Life is a fine blend of pains and pleasures. The percentage of
sorrow remains low in the scale of life. Buddha said, “The world is the home of
sufferings”. The human nature is designed to cope with all situations. The hope
for better future always remains alive. The man is always hopeful even until
the last moment to recover from the prevailing difficulties. God has bestowed
man a flexible nature that in a way that he always has a ray of hope in his one
eye and tears in the other.
The Northern areas of Pakistan met with a terrible earthquake in
the history of this country. The devastation was done at large scale. Multitudes
of people died, and injured. The houses, no matter how big or small, collapsed.
Those who escaped the catastrophe were worse than the dead were. They were to
pick and bury the dead bodies of their dear ones. It seemed that these calamity-stricken
people would not be able even to smile in future. No doubt, tragedy took roots
deep into the hearts. What was the meaning of life for those people without
their near and dear ones? However, the wheel of time did not stop. The life
sprang from the ashes. The people rebuilt their settlements again among sobs
and tears. The life moved on slowly and steadily then. The eyes the remained
wet with tears went back to life with heavy hearts. They wiped out the effects
of the great tragedy and became the part of game of life again.
In 1979, Afghanistan faced sever and sudden military intrusion
from Soviet Union. Nothing could have been seen across the country except
bullet and bombs, fire and smoke. Massive killings and rape incidents were
reported by the newspapers. People took refuge in neighboring countries. They
faced a lot of sufferings including the death of their children, hunger and
unemployment. However, it never happened that they hated life. The smiles never
vanished from their lips. They carried dead bodies of their siblings and
children as well as they attended the marriage ceremonies. They celebrated
their little joys and the cycle of life went on.
The nuclear attack on Japan’s Hiroshima and Nagasaki can never be
scratched from the pages of history. The people were put into the hell of fire
and nuclear radiations. Their flesh separated from their bones. Their pain can
never be expressed in words. Even then, the people came out of the great
calamity and learned to live and smile again.
Thousands of people across the world die in air and road accidents,
in floods and cyclones but the life continues to go on. Terrorist attacks make
the women widows and children orphans. Their plight is unbearable but with
the passage of time, the life makes its way forward.
The troubles and hardships of life make the man learn enough and
be wise. Everybody relishes these experiences of the past more or less. Life
has been designed in a way that everyone has to face the difficult situations. This
makes him strong to live the life to the full. If he loses heart and forgets to
smile, he will never be able to accomplish his responsibilities. He has to keep
pace with sufferings and joys. Happiness is like a rose surrounded with thorns. If somebody wants to have the
fragrance, he must not be afraid of the thorns but be ready to deal with them.
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