Pedro was leading a group of teenagers on a cycling trail. A young girl slipped off her bike… her pants had a tear at the bruised and bloodied knee. Her friends gathered around and expressed concern. The young lady smiled and assured them, ‘it is a small thing!’ Pedro disagreed, ‘it is big… you have a story to tell!’
He was saying that the incident would turn into a story to be
told. The trials and tribulations, the challenges and obstacles, the failings
and failures… test our ability to cope with them. The hurt and the pain will
fade but our response to it will turn into a worthy narrative.
It is important to note that our personality is empowered by
such adverse situations if we take them on. The young girl was ready to move on
and hence she would have a story to tell of her ability to rise after the fall.
She chose to not be pulled back by momentary hardship.
We must be ready for setbacks and hurdles. They are part of
life. Never mind the magnitude of an unexpected pushback, what matters is our comeback.
We must remember the brave ones are the ones who face the deterrent, despite
real or imagined intimidation.
Take ownership
of every block that deters
A story to
be told will rise from the jitters!
- Pravin K.
Sabnis
