Remember The Bad Times. It Helps.

in #life5 years ago

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It is said that perspective is everything in life. It is also true that perspectives tend to change depending on the type of situation you are in at any given point in your life.

Life as we all know it, is just an ever changing, ever evolving, system where we are on top of the world on one day and down at the bottom the next. At each point, our perspectives change and we learn new things through and through.

This learning helps us grow and I sometimes feel as if that is the meaning of life after all, to keep learning, becoming wiser, understanding the nitty gritty of the things and having both the macro and micro nailed down.

Life certainly takes you through a lot and it is easy to lose yourself both when you're flying high or drowning in your troubles. Therefore, it's always important that you don't lose sight.

Remember The Times That Were

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We hear quite often that when things are not so good and we are struggling, we just need to keep that hope that someday, it will all work out for the best, that the dawn of a better life is imminent.

But what we don't quite hear enough is that when we are riding in the glory of success or having that phase where we feel like we have the Midas touch, we need to remain grounded and not let the success or anything else, get to our heads.

One of the best things that one could do in such moments is to remind yourself of the bad times and how you were in a state where you would do anything to live the life you are currently living. This is enough to give anybody the required perspective so that they can value what they have and be grateful for it.

In the heat of the moment, it is easy to take everything for granted, or to stop working as hard towards your goal just because you are in a more relaxed state where things aren't as urgent and this becomes the downfall of many. Therefore, remembering the times that were, becomes a required kick in the behind to open our eyes. After all, it's never over, till it's over.

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I felt the same as you @sauravrungta! Appreciate what we have and look back on the bad times we had been through. We can’t take for granted for what we are having now with the entitled mentality. There’s always a price needed to be paid to deserve anything, and most of them are invisible. Stay hungry and stay in motion! Steem on :)

Well said! We just can't take for granted what we have. Also, it's very important to stay hungry as you said :)

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