Sometimes life will just go like a swift ride - circling the same place (you do not even know what direction are you headed too) - sit back and relax because you might either get a spike or a downfall after this short circling. which would need more of you. You have to realize the fact that the ride is gonna be wild and you gotta stick with it till the end.
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The title of this song inspired me to write this post.
The title of this song inspired me to write this post.
Tips and strategies to face this ride?
Take the ride with a pessimistic approach (preparing for the worst) which would season you to face difficulties better as you are planned. During the ride you will have spikes like marriage, children and a whole lot of good things in life - you do not need any help during that time. During the worst times - transform into an optimist and start looking at brighter things in life like,
- if you have money problems - you have a job and you are healthy, you can come over it through time.
- if you lose your job - you could find a better job, may be it was time for you to change your job.
- you fall sick - you know you could regain your health or at least you are not dead.
- (you can approach all the problems this way)
Easy to say, very difficult to follow, lets try taking life this way.....
