Jun 10
22
I gave a talk last week on Mental Resilience and one of the things we talked about was looking at the positive in every life situation, including death. Some people looked very surprised but I went on to say that there are so many circumstances surrounding the issue of death, the person could have been suffering in pain, and that death can be seen as a form of release from suffering. The facial expressions of the listeners softened as I say those words. I can see how people realise that this seems to be a good reason to see the positive.
But what about the less obvious? For example, a person who passes on without any illness but an accident and it was a sudden one. How does one then see the positive in this? Is there anything positive about it? Well, obviously in these sort of situations, I am not saying that it is better for the person to pass on. And most of the time, we are not able to see the immediate positive. Again circumstances and situations differ from case to case. One story I heard was a lady with two children whose husband died suddenly in an accident. She didn’t have a job and their insurance policy lapsed. So she was left with nothing. Having nothing pushed her to go out there to fulfill her highest potential and she went on to become financially free in three months and she also went on to make a difference in the lives of other people around her as well as her children’s lives. So even in these sort of situations, there are positives. It is a matter of whether we can see it or not.
Over the weekend our pet dog passed on. She was 14 years old and lived a full life with us. Due to her age, she became deaf and almost blind. I can easily see the positive in this and I am glad that she is now free. :)
Notes:
Looking For The Positive In Everything
- Even in the darkest moments of our lives, we must strive to look for the positive in order to move on
- Every problem is actually a solution to something bigger and better
- Looking at the positive breeds more positive things in our lives
© 2010 Shamala Tan
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