Reveries and Musings

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Hello peeps! Long time, no update, I know. But here's the second last chapter.

I promise to upload as soon as I can. Till then, do read this one and don't forget to vote and comment :D

Ciao

Prachi xoxo

P.s. I'm kinda sad, guys, that Reveries and Musings is ending. This book means the world to me. I'm going to miss it so bad. :(

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"Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles."

-- Charlie Chaplin

Some time ago, if people would've told me that nothing's permanent in life, I would've looked at my mother and wouldn't have bothered to remember what they said.

But it's only when certain things happen to you, that you realise that nothing is permanent in life.

Everything, everybody eventually goes away. It moves away from you, or moves on. Feelings, emotions, materialistic possessions, people, you name it, and it's all temporary.

Nothing is a permanent fixture in our life. Which is why it's important to find happiness within yourself and the nature that surrounds you.

Don't give too much importance to anyone in your life.

Because, eventually, everyone leaves. If they were that important, they would've stayed, and they would've stayed forever.

The only thing permanent in your life is you, and that's God's own truth.

Even your emotions aren't permanent. So learn to love yourself, for who you are.

Don't let people's actions, people as a whole, affect you. Learn to get rid of them, especially those whose only job is to bring you down. However good some people may be to you, don't forget, they're only going to be there for so long.

They can give you a fleeting sense of happiness, but if you're looking for permanent happiness, start looking for it in yourself.

Nobody gives you enough importance, because, believe me, there are very few people out there for whom you are of ultimate importance. There are very few for whom you are the first priority. Your parents are among those few, to begin with.

But for friends, for people you love, who don't love you back, there's very few for whom you'll be of unparalleled importance.

Which is exactly why self-love is so important.

There'll come a time, eventually, when you'll have no one but yourself to hold onto, to comfort you, when everything is crumbling down.

But many a times, there's a conflict between my emotions, my feelings, my desires.

Sometimes, when people advice you to not cross oceans for those who don't even jump puddles for you, I disagree. I say, do it.

Cross oceans, move mountains, do it. Love openly, love wholly, love completely. Fall in love without any harness, and if you get hurt, so be it. Love with all you have, fall with all you can. Be hurt. If nothing else, it will surely leave you a tad bit wiser.

But whatever you do, give it all you have. Don't hold yourself back. Don't restrict yourself. Don't apply terms and conditions to whatever you do. After all, you won't get another chance just like this one. So while you have the opportunity in front of you, grab onto it, don't let it go. Use it. For all you know, it may never come back. Life and love isn't about what you gain, it's about what you give.

But, then again, keep in mind who you're doing this for.

Make sure that the person you're doing it for is worth it. Don't do it for a person who you love with all you have, but who refuses to recognise it, acknowledge it, treasure it, who refuses to reciprocate it. Don't do it for someone whose words hurt you, whose actions leave you devastated. Don't do it for someone who could care less about your well-being, your happiness. They're not worth it and you don't deserve this.

You didn't sign up for this. This constant hurting, constant over-thinking, constant depressive thoughts. You've done nothing to earn these self-destructive thoughts.

Don't ever settle for less than what you deserve.

If you don't deserve certain people in your life, then you won't have them. It's a simple truth.

And, just like that, life can give you some good stuff to cherish too.

Maybe the good stuff comes in a badly wrapped package, or is hidden in a horribly cooked dish, but it's there. It's right there, waiting for you to see it, grab it, and learn from it.

Life isn't all that bad. Sometimes, it gives you exactly what you need, even if it isn't what you want. Take it, however it comes. Bad package and all. Because, at the end of it, you'll be a better person. You'll be a happier version of 'you'.

Sometimes, it may so happen that there are people you love too much for your own good. You can't imagine life without them, you can't imagine surviving without them. But if life believes that they're not good for you now, or in the long run, then that's the final verdict.

They're going to be gently pushed out, roughly shoved, or simply kicked out of your life.

But they will go away. Because that's what's meant to be. And that's exactly what will happen.

Everything happens for a reason, everything is meant to be.

Choosing what colour dress to wear, and your mood as a result, choosing what you want to become, choosing which college to go to, whom to become friends with, whom to fall in love with, it's all planned. Life already knows what will happen, and it plays you along. Everything is destined, even the colour of your nail polish, or the gel you use to style your hair.

And here's the catch. There's nothing you can do to change it. Because there's no way to stop Destiny from doing its job, there's no way to stop it from changing lives.

Since Life will throw everything at your face anyway, you might as well be ready. And here's what you can do.

Stop regretting what's already gone and stop worrying about what is to come. Take one day at a time, because you don't know what destiny plans to do with you tomorrow. So live for today. Live in the present. Enjoy what is instead of worrying over what was and what will be.

Live for yourself. You are important. You are worth it.

Others see in you, what you'll never see in yourself.

You're beautiful. You mean the world to someone somewhere. Remember that.

So when you'll walk away, remember that there will be someone who's going to miss you, long for you, regret losing you, but never stop loving you.

Why? Because you're worth it.

And then there's never a bigger revelation than knowing that you're being treated the way you deserve to be, that you're treating yourself the way you deserve to be.

Because you're beautiful, you're different, you're unique. You may not be perfect in the world's eyes, or even in the eyes of those who matter to you. But you're perfect for yourself.

And that is more than enough.

Love yourself. Forget the world. Forget whether they love you or not.

As long as you love yourself, as long as you're content with yourself, as long as you're at peace with yourself, there's nothing and no one that can affect you, hurt you, change you. There's nothing negative that can touch you, if only you believe in yourself.

Be yourself. It's the greatest gift to give yourself.

Because remember, you are worth it. You do matter. Period.