THE BEST, ALWAYS, IS YET TO COME



















We never know our true potentials unless we are challenged by something beyond us… Mostly an unexpected crisis in life…



We fight the best when we are driven to the wall…

We try to earn the most, when shame of financial crunch doesn’t allow us to sleep…

We learn the most when our ego and arrogance bring us to the isolation of emotional turmoil…

We run the fastest when we run for our lives…

We love the most when our loved ones are lost…

Yes, something has to happen in our soul – some great churning, some emotional upheaval… something has to threaten us, shame us, mock us… humble us…


Our best, always, lies dormant within our souls… 

The best strength…

The best talent…

The most-earning capacity…

The best-learning capacity…

The best speed…

The best loving, caring and giving heart…

Each one of them needs to be tapped, awakened… 

And, it, invariably, takes a massive crisis to do that…

Yes, to awaken the giant with us, as it is said.

Therefore, there is a lot I can give… And, a lot I can receive...

A lot to be awakened...

A lot to be tapped, explored...

Yes, the giant is sleeping!



GERALD D’CUNHA

Pic.: Neetu Sharma Sachdeva



Comments

Dasan said…
I am very familiar with this phenomenon. I agree fully. Thanks for this gentle post. Dasan
June 29, 2013 at 12:52 PM
Kunal Rao said…
Nice piece as ever.
- ------ Kunal
June 29, 2013 at 1:15 PM
Harish Kher said…
The Best is kept for the last and our worst often brings it out; rightly pointed by you.
-- Harish
June 29, 2013 at 5:04 PM
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