The Strength Within

Recognise the strength within and live strong!
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Every person when born is absolutely perfect, he's God's most loveliest creation. And it's that perfectness rendered to the new born by the almighty which gives him the power to bring a smile to a person's face without even doing anything. Little fingers, silky hair, soft skin and a certain magic which makes a new born the epitome of innocence. A new born is the perfect example of a person being himself. He cries, he does what he wants to, throws the tantrums yet manages to be adorable and win hearts by being himself.

After he's born, he's on his own. What happens to that perfectness depends on what he does, his surroundings and his way of living his life. As he matures, the sins in the world start gearing up to throw their vicious trap over him. Still innocent, he falls for it and gets injected by that pinch of impurity which he has never experienced before. His parents or his elders make sure, he stays on the right path. Curious, he still goes for it. He falls into the dump and after doing what should not be done realises that he shouldn't have done it. He tries to make amends to retain the innocence, but a bit of it already is lost and what's left is a new found strength which he has got from the bitter experience. That strength is God's gift to man which he has to discover on his journey of life. But how many of us really acknowledge and try to acquire that strength ? How many of us believe in standing up after we fall?

'Confused souls are what we are,
Reluctant to fight after a scar'
The Strength to Rebelive
'I got hurt once and I don't want it to happen again to me' - is a reason why people believe in building walls around them. Walls which they believe will protect them from the incoming hurt, walls which will strip people of the right to hurt them and walls which will keep them at peace without anybody around. How can a person be happy when he's alone? He can never be and if he says he is - He's lying or probably doesn't even himself realise how wrong he is. The world is full of bad and good people. It's a perfect balance - While the bad will hurt you and go away without giving a damn, the good will help heal the hurt. If you gave a chance to the bad to hurt you, why deprive the good of the chance to heal which will help you in return? The ability and strength to rebelieve even after getting hurt is in everybody, one just needs to give it a fair chance. A chance which is will not only help heal the scar, but is likely to earn some very sweet relationships for you.

'Too short to enjoy, to short to live,
Life's too short to not forgive'
The Strength to Forgive
Holding a grudge has never helped anyone. It just keeps you reminding of a bad experience you've been through, an experience which you would never want to have again in your life. And yet for some reason, you don't let go of it. So while the hurt was painful enough, you make it more painful by keeping a grudge about it. Most believe that being forgiving is being weak as it makes them feel incapable of showing their anger. Forgiveness is a strength and that's why it's said that it is the virtue of the brave. It takes a piece of your heart to forgive. It's really easy to take out your anger and say or do something to hurt a person, but forgiving the person is the only way which will bring peace to you and the people around you.

'Be what you are,
Believe in what you can be'
The Strength of Self belief
Ever experienced a person around you with a great deal of infectious energy? An energy which makes you wonder, 'How can he filled with so much confidence?' No man in this world lives without his share of problems. While the ordinary gives up his belief and confidence to their problems, the extraordinary stands up to it. What exactly is extraordinary? Every one of us is extraordinary! Some realise it, some just let the chance go away. That 'extra' in 'ordinary' is the self belief and confidence. If you don't believe and respect what you do, do you really expect others to do that for you? Even the most amazing and the most confident person have had his turbulent times in life. But his will to survive and not give up makes him special. Self belief and self confidence are strengths which can only be triggered only a person wants them to be and when triggered brings the best out of him.

'He has the heart of gold,
He's the favourite of new and old'
The Strength of Heart
It's a shame when a person after getting hurt decides, 'The world screwed me, it's time to get even now and I'll whatever it takes to do it!' Being a nice, sensitive and emotional person has it's long list of drawbacks, but you'll always be respected for it. People will come, they'll hurt you and they will take you for granted, but if you're among those who has that heart of gold, who is still nice to them even after getting hurt; they'll never be able to forget you and you'll always be remembered as someone who has been a good part of their lives. Your heart is your biggest strength and it makes you special for many!

We all were created the same by God, but the choice of way to live the life he gave us has been given to us and it's only we who are responsible of what we make out of it. Recognise your strengths, for you're special!