For the first time

Do you believe that everything happens for a reason?
Do you believe that you, reading this right now, was something already planned?

Something bad happened. And for the first time, you're facing an inevitable downfall. Hopes and expectations have become out of reach and all you want to know is why? Why of all things, this had to happen? Why of all people, it had to be you? Why? Unfortunately, your questions are something akin to the impossible. Nothing in this life will ever make you understand the reason why.

Would you believe me if I told you that every step you take in this life, in this hour, in this moment, will lead you to something else. Be it good or bad. Well, what am I saying? Seems like I'm just stating the obvious. But think again. For every word you speak, for every laughter you cry and even for every thought you let pass by - every second of your life has been pre-determined.

Right, I think I just managed to make all of this sound like some sorcery fantasy. But NO! Ok I'll just get straight to the point.

There is a reason why certain people are there in your life. First of all, get it in your head that everyone leaves. No, I didn't mean to put it in a very depressing oh-you're-leaving-me-but-I-thought-you-said-forever-and-always bullshit. What I meant was, everyone serves a purpose in your life. And vice versa, you are in that person's life for a reason. Maybe she's there to help you realise something. Maybe he's there to show you what you deserve. Maybe they are there to help you get through this phase in life. I personally believe that once that purpose has been served, they will eventually leave. Either by way of misunderstandings or simply because the bond just drifted out of sight.

Your job application just got rejected by 10 firms. And finally when this ONE firm decides to take you in, you find that they are offering you so much that you cannot even start to imagine how you are going to survive in the city you are living in. You work your ass off every day for 2 years. Life seems unfair because you work so hard only to get so little in return that you have to starve yourself every night knowing that you only have $10 in your pocket to last you for the entire day. But. In the midst of all that has been going on, you start meeting new people. Clients, colleagues, bosses. And one day, one of those people that you meet will open opportunities for you to a different path. Now, you are earning ten times more than before. All because in that 2 years, you've gained more experience than anyone else who has worked in that 10 firms that rejected your application.

I am probably the worst person to be listening to right now. But know that whatever predicaments you might be going through right now, it is only a phase in life. And it will pass. Slowly but eventually. Failures are only doorways to different opportunities. Heartbreaks are only experiences you had to learn the hard way. It is ok to sometimes cry in despair but don't stay there for too long because for every minute you spend frowning, is a minute you lose in finding that silver lining.

I have 7 papers in 8 days. SO WHAT?! It is only a phase in life it is only a phase in life it is only a phase in life *chants* SEE! All better! ...

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FML.