"We can never turn back the pages of time, though we may wish to relive a happy moment, or say good-bye just one last time, we never can, because the sands of time continue to fall, and we can't turn the hourglass over."~Anonymous
“I just want to relive this life ONCE. I will rectify it all.”- THE. MOST. COMMON. WISH.
But me? Even if life would knock at my door like a credit card’s salesman with an offer like this- I would never accept it. NEVER.
Why so?
I have made a zillion mistakes.Probably more. But there’s not ONE where I have not learnt something.
Therefore I have had a zillion lessons. Probably more. But there’s not ONE where I have not come across a new situation.
Similarly I have faced a zillion new situations. Probably more. But there’s not ONE where I haven’t made a mistake.
So we have a vicious cycle here where I learn, grow, and become a better person.
While walking on the sands of my mistakes, lessons and situations; I find a few valuable pearls here and there. Some in the form of memories I cherish forever, some like the beautiful result of a life’s test I passed with flying colors, some are just people: People whom I can rely on, people I can love, people who understand. All these pearls I keep collecting in a golden treasure box which is hidden deep under. Sometimes, till I can reach the treasure box, my pearl seems to disappear. Yes, it sure hurts but then almost immediately life changes my tears to another pearl which I treasure more than the one I lost.
Each time life gives me a hard time, I open my treasure box and look through all the pearls. Some are big, some are small; some are more valuable than the rest; some give me peace and satisfaction each time.
“Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them.” ~Bob Dylan
BUT! But, if I decide to relive my life and rectify my mistakes, when would I walk through the sands? Where would I find my pearls? Where will I find my happiness? How will I value happiness if I don’t see the darker side? If He gave us only ONE life, He did that for a reason. For us to learn how to cherish, for us to understand His mercy, for us to LIVE in the true sense. :)
Queen of Blah counting her pearls. :)
