What odds and challenges did I face to be where I am? A question like this would have made me crib like a child a few years ago. Like each one of us, I have faced failures, like all of us went through my share of ups and downs, be it a failure in an entrance exam, losing confidence on many important occasions and losing opportunities because of it. And time at again either I spent time blaming myself that I’m not good enough, I’ll never be good enough or going to the other extreme and clichédly putting it all down to fate.
The story might look like that of another motivational, happiness and health advocacy, but this is the one that defines my personal struggle. After a lot of moments of failures, negativity, self-doubt, it’s the one lesson that changed how I lead my life, the way I approach the next challenge. And it is learning that ‘happiness exists within you’. Life is much more than grades and paychecks, it’s about finding simple but profound ways of treating yourself in the best way possible. It’s about feeding oneself with energy and all things good constantly.
But this viewing of life through rose-tinted glasses doesn’t need to delude anyone from the practical truth of struggle in life. Failure is inevitable. Life doesn’t follow our plan, so hardships would still come. But in the end, it’s the story of how you approach it if you go through it by smiling through everything or letting time pass by with regrets. The things we’ll get out of life is not determined by the good feelings we want but by what bad feelings we’re willing and able to sustain to get us to those good parts.
Because happiness requires struggle. Because if you want the benefits of something in life, you have to also want the costs. But as they say ‘use your smile to change the world, don’t let the world change your smile’.
Why Aditya Birla Group Is Big In My Life
For a group whose legacy goes back to 1921, it is a known fact that every single household in the country has been impacted and touched by the presence of Birla brand, its products and legacy.
Since the time I started using a personal phone, I was connected with Birla Group’s Idea, and years after still continue to rely on the same. Even for clothing, the Birla group has been the go-to option for me from the reliable and affordable Pantaloons to the work fashion line of Van Heusen and Allen Solly.
More than the brands and services, what makes ABG stand out and testifies the admiration and impact it had is the positive difference that they make in the lives of so many citizens in the country through their social initiatives. CSR initiatives by ABG be it their awareness programs in the health sector or the vocational training courses facilitated on the lines of sustainable livelihood framework, they lead the way for community welfare and nation-building. After all, these are the things that make Aditya Birla Group big in our lives.