Don't just survive, Conquer!
When I was a kid, my father often told me that tears are very precious. So I always felt that I was the special kid because God gave me a surplus of this salty liquid, which i can produce whenever I want. But there was a glitch here. The tears came only when I cried and I cried only when I was upset. So one day, during my bed time story I asked dad, "why do i get tears only when I cry and why not when I smile?" He gave me an affectionate smile and said, "You get tears even when you smile, when you are very happy, but you get them more easily when you are sad, because God knows that only a valuable thing can make you feel better and take away your pain even without asking anything of you. So save your tears for higher obstacles and use them wisely. " This was the first time I saw a very bewildered look on his face because he knew that as a kid, I could merely relate to what he was trying to explain. However, as time flew by and I grew up, I realized that my father...