Here I am on my blog page after a long long pause! Sometime ago, I was pondering about the tale of the Persian old man Ali Hafed in Russel Conwell's Acres of Diamonds. Well, without going into the specifics, I want to share something very close to my heart, which comes to my mind everytime I think about Ali Hafed.
Once upon a time, i was a very frustrated young girl. I was distressed about whatever my brain could fancy around me. I didn't like the way my life was turning out to be. I could see the grass greener on the other side of my fences! I used to ask God why can't I get this, why can't I have that! I used to blame my fate for all my want-haves which I was sure not to get soon. This continued for a long time & i was making myself more & more miserable.
Then one day something happened in my life & I saw a ray of hope, the light of my life! Suddenly I felt as if God has opened in front of me acres & acres of pearls & diamonds! I started seeing all the wonderful things life brought to me, all the beautiful things that previously I had failed to perceive! I began seeing my life more clearly & things seemed to start falling in place at their own time! I began feeling more and more thankful to God Allmighty, so much that once I almost cried with joy. I am truly grateful to God for all that I have in life; and this blogpost is dedicated to Him, my light-bearer!
I also want to send a message to those in distress thru' this blogpost. Be patient & optimistic. If you think you are going thru a really difficult phase in life, be hopeful; have faith that this is just a passing phase. There will be good times beyond this if you are strong & persistent. Be optimistic, believe in God & yourself, believe in all the good things that you want to happen to yourself. Believe me, You will see all those things materialise eventually. Dream, work hard to achieve it, and leave the stress of its results to God. He won't let you down if you trust Him. Because almost everything you seek elsewhere is right there within you! Trust yourself and your God; You will find your acres of diamonds soon!
For those to whom my hazy story didn't make much sense, I would recommend reading this: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/rconwellacresofdiamonds.htm
