|| Life: It goes on...||

During childhood, I read many fiction stories. I think the story of Cinderella each and every child will remember. Cinderella was born in a middle-class family, looks beautiful, works hard at home, but was harassed by her stepmother and stepsisters. Though she had friends and family who knew that what she is going through but whatever challenges came in life she had to face it all alone. One day opportunity came to her doorstep and she grabbed it. With the help of a fairy, she visited one function where she got to meet the prince, who saw her real beauty, soul with warmth and love in her heart and that moment changed everything for her. She went back to her house with limitations of time and left her memories in that event and thereafter the prince who loved her inner soul started searching for her and could succeed. Since then the life of that small hard-working girl changed into the life of a queen. Why I narrated this story is because each and every person in life goes through different challenges but one needs to search for that one opportunity that changes everything and life goes on. Also whatever happens we need to do good deeds to have a better life. Every story narrated by a human being on this earth who believes in themselves only shows positivity and the right direction for life to go on and to make it go on smoothly the best solution is to do good deeds.

Shabari waited for Lord Rama to visit her and Prahlad waited for Lord to help him to kill devils. Every human being who has faith in God and who believes does exist, doing good karma, and doing their best have got blessings from God in different ways. Those devotees who believed that whenever God will bless, he will bless in such a manner that whole life perspective will change but till that time, we need to keep doing good deeds. Every mythological story has given positive impacts on people's minds and has shown the right direction. God says we have a life that goes on with different challenges and opportunities, it is up to us to follow, to believe or not. No magic pills are available to create wonders. Everyone has to work hard to generate good results in life. Ramayana Mahabharata and many other religious books have also given importance to perform good deeds in life.

It is said, "good things take time". It's true "Jee lo har lamha ,beet janne se pahle, kyuki laut kar yaadein aati hai, waqt nahi"..!! Many times parents come with problems regarding their child and get worried about small-small things. Recently one of the parents said, my child has a problem with speech and he doesn't speak like my brother's daughter who is of the same age. Over time comparison starts and starts seeing only faults in child and another side I felt child is so intelligent that child doesn't like parents getting worried about him and to hide or overcome that he faces more problems and that it becomes a vicious cycle. Problems getting multiplied. I feel as a parent I have enjoyed and had the best time with my kids when they were growing from 0 to 5 years. I have jumped, played, ran, danced with them, have spent my best time, and have grown with them. Today I feel those were the best memories of my life which I have as a treasure of my life. My life is going on but those memories bring happiness which I share happily with parents who come to get help from me.

Recently WHO published reports on global perspectives for hearing and ear care. The data says 740000 children (roughly 6 per 1000 live births) have sensory neural hearing loss in the first month of life in low and middle-income countries compared with 28000( around two per 1000 live births) in high-income countries. What is the reason behind such a huge difference?? We developing countries still live in myths and misconceptions. Developing countries have still poverty, social-economical issues, lack of policies, and other perspectives as an organization that help others. Communication technologically has become very powerful. Other areas like show biz, using technology or fashion or countries try to follow western or developed countries but when it comes to working with specially-abled people still we work with empathy and sympathy. A lot of opportunities come by but somehow countries don't follow and liability goes on. Life goes on but there's no progress. There is a beautiful saying in Hindi which I would like to quote here "Insaan hamesha apne bhagya ko kosta hai, ye jaante hue bhi bhagya se uncha uska karam hai, jo uske swayam ke haathon mein hai." WHO also stated that, if we all work on reducing hearing disability then overall in the world liability will reduce in multiple folds.

Wonderful words used by WHO "Knowing is not enough, we must apply (Extensive ongoing awareness) and willing is not enough, we must do" (by advocating globally). This needs to be implemented in each and every aspect of our life. When we become aware of what is happening around us then it becomes much easier to understand and work on it. They also said if we make an investment of 1.33 % to work for hearing impaired people then it will generate results of 16 % overall globally. Just taking this study if I calculate about taking our cultural values in mind, understanding the needs of education, feel of family and friends, helping the society at large, helping one in need and sharing love and happiness will increase economic and positivity in multiple folds. For all of us, life goes on but if it goes on with such parameters how beautiful it will be???

A few years back I visited one law college, I was a speaker and I needed to talk about communication skills. There were around 150 students and they were second-year law students. I did one activity with them. I called 6 students and asked them to write few sentences about themselves. They didn't take it seriously and they wrote simple sentences how primary school kids write. Then I told them to exchange with others and asked them to narrate what the other person has written. They saw what all of them wrote and they started laughing at each other and read with shyness and guilt feeling. I said you are a second-year law student and you wrote such stupid things about yourself. I wanted to pick one of the bright students from here training for further skills but now with such a casual approach, I can't. Sometimes when life goes on we take things so casually that we miss some of the best opportunities of life. Sometimes it takes ten years to get that one year that will change your life. So keep going but in the right direction.

The key to life can be sum up in three words "life ...it goes on". It shows sadness, happiness, eagerness, ups and downs, growth decline, excitement, adventure every possible thing but if we are aware and passionate and positive about it then nothing is impossible in this world. To make a change we don't need big things to happen but small changes together can create wonders in our life. Everyone can have a glimpse of Cinderella achieving her best in her life with her own good deeds.

In this pandemic situation all around the world, understanding life with teaching from Bhagwad Geeta and learning from Lord Krishna's life stories have made me conceptualize the concept of hearing hearts which says, "Mental and Physical health needs to be balanced if you want life to go on smoothly", and for that, the key to a positive and joyful life is will power and that makes you choose courage over fear, faith over doubt and hope over despair and strength over commitments to our own self. I think overall these parameters and find how best life can go on???