Saying 'Yes'

“I can do it,” she said. He was taken aback. In his career of ten years as a gym coach, it was the first time he had heard in an affirmative.

Aarghh! I have spilled coke on my new dress!...Its a scorcher anyway; I might as well enjoy the coolness.”

“Our challenge now is to remake the neckline of this suit in such limited piece of cloth.” “Wow!” I thought. A small boutique owner and what others call ‘a new problem’, ‘Obstruction after obstruction’, ‘hindrance’, ‘obstacle’ she calls it a challenge!

Doesn’t sound very familiar? These are some very uncommon approaches to some very common happenings.

‘Saying yes’ -the lion’s roar in the jungle. Ready to take on everything life has to offer. Ready to learn… Blood gushes to heart warming it and fills you with confidence.

A firm ‘yes’ and the stark difference between you and the rest is apparent. A saying in this context goes : Two prisoners looked through the bars; one saw the mud, the other, the stars. A mere nod of the head is a sign of utmost faith and belief in yourself. It is seldom our abilities but our choices that makes us who we are. Life functions very simply, only if we could mould ourself a little.

When an effort is required to come out of our comfort zones, our basic human nature leans towards finding excuses to satisfy our ego. The opportunity comes and goes and we continue with our routines. The pattern goes through generations. The son takes over his father’s business and daughters do what their mothers did before them. Then they come across someone to whom good fortune just seems to meet everywhere and envy factor arises. That is a slap in the face. Nature has borne us all with similar capabilities. If an opportunity comes in the guise of, say, an illness or a difficulty, some choose to shut it out. There lies all the difference.

Saying ‘yes’ is not always a mindless robotic exercise. It is a conscious choice; consciously choosing victory over defeat, lessons over failures; forgiveness over revenge; happiness over whining; to bless or to abuse and; to reconcile or to hate. Doing so repeatedly becomes a habit and then you start moving with the flow.

The first few times it may come with effort; but gradually it will not require a second thought. ‘Yes’ starts coming naturally. It becomes an attitude. Then when you say ‘yes’, you will oblivious to the fact that ‘no’ too was another answer to it. A habit is something you do repeatedly and ‘yes’ becomes just that – a habit. A line is nothing but a combination of some ‘n’ number of dots. A choice made in faith and good intention is all that is needed on your part. Our capacities as individuals are vast and alike. The distance between winning and losing lies in the ‘Yes, I will try’ and ‘I am not too sure.' You have been given this moment; you choose to relish or to sulk.

When a ‘yes’ is said from the heart, you will immediately set to put his thoughts into action. There will be no procrastinations or any urgent meetings. Its just you and your job like a lover and his beloved. Lost in each other and at the same time, the most aware of the world. The senses become alive for the first time and the moment becomes ‘God’

Open your eyes once and you will notice so many extraordinary and inspiring people hidden in the clothes of ordinary men. As for me, whenever something breaks sweat on my forehead, I remember the lady who owned the boutique and just sit back with a smile on my face as I watch myself roll up my sleeves to get ready to take up the new ‘challenge’ in the game of life.

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