It's almost a year and a half since I wrote anything. Nought. Null. Niente. Zero. Zilch. Zip. Cipher and Duck. An absolute inverse of infinity as I'd love to put it. It was hurtful, painful and even scarring enough to not voice out what I really loved, felt and experienced in my life. There are certain experiences in our lives which are so hurtful, so egregious that we find it tough to come back. Although, there is always something to learn from these phases in our lives.
We black out at times. I mean just swoosh man! Gone in 60 seconds! It's like Superman being thrust with a Kryptonite shard. It is so awful that it makes one seem so weak and helpless. No matter how super confident, well equipped and highly trained an individual can be, it's just simply hard to condescend how this takes over the mind and ruins everything to a woeful remnant of hardly useful fragments of the entirety. It is scary. To be blinded is one thing, but to be mentally blinded is far worse. That algebraic expression or the conic section, that detailed plan or the structured elevation, that deduction or the derivation, that precise word or the much revised sentence, that woefully long program or the never ending loops, that double fault or a run-less over; these are just a few.
Nevertheless, the capacity of the human mind is not to be underestimated. It’s like a machine. It needs timely lubrication. Sometimes, the gears are so prone to wear and tear that momentarily there’s an “Oh Snap!” moment.
The first thing one can do is NOT PANIC, and yes – definitely NOT CRY!
Secondly take few deep breaths and leave everything aside and try not to think.
Once, you regain your composure, try to remember any word, thought or instance that can make you form a chain of thoughts.
Thirdly, flex your muscles and start – Be it Crap or Less Sensible! At least you’ll get the cogs running.
Finally, lighten your mind with positive self-exhortation. Encourage yourself.
Push yourself to the absolute limit till you never give up.
We are human. Sometimes we fail. If there wasn’t failure, we wouldn’t understand success in whole. So what if you scampered like a lab rat in an exam, missed a flight despite all serious planning, lost a match playing a bad shot. There are always ways to win back. Blackouts happen if and only if one is under-prepared not over-prepared.
At the end of all of it, all things are in your control. You may either make a choice to fall prey to it or keep calm & break your demons!
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