Contradictions

There was a stream of water which the villagers feared would destroy the village. A group of villagers tried to block it but it still found its course. There came another group. They also tried to control the water in a different way. The stream of water enraged that it was, still found its way. Now, another group of villagers took up. Instead of stopping the course of water, they redirected it towards the crops and wells. Hence, the villagers stored the water for their crops, animals and the daily use.  

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Ours is a world of contradictions; salt and sugar, day and night, black and white, good and evil, shadows and light. That is what it is meant to be. What we make out of it, matters. Like the third group of villagers in the above parable. Many try to stop the course of life, not knowing that it will go on anyway, much like the sand in an hour glass. 

As the life unfolds, realizations begin. This unfolding, bitter at times, has brought to me golden lessons:

It is as important to be hated as it is to be loved.

It is as important to have enemies as it is to have friends

It is as important to be sad as it is to be happy

It is as important to be disagreed with, as it is to be agreed with.

Hardship is as important as ease.

Sorrow is as important as pleasure.

Rejection is as important as acceptance.

Confusions are as important as clarity.

It is as important to be deceived as it is to meet sincerity. 

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In all the above mentioned, you try to remove one and the other will be gone. This is because their existence is relative.

Be grateful for everything. It is not as simple as it sounds. Sometimes we break and then collecting the pieces, we move on. But it plays an important role in the course of our life.

~ Peace