I came across this and it makes an interesting read. Read below:
We
all go through some tunnels in life, and some of them feel like they
are seemingly endless. Sometimes, it feels like nothing is happening
with you or for you. You feel like a blind man with no idea of what’s
happening around and not knowing when things are going to turn around
for him. You look to the right and there is no help. You look to the
left and there is no one reaching out to help you. You feel stranded
and, sometimes, useless to yourself, to the people around you and to the
entire nation.
You have dreams in your heart but they
are just there and there is nothing you can do with them. Every passing
day you talk about the dreams and they really sound nice to the ears,
but that’s all there is to them. You want to go to school to get
additional degrees but nothing is happening to make that dream a
reality. You have thought about how you will get a great job that will
pay your bills and even help you save some money. You want to build a
house and be free from the shackles of your shylock landlord. Rather
than getting the great job, you even lost the one you had.
Have you been in that situation where it
looks like things are almost coming through for you? Things are almost
happening. You’ve been given the good news. In fact, you have started
celebrating and all you are waiting for is a confirmation of that good
news. You have thought in your heart that nothing can stop this news
from becoming a reality. The things that will happen as soon as this
news is confirmed have already been ringing in your head. Just when you
go out there to confirm the news, things go bad and they tell you it’s
not happening again. Now this goes beyond the kind of bad news you can
just wave off. It’s biting hard and now you are sorrowful because of it.
It can be very sad to be in the tunnel
of life. Just like in the real tunnel, things will look very dark around
you. Nobody will see anything happening for good and you will also not
see any difference. You keep expecting things to change but you can see
them changing just yet. At that time, you may look like someone who
doesn’t know how to do anything. Others look like the champions and they
are really rubbing it in.
Please remember a few things about the
tunnel. The first is that before you went into the tunnel you knew that
the tunnel will lead you to where you are going. So even if the tunnel
is dark, it will still get you to where you are going. The second is
that as soon as you get into the tunnel, you will need the personal
light – wisdom, knowledge and understanding – you have always had even
when there was no tunnel. This is what will see you through the tunnel.
Going through the tunnel can be harder for those who do not have their
personal light. When you have yours, you might be able to go through it
confidently. The third thing to note about the tunnel is that while you
are in the tunnel you are still making progress. The progress might not
appear obvious because everywhere is dark, but it does not mean you are
not making any progress.
The tunnel of life is always a short
part of the distance that you have to cover, but it might be unavoidable
to get to your destination. You can’t have a tunnel from start to
finish. It does not happen that way because it’s not an underground
trip. At the end of the day the troubles and the trials will be worth
it; not because it was sweet but because your commitment to your pursuit
needs to tested.
Are you in the tunnel of life today?
Does it look so dark around that you can’t see anything happening for
you? Have you ever thought that you are not making any progress? Well,
they always say there is light at the end of the tunnel. I am not so
concerned about the light at the end of the tunnel for now. I am
concerned about how you get through the tunnel. You don’t have to crash
because you are in the tunnel. Of what use is the light at the end of
the tunnel to someone who crashed in the tunnel?
Please take your personal light with
you. Remember that it’s a passing phase. You are making progress and
soon, the tunnel that seemed to overwhelm you will be behind you.
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