Reality of Life

We constantly struggle in the life we live. This struggle begins at the moment of conception with a racing competition between the sperms to see who can reach the egg. The foetus struggles to survive; sometimes that choice is not even given to it. We see the light of life, and then the struggle begins again. The first milestone we have to or should achieve, the first food we eat, when we eat, how much we eat , whether we get anything to eat. The constant pressure by everyone to speak, only told later to shut up!

Then the struggle begins to study and learn,  to get into better school or any school for that matter, then it moves to the struggle to complete that school with flying colours. The struggle to compete with the other, to score better, to be better, to be  number one!.

The fight continues to get to the right college, to find a job that you like with decent remuneration, followed by the stress to compete with so many to find the right mate. Then you struggle to create a life of your own, the struggle to give birth to another life.

It is a vicious circle, this life, and still we pine to survive. We survive failures, rejections, heartbreaks, friendships, trust and loyalty. We mourn the death of near and dear ones, but we still go on. The steps forward may shake, may not be confident but still we strive to live.

Is it worth it? Yes, my take - only when you struggle you do see truth, it is always ugly and it changes you from what you were yesterday to what you are today. It teaches you a lot, every experience when you reflect later, changes the course of your being. You thread ahead carefully and are cautious, the risk taking capacity is decreased.

So I struggle to see my tomorrow, maybe today with not so happy heart but with a hope that someday it will change :)