PLAN-HOPE-DESTINY

It's natural human tendency to think about how we want our lives to be, what all we want from our lives, which path we want to pursue, who all we want to have in our lives, when and how we want things to take place in our lives, and perhaps everything under the sky should work according to our wish, if not in all but in most of the situations. Majority of us in our Teens, till we have not much had little Taste of life, are clichéd to think the same. However, as the experiences in life multiply in number with the growing stages, we slowly and gradually, discover THE REALITY. To some of you, the use of word "slowly" with "gradually" together may sound redundant; but the fact is, Reality is not understood in first go, it keeps hitting you time and again, till the opinion changes. 

Reality may sound harsh, but if one sees closely, it is really not, as long as you have Faith in HIM. That is where the kindle of Hope is. It’s a vicious circle, you plan, you want things to work for you, you try hard, and at times you succeed, at times you don't. As long as you succeed the plan has matched well with the destiny. But the problem comes when you receive failures, failures could be in anything. That is when the Destiny and Plans are anti-parallel to each other, and that is where the meaning of Hope and Destiny is understood. At this juncture, where you find no one besides you, not because they don't want to, but due to their helplessness to help you deal with the situation, you discover you are not alone and you connect with HIM.

 Hope is one essential ingredient that acts as a catalyst for oneself to get going at that very moment of distress, it is a silent prayer to HIM, and a thin beam of light to provide vision that we want to see. However, not necessarily what you hope, you will still get. This is the point where Destiny comes into picture. Some things are destined to be and they will be, despite of 'n' number of external forces acting on it, whether in its favor or against it, it is never accompanied by a second choice and the only answer to it, is its gracious ACCEPTANCE. And when you have faith in HIM, the Acceptance will not seem difficult, because then you have belief in HIM, accompanied by a very strong belief, that whatever will happen, will happen for Good. Sometimes it is not perceived at that moment, but later in life.  

It is surprisingly true, that sometimes the dreams that come true are the dreams that you never even knew you had it at first place, because it is destined. Also, be known neither it mentors the fact that you should stop chasing your dreams or not work towards your goals, just because what Destiny wants will happen. You just need to work towards your plan knowing that things aren't going to go as planned and have faith in God's plans, which will lead you to the Destined place. Here, I would like to share a piece of my life with you all to exemplify this aforesaid fact. I, as a student in school, was preparing for medical exams to become a Doctor, in order to keep my options open I gave my Engineering (henceforth used as Engg.) Exams too. As the fate was, I never made it to Medical, rather got admission into an Engg. College, where I opted for Engg. in Biotechnology. During the Engg. days I realized,  I am not meant for core Biotech, since I scored more in Non-Bio subjects rather than my own Bio subjects. That was the time I decided I am not going for Research for my post graduation, will pursue something in Management side. All this time, I was having setbacks one after the other, because what I was aiming at, I was not having the desired fruits of my hard work. Anyhow, I never lost hope and nothing deterred my belief in HIM. Back home, like all Indian moms are, my mother consulted an Astrologer to generally ask about my future, where she came to know, I will do something in Law as far as my professional life goes. This piece of information she chose not to share with me at that time but found herself confused (she told me later though). And as they say, it’s all DESTINY, I had all my focus laid on MBA in Biotechnology, and during this time in my Internship I got introduced to the world of Patents, which requires both Legal knowledge as well as the Technical know-how of the invention to be patented. As they say, rest is history, I pursued the field became an Indian Patent Agent at the India Patent Office, and started my career in a Law firm. From here on there was no turning back, and believe me, this has been the best Field as far as my interests and passion were concerned. I thoroughly enjoyed studying during my Post-graduation and passionately did my work at office. And still am driven towards it like a beginner.  

This entire time destiny was preparing me to be here, about which I did not have the slightest of hint before. And till date and shall forever be grateful to God for not making me clear my medical exams, for giving me tough times at college with regard to studies, for showing me the light to reach to the place where I was destined to belong to.  As the famous Hindi saying goes, "Samay se pehle or Kismat se zyada kissi ko kuch nahi milta."

Likewise, people come in our lives, play their part and as Destiny demands, either they remain in our lives or go away from our lives. Therefore, adapt yourself to the life you have been given, and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you.

I wish to conclude here by saying my mom's advise, "Give your best at whatever you doing, don't worry about the future, about the results, never let failures affect you because better plans are in store for you and have faith in HIS plans". So be patient, broken pieces will all fall in place One day and you will feel good and be thankful about it.  Keep the spirit high and get going.

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