Happened For A Reason

Hello dear reader, if you’ve reached this far— you’ve probably read the entire update. If you haven’t, it’s okay, patience is a virtue. Rare at that. What you are about to read next is a web of thoughts at 10:52 pm in my notes app.

I have a theory. Everything happens for a reason. Okay— this is definitely not my theory, but it is a belief. One that I wholeheartedly believe in. Suppose, you have a stuffed toy that you sleep with everyday. Eventually, it wears down. The cotton starts coming out, it gets dirtier, and your ‘annoying’ little younger sibling just ripped it apart. You sleep with that stuffed teddy everyday. And now? It’s gone. What would you do? Never sleep again? Punish your sibling? You cannot bring back the same old teddy despite whatever you try to do. And guess what? THAT, my dear, happened for a reason. Now the reason in your head or my head could be anything. It could be a lesson for you to be independent and start sleeping on your own, or for me, it could be to try out new stuffed animals! No more teddy? No worries, we have rabbits and elephants and cats and dogs and anything that my brain can imagine.

There is one more belief that I believe in a lot. “Something is better than nothing”. I have no clear recollection of where I got this ideology from, but I am utterly grateful to even know this phrase. This cluster of 5 words is the sole reason why I do the things the way I do. Humans are intelligent creatures. Excellent creatures. Beautiful. Smart. Our brains have the power that no machine or computer has. If we give even our 1% each day—by the end of year we’ll be looking at a 37% increase. I am no commerce student but I’ve the common sense to know that- THAT is a lot.

If you haven’t fallen asleep yet, I really appreciate it. It seems I have seemingly forgotten the essay format and hence I shall be ending my written Ted Talks this way. However, before we part ways dear reader—I want you to know that no matter what you do, how you do it, why you do it, you must always listen to that organ in the left of your thoracic cavity. It knows the best. Listen to it. Follow it. Fulfill it.

 -Shatakshi