It’s almost impossible
to safe guard one’s life from anything that threatens its existence. I say almost because there are those who might
actually achieve this – I just don’t know any of them. But for those of us who
find ourselves in the almost category
– humility is our best bet yet!
How’s this possible?
Well, humility offers the soundness of mind, calmness, peace
and contentment.
I know this too well. Coming from a very comfortable life with
my late husband who worked as a medical officer, this was proven when his
battle with cancer grew vigorous until he passed on; I found myself in need of
not only money but of emotional strength to see things through.
Sitting in a session with my psychologist after the loss of
my car, she said “Samu, you have to come to terms with your loss. You have to accept
that now you’re forced to start a new life…”
I sobbed. She had never seen me like that before. She asked
if she could refer me to a psychiatrist – this rang a very loud alarm; but I wasn’t
ready yet. I didn’t feel like I’d ever be ready to start life all over again. This
was my second marriage – I’ve done this starting all over thing before. The only
difference with my first marriage is that it ended in a divorce and I was
somehow prepared for it, it wasn’t a shock. However this time around I wasn’t near
ready.
So I went home. I had a pep talk with myself. I started
thinking about how I was going to start over again. There weren’t many options.
It was either I become humble and surrender to what was or become proud and
fake through life; and because I value peace, I opted for Humility.
Immediately I felt a sense of peace. I felt as though a load
of heavy weight was taken off my shoulders. I wasn’t bothered by figuring things
out; but rather filled with contentment of doing what I can – now.
I hope you find this kind of peace too.
