In life too, we sometimes find ourselves, metaphorically, in choppy waters or in some sort of turbulence. In the midst of those trying times, help comes to us in different ways.
None of us wishes we will ever have to use a lifeboat.
Or a parachute.
But if a situation were to arise where we are drowning or need to eject ourselves out of a flight that is going to crash, we know what a lifeboat or a parachute looks like. Of course, we also need to know how to use them but if we didn’t even know what they looked like, we would find it tough to help ourselves when things go out of hand and we desperately require something to get us to safety.
In life too, we sometimes find ourselves, metaphorically, in choppy waters or in some sort of turbulence. In the midst of those trying times, help comes to us in different ways. The problem occurs when we have a fixed notion of what that help is supposed to look like and what it should do for us.
I was recently chatting with someone who wasn’t very happy in their workplace but was willing to move only if their ideal option materialized. I tried telling them that if they got out of that cubbyhole, it would give them a chance to explore what was there instead of waiting for things to materialize according to their liking. When one thinks on fixed lines, it’s easy to miss the opportunities and help that is actually coming one’s way.
Anything that moves you forward saves you from wallowing in self-pity and self-doubt is a lifeboat. Anyone who gets you out of a tough situation is a life saver.
The same applies when you extend a helping hand to someone and help them see the light.
Thomas Edison said “opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
The same can be said about help.
A lot of help goes abegging because we refuse to spot it for what it is.
