This too shall pass

Ever been at the lowest point of your life where you feel like giving up? Or you have been heartbroken and rejected? Well, the good news is nothing last forever. There are moments when things are not going the way you expect it to be and then you feel as though that is the end. Almost everyone has had a period in their life when they are really sad and hoping for a miracle to occur, but if you take out a minute to reflect back on that period, you will be surprised at how great you are doing again.

If you see a pregnant woman, she will tell you how that she is in so much pain, and she does not think she can afford to give birth to another child. But then, when the period of labour has passed and she has the child aready, she will forget all the pain and move on again with another pregnancy. Maybe that instance is still not clear enough, let us use another instance. Have you ever been heartbroken before, because i have had that experience before, let me share a little bit of my story.

At a certain period, i was in a relationship, everything was fine, it was rosy and everyone was happy. It was during my undergraduate days, i had introduced him to those that matters to me. And he was loved by all of them. Many people in the vicinity will see us together and wish they were in my shoes, i was an happy person during that period. And all of a sudden, he told me his father wanted him to change school and start all over with another course, since he was not studying the exact course he applied for in our university then. After he told me this, i was disappointed. But then, i thought of it as another better option though the only barrier will just be distance, nothing should change between us.

Well, so i thought ,until we went for summer break and he started acting like a depressed soul that was unhappy with his father's decision. Gradually, we started drifting apart. I did not want to accept the fact that everything will come to an end like that, and so i waited patiently for resumption with the hope that he would not end up changing university. Well, school resumed back and he also resumed, i was happy he did not end up leaving and that things should get back to normal. But then, things only got worse, we started having unnecessary fights until he requested for a break up.

Everything happened so fast that i thought of the fact that the change of university was just a lie and he wanted us to just end things then on that account. It was really hard and i did not want to let go. From that moment onward, things only became worse and i just thought of it that if i don't want my academics to suffer, i really have to let go. Hmm, i thought it was going to be an easy one, until days and weeks passed by and i realized that it was almost impossible for me to move on. I would still text and call him even when he does not respond well. A close friend of mine had to come to my rescue when she saw that i needed help at that period. She shared her story with me of how that when she was also heartbroken, she would lock herself up in a shop and wail from morning till night until she was finally able to let go. I looked at her that day to see if she would shed tears telling her story, but she didn't, she looked fine. After that day, i started hoping for the day when i will also be able to share my story without feeling sad or crying. I felt like if truly with the moments they had and all, she can finally get to a time when she is completely healed, then mine shall also pass too. And i am glad that i can also share my story today happily and without any feeling of sadness. The essence of this is just to make us know that, though things can get so bad and make us feel like the whole world is about to crumble on our head, just try as much as possible to stay alive and you will realize that the pain is gone and you are perfectly fine.

Yours may not be heartbreak issue, it can be academic problems, financial problem, emotional trauma or marital problem, just try as much as possible to talk to the right person about it, someone that will give you hope at least. Stay away from people that will criticize you or make you feel less human. Most importantly, tell that situation to God in prayer. Also, when certain things happen, a lot of people would say, this too shall pass. But if you really think about it, both the sadness, sorrow, joy, happiness, enjoyment, tears, laughter will all disappear. Nothing last forever right?