Hey, stop there and turn!

There are two sides to everything. The good or bad; right or wrong; front or back; up or down; positive or negative; action or inaction etc. This planet is filled with so many contrast of the opposites and I believe (and so do many reasonable minds) that the sole reason for placing contrasting elements side by side is to show the better of the two – based on the viewers’ standpoint.

Right from the beginning when the first humans decided that they wanted more knowledge by disobeying their Creator outright, humans began to deal with contrasts. They were faced with the both sides of everything and are required to choose the best – knowing that they would either enjoy or endure the consequence of their choice.

Sometimes, the consequence of (or what lies in) both ways is known or is visible. Like for example you automatically know that when you hold a coin and the head is faced to you, of course you know that beneath lies the tail. You also know that when you step your bare foot on a spike, you get injured. There are so many cases like that. Some we know instinctively, others we have learnt.

However, there are times when you do not know what lies at the other side. There are times when you do not know which path would lead you to the desired location. There are times when confusion holds you bound that you do not know which way to take or turn. In this case, the only solution is to just move. Plunge into the direction that faces you.

Now, you might say that this is a terrible advice. What if you end up in the wrong place? Yes, yes. Ending up in the wrong place is very possible; so as ending up in the right place. How will you know it’s the wrong place if you do not move at all? This is the good news; if you end up in the wrong place, then there’s only one way remaining – the right place. If you are in the wrong place right now, just turn the opposite direction, it leads to the right place. I know that it’s not as easy as it sounds but it does not make it less true.

Most people give up when they hit rock bottom. They forget that when they hit that low, there would be only one other way to move – and that is upward. You get caught up in the bad and you write yourself off as a lost soul. But if you try to do the opposite of what you’ve always done, you will get a different result. It may not happen immediately (in fact, it rarely happens immediately), but surely, the change will be evident. A wise man once said that there are only two ways to tackle a problem or situation: either do something or do nothing about it.

You have already tried nothing. I think it’s time to try something.