HOPE - Hath Optimism, Perseverance and Endurance

Recently, one of my friends asked me if I was still blogging and the reason why I hadn’t written anything for so many days. Then it dawned upon me that I hadn’t written anything worthwhile for quite some time. I thought - What could be the topic that would drive me into writing something. But my alter ego said – “Hey Manish, Don’t waste your time. You have to prepare for CAT… This is the fourth time that you are attempting CAT and you need to crack it… “. Then I thought - Why am I writing CAT for the fourth time…. That’s because I have hope that I can crack it this time….(Doesn’t mean that I didn’t have hope last time round… ) and voila… here I get my new topic ---- HOPE.

‘Hath Optimism, Perseverance and Endurance’.. This is how I describe someone with Hope. As they say it in Hindi – “Ummeed pe hi duniya kaayam hai !!!”… This aptly summarizes this article. Well, if you aren’t interested in this topic then you can skip this article now. But I HOPE that you will read it in its entirety. :-)

There was a time when I was in school; I used to hope for some politician’s death so that I could get a holiday to school. And there was a time when I used to hope that my teacher would be ill so that I could get a free period. Not to forget the time when I used to hope that the best girl in my class talk only to me… :-)

I still remember vividly some of the late 90’s cricket matches featuring India. With Venkatesh Prasad and Abey Kuruvilla at the batting crease with close to 50-60 runs to win, I still used to hope that India would win the match. I, for one, am an eternal optimist. Always hoping that things will always favor me. But there are times when your desires won’t materialize. There are times when you are besieged by all sides and feel utterly disconsolate. But even in those times, hope will keep us going.

Hope is like an elixir. It will fill you with some kind of invisible power which will embed a belief in yourself, in your capabilities. Just like the innumerable Bollywood flicks, hope will fill you with immense strength. Hope for success will shield you from all the subversive powers. Who can forget the omnipresent cliché Hindi dialogue of yore – “Bhagwaan ke ghar mein der hai par andher nahi !!!” . How many times have we seen a battered, bruised, blind and bland Nirupa Roy uttering this dialogue just after our hero gets his first job or when the hero and his brother re-unite after being separated in a Kumbh ka Mela for eons. What do you think helped a decrepit Nirupa Roy survive in those films? You guessed it right, It is Hope.

Hope for something better is what is driving me to come to office everyday… :-) I guess it is the same case with everyone…. :-) If this is true, then why is it that some people remain sullen always?? Why is it that some people feel disconsolate as though everything is lost?? Just like Argus Filch from Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry… Always unhappy about things… Unhappy because others are better… Unhappy because the hope to succeed is lost…. Try to think optimistically and you will see a different world and of course, things will go your way as well… Just like it happened once when Venkatesh Prasad hit a six off the bowling of Waqar Younis… :-)

One day or the other, things are bound to be on your side. Amen!!!!!