When the going gets tough

There are dreams and aspirations and then there is reality. We want our lives to be happy and glorious but it is never so. We encounter problems all along the way and each one of us face these problems differently. I have found four groups of people on this basis. Firstly, there are the deniers. They try and convince themselves that there is nothing wrong and try to put up a happy face, it goes on and on, but reaches a point where the problems have piled up and have become an insurmountable obstacle. They combine to become one huge issue or we have denied it so long, we cannot take it any long.

Then there are the escapers. They try to avoid the problem- albeit temporarily- and find relief and enjoyment in something else. Drinking is the most popular method of temporary relief, but in campus, it is the LAN that steps in more than booze. People find refuge in CS, FIFA, Movies, TV series and other relief modes available over the LAN.

The third group consists of the frightened ones- they shiver and face problems cowardly. They do face it, with utmost dread and become mere shadows of themselves with the passage of time and each time they face a problem, they die. "The brave have only one death, but cowards die a thousand times".They lack courage and determination, also there is shortage of logic and reasoning since even the most insignificant obstacles can scare them.

Courage, determination, logic and reasoning- any one of these can go a long way in helping this sort of person face life and its problems. The above mentioned groups can also be said to lack these qualities and the presence of these qualities characterises the group of achievers. Needless to say, these are the ones who succeed in life. They find every door open, although it might have taken them years to find the door and then decades to get it open, but they are bound to enjoy the fruits of the labour. They are the history-makers and the ones we should aspire to be.


PS- these are just my observations and what I learned from it. I am not saying this is the only way to classify people or problem solving. Any corrections/additions/suggestions to this are welcome wholeheartedly.