Oman Daily Observer

People represent a product of their past

- Abdulaziz Al Jahdhami aljahdhami­22@gmail.com An author, columnist, creative writer, translator and a communicat­ions profession­al

Painful experience­s like break ups, losing a loved one, or losing a job make us more powerful and strong. We learn to survive during these hard times. It is when we put our survival instincts into practice then we can truly be strong. Thanks to pain for teaching us to appreciate life and everything around us.

Yes, it is true that pain will leave once it has finished teaching the lesson! American author and journalist, Hal Borland, confirmed this fact, as he said, “No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn”.

Pain is unavoidabl­e; we all feel and deal with it. Pain is part of human life and there can be no gain without pain.

Painful experience­s like break ups, losing a loved one, or losing a job make us more powerful and strong.

We learn to survive during these hard times. It is when we put our survival instincts into practice then we can truly be strong.

Pain will leave once it has finished teaching the lesson! It has been said, that no winter lasts forever and no spring skips its turn.

Despite the pain, challenges and disappoint­ments experience­d in life, we also have dreams to chase and ambitions to fulfil. Sometimes, the most beautiful dreams are born from the most unpleasant nightmares. As it has been said that you will never know the power of yourself until someone hurts you badly.

Therefore, out of all painful experience­s that one comes across everyday arises the courage to make dreams come true.

As a matter of fact, people represent a product of their past, but one should not be a prisoner of it and stick to what no longer exists. Probably, it could be hard, but one has to let go all unpleasant experience­s, challenges and disappoint­ments or failures.

In fact, every moment gives a new beginning and a new ending, so everyone literally gets a second chance everyday!

Similarly, every time it rains, it stops raining and everything that goes up comes down. After darkness, there is always light; we recall this every morning, but somehow we do not see it.

Nobody knows what new challenge or obstacle comes the next day, but we always have two options, either to take control or to fold under pressure.

It is not always about what happens to us, rather how we choose to handle the storms. In fact, the strongest people do not quit, but they simply grab their umbrellas and keep moving forward.

Khalil Gibran, a Lebanese poet and writer, said, “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”

In view of that, when challenges bring you down, do not give up; stand strong like the tree, which stays strong no matter how heavy the thunder is or how strong the wind blows.

Trials and challenges are part of life, so do not be demotivate­d; be courageous, focused and persistent.

Every time you stand stronger, God will uplift you and make you stronger than ever before.

Our spirit, sometimes, gets weak when we act in fear and lose hope while chasing our dreams.

However, we get stronger as we believe in hope and have faith to meet and conquer the challenges we face.

Nobody has not experience­d failure in life, but failure offers a natural checkpoint on your journey, so it allows you to evaluate your way and principles of making improvemen­ts.

When you fail, you get the chance to evaluate your decisions and behaviours.

Such a review can bring important details, which you possibly missed the first time, so you can take a better approach the next time.

Then, no matter how hard or impossible it is, just take a deep breath, open the door to the future and start a brand-new chapter in your life.

TRIALS AND CHALLENGES ARE PART OF LIFE, SO DO NOT BE DEMOTIVATE­D; BE COURAGEOUS, FOCUSED AND PERSISTENT

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