Single Failure

A child lost a year as he failed and he cried for the entire year and this way crying and sulking he lost his second year too.

- Deepti Tanna

A man got divorced and kept crying and lost opportunities to find love once again in his life. A woman lost her unborn child because of miscarriage and never took a chance to get pregnant again. A girl lost her job and stayed dependent on her parents for the rest of her life as she was scared to face the embarrassment of losing the job again. Does one failure decide the rest of our life? Should we really give this one failure or episode of misfortune so much power over our lives?

Recently when I moved to a new country, I realized how difficult certain life situations are. Back home, I was under the protective shelter of parents and elder siblings for every little thing. Being the youngest among 3 children, I was the most pampered kid and the most protected one as well. For every tiny thing, I was dependent before destiny made its plan for me. I got married to a man who loved me with all his heart, whose family showered me with all the love and blessings too. The only challenge that came as a gift of marriage to me was relocating to a different country rather a different continent altogether.