"There Are No Accidents"

There is a reason why each person walks into your life. As Oogway would say, “there are no accidents”. Each person who bumps into you changes your life forever, however infinitesimally small the change is. He/she would give you the memories you would recount and laugh about a hundred times later, or teach you lessons that no school or college would help you with, or show you pain that would first break you and eventually make you stronger, would make you go through scores of emotions – some of them totally weird, or make you look at the same boring world in a different perspective. He/she would make you wonder if people like that even exist and will help you identify the people you are better off with or without, would provide you with knowledge that you wouldn’t possible get from any other source, or force you to step out of your comfort zone, only to experience things that might again change you as a person. He/she would help you get a glimpse of how difficult others’ lives are too, if only we stop thinking about ourselves for a minute. He/ she – a friend, a family member, a lover, a rival, a teacher, a somebody, or even a nobody for that matter – each of them will shape and sculpt you to become the person you are today.

Think about this: what would your life be like, if you hadn’t met you best friend at all, or if you weren’t born into the family you are in today, or if you chose to attend a different college..?

Let me take this moment of reflection to stop and thank every individual who has been a part of my life, for making me who I am today. I am not perfect; I do have a million flaws. Yet, I am me. Thank you for being that sculptor. And to the people I am yet to meet and greet, hello there and welcome! I hope we have a great ride ahead! :)