Acceptance

We all have, at some time or the other, experienced this simple to preach and yet so difficult to practice- Doctrine of Acceptance. Mentors, preachers, counsellors and well wishers have told us, ' Acceptance is bliss'; Happiness follows Acceptance'; Acceptance is the greatest Healer'; Acceptance of the unacceptable'; 'Acceptance and tolerance and life altering lessons'. We heard to soothe our ears. We let it not enter our souls because we knowingly or unknowingly indulge in self pity and relish it even more when sympathised by acquaintances, close and not so close. But does that dodge our mountain of uncertainty and discomfort even by an inch? It sinks us further. And out of that crowd of sympathisers, if a sensible saviour tries to drag us out of that pit by explaining Acceptance, we would consider it apathetic. Here's the irony. If an X, Y, Z says it, it's apathy but when we say it to ourselves, it HEALS.... And there begins the journey of Acceptance of the Unavoidable.
Acceptance is as easy to believe in, as we think it is. Next time we are stuck between what is and what should be, we may try our best with all our might, lest we regret later and then accept, come what may. Acceptance is not succumbing, it's in fact, bravery. Acceptance has to exist within, acceptance without is futile. And when it is in communion with our soul, it is an inseparable part of us, needless to prove or assert. It is reflected in our serenity, tranquility and sanity.
All our lives we keep juggling, moving to and fro, in a state of restlessness, unaware of the gravitational pull that tries to put us at ease. There is much more to the universe than we know or can control. Acceptance is the simplest way to be in harmony with the universe and with own self.

Acceptance leads to peace. Peace renders strength and durability against all odds.