When the going gets tough,
How do you convince yourself to get going;
How do you tell yourself that you are tough, strong;
How do you not let yourself just crumble under pressure and stress?????
How do you prepare for the difficult times
That lie ahead
How do you make yourself realise
That you can get through this;
That this too, shall pass?
That you will emerge even stronger?
That this is, but, a mere hurdle
To reach your journey of success?
That all it takes
Is just a bold step ahead?
How?
How?
How?
I just recalled an interesting anecdote that I wish to share over here. I had been out to the mall with my parents roughly a year back, a few weeks after the Lockdown 2.0 had been lifted and when life was just crawling back to normal again. We made use of the opportunity to finally go for a small outing. We had lunch outside after what seemed like a decade and then decided to visit our local shopping mall for a bit of "window shopping". As we were walking by the shops, I stayed back at a clothing store as a line of cute Indian bridal wear caught my eye. I admired the clothes from the shop window for some time and was turning back to rejoin my parents, when a lady who was passing by walked up to me and smiled. Just as I began scratching my head (figuratively of course) trying to recall whether I knew her from somewhere, she broke the ice and said, "I really love the skirt you're wearing! Could you tell me where you purchased it from?" I have to admit I was taken ...
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