The power of being #together

Oh, the comfort — the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person — having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away.        ~Dinah Craik

Life is full of ups and downs. We stay humble during the up phases and we stay strong during the down phases. But sometimes we go down so deep that we lose our strength or our faith in our strength. All our optimism may seem gone and every positive thought in our mind is so feeble that it gets overshadowed by the negative emotions. I guess that all of us have experienced such a thing at some point in our life (and we may experience it again.) But we somehow survived it. But how did we do that. Did someone gave us an advice that and boosted our optimism? Did a sorcerer gave us a magic potion to power up our inner strength? Did we devised a plan so good that we overcame all the objections? Maybe some of us did. But most of us made it because of something else. We made it because of someone; that special someone who was on our side and gave us the comfort of their companionship. It could be anyone. Maybe your mom, dad, brother, sister, friend, girlfriend / boyfriend, wife, your pet. It could even be your alter ego!
When I dropped out of college (http://bit.ly/1EuUysH , http://bit.ly/18FKTnR ), I was at the bottom of my life. I stopped visiting my shrink and he almost lost hope in me. I was cut out of the entire world. I just stayed in my room and eat and got high and passed out. Few weeks passed and things only got worse. I can't really believe that I am somewhat normal now. But I had help. One day, I got up after sleeping for like two days and I was surprised. I was not in my bathroom, but in my bedroom. That is very strange because I usually pass out on bathroom floor. Well, my mom was there! I was shocked because I had a big fight with my family and I haven't talked to them for months. After what I did, I thought they 'd never forgive me. I still can't believe she forgave me.

A woman's love 

Is mighty, but a mother's heart is weak, 
And by its weakness overcomes.                          ~ James Russell Lowell, Legend of Brittany, Part II, Stanza 43.

She must've heard about me and she couldn't stand her son getting spoiled. Every mother in this world wants her child be a good person. She never hated me, but she hated my activities. She hated me for what I did, but she knew that I can be a good person and she gave me a chance and power. She didn't just show me the path to success; she might not have given me the complete strength to overcome negativity; she is not a good therapist. But she was #together with me in my struggle. She gave me hope. She was there to comfort me and she convinced me to move in with my parents. Soon they made me realize that I was not alone in the struggle of life. I realized that my parents were in this together with me. And that togetherness gave me the strength and motivation I needed to go on with optimism, and look up. It got me back on track. It's not just the advice or mere guidance that matters.  The company is what that matters more and that is the power of being #together!


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