Well, I don't read much, but today while surfing around, I came across this simple quote. Reading it for the first time, It did come off as quite an average sentiment directing at the most common emotions. I felt it was quite average maybe because I have experienced these emotions in a certain magnitude. And it's only because I did experience those, even in mediocre proportions, I did realize the futility of it some sense. But after clearing out my preconceived notions for a while, I wanted to read and think about these emotions like a kid tasting icecream for the first time. And that's what I did. In the learning process, we often are burdened with the pressure to provide an outcome of the learning process. That fear makes us lose the essence of learning, which is experiencing it. The other day I was trying to understand how 'Linear Regression' functions. I was so occupied by learning the concept hoping to put it to use someday, I forgot how beautiful the process of experiencing it is. I closed my eyes, and I started imagining a straight line defining the best fit for the training data set (A little backdrop of Linear Regression, Training the dataset, the Linear function is needed to understand this). The same thing goes for absorbing the vibes, the aura words you read emit. I have always been a strong believer in adapting, evolving. It's just not about changing yourself only if and when situations force you to. It's about taking the blows, it's about feeling the scars bleed. It's about embracing those and then evolving with it. It about evolving to make the best of what you have been given - be it bliss or burns. Learning is an ever-going process. It's not about picking things blindly. It's about using your rationale to question and understand the methodologies of life you are supposed to be following. It's about believing and advocating the thought cycle you define for yourself. It's alright if you are going against the world, that doesn't necessarily make you wrong (of course condition is maintaining your moral integrity here). More than often we commit to things, we make promises, as of all the things once could possibly provide, 'Words' sure are the cheapest commodity one can expend over other souls. Promises are easy to make, but burning your heart and sweat to prove and stand on those promises, now that's a commodity which is really quite costly. Hence not many can afford that, not many expect that. The second most cheap thing after 'Promises' is the 'Criticism'. Criticism is quite easy and more than often only indicates how shallow the soul of person doing is. Criticism is often the outcome of one's own insecurity. What takes guts is putting aside your own insecurities/shortcomings and trying to comprehend how amazing the person on another end can be, how amazing the person actually is. It takes heart to acknowledge that and appreciate that. And it really does leave a great impact on an individual when some other soul is actually able to see aspects he/she himself/herself is not able to recognize. It gives a great deal of confidence. Hence I feel being able to push an individual towards betterment is one of the most amazing and toughest things a person can do. Listening - The most simple thing which often is tough to achieve. We are so surrounded by our thoughts, its only natural when we wish to talk it out with a fellow individual. But it happens more than often that the person you talk to has issues of his/her own. People often end up listening only for the sake of it. They don't pay attention really. I didn't before. But its when I started attempting to listen, I realized how amazing it can be. Listening to other sure puts you at a position where you get to go beyond the horizon of your thoughts. It makes you experience things in a different light. One just needs to be patient and open enough to let the emotions come in. And you have no idea, the person talking or expressing his/her emotions more than often done expect or rely on your for a solution. They just need to vent things out and being there for someone that way, its a fine trait to possess. Coming to the last point, it's not just about letting the counter of breaths you take to pass one by one, it's about exploring your heart and soul to let in the light & darkness. It's about letting the heart fly & fall. It's about letting your soul soar and bleed. It's about living, not just existing.
