LET GO...
"Let go"...
I have heard these words being said to me so many times,
But no matter how short and sweet and wise these words may seem,
They are just so hard to follow...
It is just so so hard to let go of things...
Things i love...
Things i hold dear...
Things close to my heart...
But then there is a very funny thing i have noticed...
It's not hard to let go of only all things good...
It is also very hard to let go of things that hurt me...
Things that cause me pain...
And i wonder...
Is this trait with just me...
Or do others suffer from this funny habit too...
And if you think hard...
And look deep inside yourself...
You will see that this fact holds true for most of us...
While it is tough for us to let go of the good things in life...
It is still harder for us to let go of the bad parts that exist in our lives...
And i seriously wonder why???
I mean it's understandable...
Wanting to hold on to memories of things that bring us joy...
Wanting to remember forever those moments that bring a smile to our faces...
But why do we remember each and every minute detail of a fight with a loved one...
The bitter words exchanged with someone dear...
The hurt someone meted out to us...
Why is it so hard for us to forgive, forget and let go of other's mistakes...
Other's shortcomings...
We may forget the laughter we once had shared with someone special...
But we will reminisce with great detail what wrong that person did to us...
We may erase from our memories a person's good points...
But never fail to remember each and every small fault he has...
WHY???
Why do we hold on to the bad and cause ourselves pain...
Life is like grains of sand...
When you hold the grains of sand tightly in your fist...
The grains begin to trickle out...
And when you open your fist...
You are left with nothing but a few solitary grains...
But if you hold them loosely...
More the number of grains remain put in your fist...
Never hold on to things in life...
Either good or bad...
Let them go...
If you deserve the good things they will remain...
Lying in your fist forever...
But the minute you try to capture happiness...
It will evade you...
And escape...
As for the bad parts...
Everybody in the world has them...
Let bygones be bygones...
There is no point reliving the pain...
The hurt...
Revenge is not the answer...
Nor is thinking about the past...
Sure we all get hurt sometime or the other...
But we should accept, learn and grow from our pain...
Instead of letting our anger and unhappiness grow...
Open your fist...
And let go...
Savour life...
And each moment...
Hold on to the things that bring happiness and sunshine to your lives...
Hold on to your loved ones...
Your friends, family...
And let go...
Of memories that bring a tear to your eye...
Of moments that pierce your heart...
Let go...
And live...
Life ...
With a Smile...
Let go...
And Enjoy...
Let go...