Just imagine...We are standing behind the closed gates, hearing chilling voices of heartless fighters, roaring& hungry wild animals and ofcourse sound of deadly weapons. Ok, now comes a valid a question. Why are we standing there? Because dear friends & wellwishers, the doors will open soon and we will be let out to fight...
I know, this may remind you of the scene from the famous Oscar winning movie ‘Gladiator’. However, there is much more to look out for.
When the first scene of the fight of gladiators unfolds, there is a man who is scared till death and another man who wasn’t. Guess, who is the first to be killed when the gates are opened? Obviously, the man who is scared... This scene has really left an impact on me.
Many a times, we stand behind the closed doors really fearing what will happen; what will come out; will we survive? But believe me, it never helps. Fearing or dodging in life never help. I heard somewhere, “Nowhere to run; nowhere to hide, this is the time until we die”. Quite true!!!
It happens everywhere. I mean...
· If we join an office, we may fear of challenging assignments. Sometimes, we fear of losing the job.
· If we appear for an exam, we may fear of difficult questions. And then we fear for the results.
· If we play a game say football, we may fear of ball coming to us.
· If we have a great family & friends, we may fear losing them.
· If we fall into love, we may fear... The fear is endless...
In retrospect, we all find that most of the times the things which we feared the most when happened, we had absolutely no choice but to face them Here the point is that we have always moved on. We all have our share of failures & heartbreaks, but if we are still here, it means something.
If whatever is going to happen will happen, then can we avoid wasting our life in fear? I mean, isn’t we need prepare us to confront the situation with courage and dignity rather than fearing.
I know it is easier to say than do. But it is worth trying...
We cannot expect life to be always fair with us, yes it also true. This is my second observation in the movie. We all have witnessed this at some or the other time in our lives. But it is not about what life does to us; it is about how we do in life.
There is a quite inspiring dialogue about life from the movie, Rocky,“You, me or nobody is going to hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!”
Let the life offer whatever it has and let we face it with strength& courage.
Let us dare to look forward to every challenging situation. It may be a game or an assignment; it may be an adventurous sport or falling in love...
Let us concede that we all are gladiators in our life and we are meant to face, fight and survive. Life much more than fears for the worst. Life is about living. It doesn't matter, what is behind the gates, we need to believe and have absolute faith that we will deal with whatever comes.
Let us wait for the gates to be opened.
With a fearless smile,
Pragati Soni