“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together”
Marilyn Monroe
Everybody faces ups and downs in their lives. There are times when we find ourselves totally stuck in a difficult situation and we wonder about ‘what next?’… There may be times when we feel so rejected and embarrassed that we even start to avoid people and reality. Even though tough times can bring lots of challenges and the situations can be very depressing, have patience and faith, because time is the best healer and this event too shall pass…
It has been truly said that when one door closes, there is always another door which opens, but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we tend to ignore the new door which has opened for us. We cannot avoid some things, but we can find new ways. Instead of regretting the misfortunes which you have faced, get out of your small world, and look for opportunities and blessings which lay ahead.
Adversity is the best teacher and it gives the most important lessons and opportunities for life. You get just one life to live and you need to spend every second happily. Instead of feeling miserable for your present situation, try to look around and see that there are so many people, who are not as fortunate as you are, but they are still smiling even during their extremely difficult times. Learn to ignore trivial things and to enjoy even the smallest achievements.
Life is a beautiful treasure and the generous Lord is always protecting you. Feel the freshness of each second, and be grateful for whatever you have received. Your positive thoughts, faith, and efforts are like powerful magnets which will attract success and happiness and will take you to great heights.
Lyrics and word meanings
I was standing on a crossroad, thinking what to do, which road to choose.
I felt rejected and abashed[1]; I started to abnegate[2] myself from the outside world and the truth.
We often feel languished[3] with current situations, trust me there is another road, and let time assuage[4] the wounds.
As an adage[5] says, if one door closes, another one opens and mitigates[6] the misery soon.
We cannot preclude[7] some things, but we can find new ways. Get out of your own provincial[8] world to count your blessings which pervade[9] everywhere.
If you feel bemused[10] when things turn awry[11], remember time is capricious[12], and your life can again be flowery.
Take hard time as incipient[13] luck. Things could have gone worse, but stopped at this. Give yourself a soliloquy[14]; you are better than so many destitute[15]. Don’t bother with venial[16]l things, let small achievements titillate[17] you.
The Supreme is largess[18]; enjoy the vividness[19] of his world. Faith and hard work culminates[20] in victory, remember just to trust.
Difficult words covered
[1] Abashed (v)- to make ashamed, to embarrass
[2] Abnegate(v)- Not allow oneself to have (something); renounce
[3] Languished (v)- to become weak, listless, or depressed
[4] Assuage (v) – to soothe, to pacify
[5] Adage (n)- an old saying
[6] Mitigate(v)- lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
[7] Preclude(v)- to prevent something from ever happening
[8] Provincial (adj)- of or associated with a province. limited in outlook to one’s own small corner of the world
[9] Pervade (v)- to spread throughout
[10] Bemused (adj)- confused, bewildered.
[11] Awry (adj) -not functioning properly
[12] Capricious (adj)- unpredictable; changeable.
[13] Incipient(adj)- only partly in existence, beginning, emerging
[14] Soliloquy (n)- a speech to oneself
[15] Destitute (adj)- people lacking means for subsistence- on verge of starvation.
[16] Venial (adj)- trivial or pardonable.
[17] Titillate (v)- enjoying the little things , stimulate pleasurably.
[18] Largess (n)- generous giving of gifts; philanthropy.
[19] Vivid (adj)- possessing the freshness of life, having striking colour
[20] Culminate (v)- to climax, end, bring to a head or to the highest point.