India and Pakistan: Turning people of Today into the people of Past

So much hatred ... India and Pakistan. Two names, two nations. People with same roots, so similar yet so hell-bent on not leaving any opportunity to insult each other.

People, move on. Grow past the ancient thinking of seeing others for what their ancestors were. Yes, people have done wrong and yes there are some who are still doing it. But, pay attention to the lines you are about to read.

When a baby is born, be it in Pakistan or in India, it has zero hatred in the heart. And the ones who were born in the 90s and after were the same. But, were exposed to an environment that promotes hatred and toxic nationalism.

They were the ones who could have left everything behind. But, look at what they have grown into. Hating their neighbour citizens for the sins they have not even done.

The fight is not between the nations, it is with the thoughts and mindsets that force a child to see the other nation and its people as enemies. The things that need focus are not what the other nation has done wrong, but the wrong within one's own.

And if someone feels like I am overlooking terrorism, mark my words, there are people in both the nations who hate terrorism alike.

But, the main idea I want you to think about remains the same. Think of the kids who will be coming to this world. And think about what they can be. Think of what the two nations could be if the sins of the people of the past were left in the past. Think of what the two nations could be if the thoughts of dead people no longer affected the living. Think of a generation capable of having their own thoughts. Think of what could be and not of what was.  

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I am better off alone!!!

I've seen people losing their friends. I've seen people losing their family. I've seen people losing what they hold dearest. I've seen people getting hurt.

And after getting hurt, after accepting their loss, these people either start cherishing what they still have with them or start building up a wall around them, with an idea that they are better off alone.

To me, the first kind is nothing to worry about. But, the second kind, the people who start thinking that they are better off alone, well, read on.

What if I give you a glass of your favourite drink. Filled up to the brim. What if half of it fell on the floor? What would you do then? Be thankful that you still have some left in the glass? Or just because you couldn't have a glass full of it, throw the rest on the floor too?

No doubt, it is a childish example. But still, it is enough to point at the wrong many people do to themselves, to their lives.

Building up walls, pushing people away, throwing away what still remains, putting up fake faces and crying in a dark room, alone, is not the solution. It never was and never will be.

If you're such a person, then you should let others help you, let them love you, share your problems. Don't push them away.

No doubt that the idea of suffering, again and again, makes the option of being alone look better. No doubt that it will help in avoiding any future issues. But the fact that it will take away your one and only way of being truly happy cannot be overlooked. 

The key thing remains the same. Cherish what still remains, look at the people you still have in your life and trust me, doing this is the solution to all the pain you have suffered, or are suffering.

Enjoy what still remains in the glass. Remember the past but don't let go of the future opportunities. ;) 

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I want to be like someone else!

"I have a family, I have friends, I have many things that others would die and kill for. But still. I think I am not good enough. I should have been like someone else. I should have been a bit different.
etc, etc, etc. "

- by (I don't know how many people). 

Well, I would like to ask some questions to these people. Why would you ever want to be like someone else when you can create a whole new brand out of yourself? Why would you think you are not good enough when you are the best at being you? Why would you want to do better than others when you are capable enough to push through your limits every single moment? Why the hell would you look at others and feel bad about everything that makes you who you are?

Even if you do look at others, you will always have two options. The first one, to look at the other person and feel bad about what they are or what they have achieved. And the second one is to look at them and get motivated, get inspired and learn new things.

There are no certain words that I can use to convince you to not to envy others. But I can surely tell you that doing so will never do any good. There's a saying that Positivity brings success, and believe me, staying positive works like a charm. If you keep your thoughts positive even in the harshest of the circumstances, you would always find something good.

Even if you are not able to find the good, how long would you whine over it? How many times would you laugh at the same joke? Two? Three? Four? Not more than that. Right? So, why would you cry over the same reason again and again? Learn to move on. You would have read this thing earlier, but have you decided to work upon it yet? 

Everyone wants to stay happy. Right? So why not focus on the positive side of our lives and stay happy?

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