It was almost a month; my mental state was not peaceful. Reasons were many. My office stress, my continuous failures and some other personal family issues as well. A point came where it simply became unbearable. I became extremely sad and simply started hating my life. I could not work properly, could not study properly, could not eat properly and could not sleep properly. I had no one to share and everyone to curse. It was then; I decided that that I simply needed a break. But, I could not escape from my problems... they wanted a solution. I could not find any. One thing, I could help was my office. I resigned.
Things even worsened after I resigned.I became all the more sad, more lonely. Mum-Dad could easily sense what I was going through. They advised to forget all my tensions just for a week and simply enjoy. For the next three days, I did nothing. I started feeling sick. I could control everything but not my thoughts… filled with depressed negative thoughts. I just wanted to get rid of all of it and stay happy. But, I was helpless and simply felt miserable.
I thought, I should not remain free and keep myself engaged. It might help. It helped. I started cleaning my room… the floor, the carpet, my cupboard and all its fixtures. In the process, I found something… Something life-changing.
I found a book, gifted to me by one of my friends, a year ago. It said- "LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT" by Preeti Sheenoy. What next…??? Of course I thought of reading it. Must say… Simply stupendous marvelous expressive writing. An eye opener, a life-changer. A book which made me believe that determination can even overcome destiny. Being an avid reader though, I have never read anything so heart touching before. As I started reading the book, I could simply not leave it till it ended. Many times I felt like it was me expressing my feelings. I know how badly failure hurts. The manner in which it is written feels like one is not reading but watching a movie. I could easily imagine whatever was written. A book with a superb vocab, awesome storyline, deeply heart touching and incredibly inspiring. I now believe life is much more than the degrees we hold and is a precious gift of god which needs to be cherished with pure love and happiness. I would recommend all those aiming for JEE, CAT, UPSC, CA, CS, CWA and other competitive exams to read the awesome work. An investment for a lifetime. Hats off to the author!!
