Letter to the Editor: When the going gets tough, the tough get going
I happened to understand the meaning of
this proverb when personally I came across
a situation when everything seemed to
plunge into the abyss. To give a boost to my
career and fulfill my advanced goals, I made
up my mind to go for further studies abroad.
All things started going smooth as I had
planned. But it is said that nothing comes
easy especially when it is going to make a
great difference in your life.
I was completely unaware of the inevitable. With the passage of time I learned that arranging funds as a preliminary stage to complete the process would pose a great difficulty and challenge to me. And simultaneously as it was coming nearer, odds started stacking up against me. I had to pass through a tough phase in my life facing insurmountable hurdles and chaos.
At one point I broke down and wanted to give up. But it is said that after every night, there comes a shiny day carrying hope and rejuvenation with it. I came across a person who prodded me to arise again with an effectual convincing style, calm and penetrating demonstration of reality. It indeed woke me up from seemingly eternal slumber.
I started working on the problem like anything. Again things started turning up against my activities. But resolution never let me put down weapons and finally I came off.
God has endowed us with enormous potential and capabilities. People who blame God for their shortcomings and incapacity to do something don’t know what lies beneath them. Humans tend to believe what they behold in the physical world and make judgments of their virtues in a very superficial manner.
When they find themselves unable to do something on their own, they attempt to seek the support from the outer world. They run here and there to find a solution of problem and sometimes end up getting put in a wrong direction.
That is when the situation aggravates and leads to frustration, nervousness, stress and all other negative feelings. And this is the stage when one desperately needs a ‘PANACEA’.
This panacea may come in the form of serendipity or guidance and moral support from someone who helps us rebound. At this critical stage we hardly consult our mental faculties and ignore the power of inner divinity.
Once, my spiritual guru told me that we are laden with only those problems and tasks that we are able to face and accomplish.
So we are perfectly capable of confronting and challenging the problems if we don’t let the problems break the strong wall of trust, confidence and power.
Pondering deep inside and following an inspirational force flowing from it, is surely going to carve some way out of a situation.
When we get the scar or injury on our body, the clotting of blood starts immediately before we go for any external treatment. Similarly when we get any problem before us, the forces of outer world start clustering around us gradually and bring us out of it.
It is a test of maintaining patience and courage and it most certainly won’t be easy to tackle. But once we successfully pass this test, the feeling after is no less than that of winning a battle.
Therefore never let the external circumstances and events break your nerves when they keep a check on you. It is paramount to remember that we are a part of eternal divinity and therefore an enormous power lies inside us.
There is only the need to recognize and utilize this power in a prudent way. Panacea of every problem is out there but the hunt to search for this panacea is never going to be easy. It might falter you mid-way, but keep firmly in mind, when the going gets tough, the tough get going!
Editorial opinions or comments expressed in this online edition of Interrobang newspaper reflect the views of the writer and are not those of the Interrobang or the Fanshawe Student Union. The Interrobang is published weekly by the Fanshawe Student Union at 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd., P.O. Box 7005, London, Ontario, N5Y 5R6 and distributed through the Fanshawe College community. Letters to the editor are welcome. All letters are subject to editing and should be emailed. All letters must be accompanied by contact information. Letters can also be submitted online by clicking here.
I was completely unaware of the inevitable. With the passage of time I learned that arranging funds as a preliminary stage to complete the process would pose a great difficulty and challenge to me. And simultaneously as it was coming nearer, odds started stacking up against me. I had to pass through a tough phase in my life facing insurmountable hurdles and chaos.
At one point I broke down and wanted to give up. But it is said that after every night, there comes a shiny day carrying hope and rejuvenation with it. I came across a person who prodded me to arise again with an effectual convincing style, calm and penetrating demonstration of reality. It indeed woke me up from seemingly eternal slumber.
I started working on the problem like anything. Again things started turning up against my activities. But resolution never let me put down weapons and finally I came off.
God has endowed us with enormous potential and capabilities. People who blame God for their shortcomings and incapacity to do something don’t know what lies beneath them. Humans tend to believe what they behold in the physical world and make judgments of their virtues in a very superficial manner.
When they find themselves unable to do something on their own, they attempt to seek the support from the outer world. They run here and there to find a solution of problem and sometimes end up getting put in a wrong direction.
That is when the situation aggravates and leads to frustration, nervousness, stress and all other negative feelings. And this is the stage when one desperately needs a ‘PANACEA’.
This panacea may come in the form of serendipity or guidance and moral support from someone who helps us rebound. At this critical stage we hardly consult our mental faculties and ignore the power of inner divinity.
Once, my spiritual guru told me that we are laden with only those problems and tasks that we are able to face and accomplish.
So we are perfectly capable of confronting and challenging the problems if we don’t let the problems break the strong wall of trust, confidence and power.
Pondering deep inside and following an inspirational force flowing from it, is surely going to carve some way out of a situation.
When we get the scar or injury on our body, the clotting of blood starts immediately before we go for any external treatment. Similarly when we get any problem before us, the forces of outer world start clustering around us gradually and bring us out of it.
It is a test of maintaining patience and courage and it most certainly won’t be easy to tackle. But once we successfully pass this test, the feeling after is no less than that of winning a battle.
Therefore never let the external circumstances and events break your nerves when they keep a check on you. It is paramount to remember that we are a part of eternal divinity and therefore an enormous power lies inside us.
There is only the need to recognize and utilize this power in a prudent way. Panacea of every problem is out there but the hunt to search for this panacea is never going to be easy. It might falter you mid-way, but keep firmly in mind, when the going gets tough, the tough get going!
Editorial opinions or comments expressed in this online edition of Interrobang newspaper reflect the views of the writer and are not those of the Interrobang or the Fanshawe Student Union. The Interrobang is published weekly by the Fanshawe Student Union at 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd., P.O. Box 7005, London, Ontario, N5Y 5R6 and distributed through the Fanshawe College community. Letters to the editor are welcome. All letters are subject to editing and should be emailed. All letters must be accompanied by contact information. Letters can also be submitted online by clicking here.
