An Imaginary Conversation

A: “Hello.., You called me?’

B: “Called you? No, who is this?"

A: “This is me, your old friend. I heard your voices, so I thought, I will chat with you?"

B: “Sure, I’m talking to my laptop. Just makes me feel good. Actually, am busy now. In the midst of something, you know”

A: “What are you busy with? Ants are busy too”.

B: “Don’t know. But I can’t find free time. Life has become hectic. It’s rush hour all the time”.

A: “Sure. Activity gets you busy. But productivity gets you results. Activity consumes time. Productivity frees it”.

B: “But I still can’t figure it out. By the way, I was not expecting you to BUZZ me on instant messaging chat”.

A: “Well, I want to help you resolve your fight for time by giving you some clarity”.

B: “Tell me, why has life become so complicated?”

A: “Stop analyzing life. Just live it. Analysis what makes it complicated”.

B: “Why are we then constantly unhappy?”

A: “Your today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday. You’re worrying because worrying has become a habit. So you are not happy”.

B: “But how can we not worry when there is so much uncertainty?”

A: “Uncertainty is inevitable, worrying is optional”.

B: “But then, there is so much pain due to uncertainty?”

A: “Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional”.

B: “If suffering is optional why do good people always suffer?”

A: “Diamonds can’t be polished without friction. Gold can’t be purified without fire. Good people go through trials. With that trials their life becomes better not bitter”.

B: “You mean to say such experience is useful?”

A: “Experience is a hard teacher, though. She gives the test first and the lessons afterwards”.

B: “But still, why should we go through such tests? Why can’t we be free from problems?”

A: “Problems are purposeful roadblocks offering beneficial lessons to enhance mental strength. Inner strength comes from struggle and endurance. Not when you are free from problems”.

B: “Frankly, in the midst of so many problems, we don’t know where we are heading”.

A: “If you look outside, you will not know where you’re heading. Look inside. Looking outside you dream. Looking inside, you awake. Eyes provide sight, heart provide insight.”

B: “Sometimes not succeeding fast seems to hurt more than moving in the right direction.”

A: “Success is relative, quantified by others. Satisfaction is absolute, quantified by you. Knowing the road ahead is more satisfying than knowing the rode ahead”.

B: “Sometimes I ask, who am I, why am I here? I don’t know the answers”.

A: “Seek not to find who you are, but to determine who you want to be. Life is not a
process of discovery but a process of creation.”

B: “How can I get the best of life?”

A: “Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear”.

B: “Sometimes my prayers are not answered”.

A: “There are no unanswered prayers, At times the answer is NO”.

B: “Thank you for this wonderful chat. I’ll try to be less fearful.”

A: “Keep the faith and drop the fear. Life is a mystery to solve, not a problem to resolve. Life is wonderful if you know how to live. Have a wonderful time”.

-Bersabarlah kepada setiap orang, tetapi lebih bersabarlah kepada dirimu sendiri. Janganlah gelisah karena ketidaksempurnaanmu, dan bangunlah selalu dengan perkasa dari suatu kejatuhan.-