You are not alone in this

Imagine you enter into a famous restaurant on a busy weekend, yet find it completely empty without any patrons at all!

Though this would mean no hassles of waiting for your table and food, won’t you find it odd to be alone in such kind of a place?

Imagine you are glancing into your study material for the last time at an examination hall and realize that you are the only one appearing for the exam, without any sign of your friends and classmates!

Though this would mean no competition at all, won’t it be sad to go through the stress of exams alone?

Imagine you are going through a difficult phase in office with piling pressure of responsibilities, yet you find yourself completely alone in the workplace!

Won’t it be unusual to realize that you have no colleagues to talk to or share your difficult experiences with?

Imagine if every stage of your life was to be lived alone, without any experiences, guidance, support or opinions from your loved ones?

Won’t it be difficult to go through everything alone?

     As simple and natural as it sounds, we owe a lot to the feeling of being surrounded with people, as they go through the same phase like us. Probably one of the best reasons that bring friends into our lives, spending our moments with them and sharing our experiences make us human in every way. The thought of not being alone adds energy and enthusiasm into our system, as we realize that every individual around us has a life to live. Though our dreams, hopes, interests and goals differ from those around us, the thought of being surrounded with people keeps us going.

   Think about any aspect in your life and you will understand that there was someone with you always. From playful childhood to carefree teenage, from ambitious youth to hardworking adult-life, every phase of life appears interesting, when we look at people going through the same course as us. It will not make your journey any easier or shorter, yet it will inspire you to continue as you are not alone in this. While you are struggling with your final exams or hunting for a good job, while you are stressing over the thought of marriage or planning to start a family, someone somewhere is going through the same challenges, making you confident that life journey is interesting, colorful, adventurous, yet challenging for all.

   We all know that every individual has a unique route to follow with unique share of tolls, roadblocks, stop signs and red signals. Yet, as we all have to reach our final destination with the reserve of fuel, we realize that nothing is simple for anyone. Though some individuals may seem to be resourceful with easy course of life, they still have to address their share of difficulties along the way. 

    As each one of us move through our maze of challenges, we are motivated by the thought that someone else is working on their way too. We may never realize this or think over the aspect, but support and experiences of our friends help us in an unknown way. Even though their experiences may not have direct relationship with anything that is going on in our own life, we tend to remember their words always. Over a course of time, when we find ourselves in similar situation, we are definitely able to draw some inspiration.

     This thought of not being alone can be easily related to the aspect of team spirit. When we work together as a team, we are suddenly pumped with energy, interest, confidence and trust. What we consider as impossible so far, soon transforms into an easy act, as everyone is geared towards the same mission. Being surrounded by like-minded set of friends offer us several happy moments in life, as we experience the wonders together. It gives us the confidence to march ahead, without worrying about the output. Besides, offering us support to pass through usual phases in life, experiences of people throw light over the fact that most of our everyday troubles are similar too.

How else will you explain the joy of women, when they gossip over their husbands? Or what is the motive behind male bonding, as they discuss about the troubles of their wives?

Having support of people who go through same set of challenges as your own seems to the best gift of mankind.

After a thoughtful look over the topic, let us look into some funny situations to draw a little humor:

1.       Men, you are not alone

     - When you accidentally help your wife in washing dishes or ironing her clothes, there are many other loyal husbands who do the same.

 -  When you use the excuse that your wife has something planned for you, in order to bail out from your set of friends, there are many men who use this guaranteed sell-able excuse.

 - When you are innocent as a little kid, yet you are blamed for everything that goes wrong in the house.

2.       Women, you are not alone

-          To hear about one tiny, insignificant task done by your husband over and over again for several years in the future, though you work hard for the house always.

-          To be blamed for gossiping, excessive shopping or taking too much time to get dressed, though your husband may talk with his friends for hours or have a huge collection of wardrobe, hidden safely in the closet.

As we talk to our friends, colleagues, neighbors and relatives, we realize that each one of us is sailing through the same boat. Staying together in a society with support and affection of our loved ones is all we need, as we move along the course of life.

                   Live your life, enjoy the moments, make memories and rejoice – after all you are not alone in this. Stay assured, you have equally high number of folks, just as confused, overwhelmed and clueless as you are!