Life has been said to be full of mix-feel of both pleasures and displeasures. A field of competitors where those that are valiant never tastes of death but once. Life is time with a limit on mortals whose course is said to be a mystery. You never knew when you were conceived and delivered to exist on earth only to realized one day that this is "You". With a shout, you noticed you have a voice and observed others displays the same. What a world of wonders.
You grew up with inherent emotions that needs to be displayed when due. You never knew the course of life ahead of you and though life was in a state of equilibrium, not until the moment you grew to be more mature in height and stature, but what about the mind? This is definitely where lots of life issues are conceived and birth into existence the way you emerged. You suddenly start developing emotions from both paternal and maternal circle and found out you now have a conscience and life of your own to deal with.
Later you realized life isn't just a bed of roses and to become a man is never a day job. You passed though hierarchies of learning from kindergarten to the tertiary level of education. Now more like a senior citizen of your country capable to deciding what you want or not. You got married with kids and remain liable for taking care of your household and extended family while the job you taught you've gotten to serve for a lifetime suddenly left you unaware, you then begin living from hand to mouth and later realized your lovely wife could hardly bear with you and decide filing for divorce.
You love your wife wholeheartedly and never want her to feel uncomfortable in any way. She came into your life when things were rosy and developed high expectations of a better-by-far future for you both. You married her based on true love and intimacy and thought she did the same to later realized she married you for your position of wealth and power. You suddenly losed your marriage and became saddled with the responsibility of cartering for your little kids she left behind. Her family (your in-laws) kept raining blames and unpleasantries on you not wanting to understand the level of your situations since you're no longer up to your dutiful task as usual. Suddenly, your rent got expired and have to be renewed with a huge sum of money you could not afford. The landlord has given his quick notice for you to vacate his premises with an immediate effect. So where do you wish to start from? Your retired parent are still looking up to you for their daily bread, your siblings are in the higher institution of learning and still depending on your full support to keep their course of study running as usual. What a life.
How do you feel in this state to be precise? Imbalanced and frustrated, to be candid. The way you're able to manage these emotions and remain calm and in full control irrespective of the magnitude of disengagements, neglects, challenges, penury and hatred you've faced is what the term "Equanimity" stands for.
No matter your level of challenges in life, never let your emotions overrule the norms of getting such a situation restructured as "Equanimity" is the key.
Life is full of challenges, get your mind ready to bear whatever comes your way. There's nothing new under the sun. Note that someone has definitely passed through the same situation you're passing through this moment. So, be optimistic and never get depressed or discouraged. Life works by the principle of equanimity. Never make it more harder than it is by making out mountain from a mole hill. Handle situations with carefulness and never be too fast to conclude on any matter of life you find yourself or someone. Weigh and reweigh issues of life and view it from its two sides.
Emotional, spiritual and psychological balance is paramount for attaining an expected level of equanimity. Thank you
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