MENTAL HEALTH
PAPA TEACHES ME ABOUT WAQT AUR TIME
"Sab kuch mil jayega, par yeh waqt, yeh vapis nahi aayega"
"Eventually you will get what you want, but this time, you will never get it back."
These were the words of my Dad, when a month after my 29th birthday I told him, I felt a bit defeated with life.
Work and Love were constantly serving me the same hurdles. Despite my diligence, despite my patience, external circumstances had not changed enough. In the last year of my 20s, these setbacks have suddenly hit way HARDER than before. Lately, unworthiness and loneliness have been a constant companion.
Except after this conversation with my Dad, I’m giving Time her due credit.
Some of them will leave the table in time.
The ones that didn’t turn up despite the long-standing invitation will eventually come. I'm sure of it. My tea party is too tempting.Uninvited guests may appear too, and they will have to be put up with for days, months, and perhaps even years.
As for Time, she’ll never return the same. So she's the VIP guest, ultimately.
If like me you’re struggling with a situation/s for a long period, reflect on what you love the most in this moment, and how it is likely to change in the future. I promise you’ll love this time, a bit more and the hard time is sure to pass a bit more quickly.
This picture is of my Dad and me, out for coffee on a sleepy Sunday afternoon last week. In the coming years to come, I am not sure how often and how easily we both will be able to do this together. But for now, he’s happy for me to disrupt his nap time and remains unaware of being used for my LinkedIn marketing.
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