Dearest Lavina,
Wish you a very happy birthday! :)
I hope you have a wonderful day showered with love and all good things
that the world can offer.
There’s this quote that I recently read and I felt that it resonated
with us:
“For there is no friend like a sister
In calm or stormy weather;
To cheer one on the tedious
way,
To fetch one if one goes astray,
To lift one if one totters
down,
To strengthen whilst one
stands”
― Christina Rossetti
In the short time that we have known each other, you have inspired me
like none other. You’ve helped me pick pieces up and forced me to move forward,
even when failure broke me apart. You taught me so many lessons that
today, I feel strong enough to face life’s battles. Sometimes, when things in
life go wrong, that is all we need to do, revisit the lessons we have learned.
All the problems you are facing are like clouds that are blocking the clear
sky, tackle the clouds - it might rain and pour down with problems - but always
remember that the sun will appear. The Lord knows how much we can take and how
many problems we are capable of facing and believe that he will never burden us
with more than we can handle.
They say love makes life worth living. It is indeed true and I
learnt that from you. There is nothing that we cannot accomplish; there is
nothing that love cannot crack open. Life might shatter our comfort zones, but
it will always take us to deeper levels within ourselves. It will force us to
expand our boundaries and explore new things. On this new year of life that you
are about to embark, I hope you take along lots of love.
Security is just an illusion. We feel that we are secure when
things that we need are within our reach, when we are able to satisfy our wants
and when life is at a pace we can handle. But when we do new things, there is
no security. When Neil Armstrong went to the moon, what proof did he have that
he would return safe? When Edmund Hillary climbed Mount Everest, what did he
carry along for security? These great men broke out of their comfort zones and
went ahead to do things they didn’t need to do. Just like how you went out your
way to help a woman in distress, just how you gave your hand when the world
ignored my cries for help, you made me feel secure. You’ve done great things,
break the shackles and fulfill your dreams. They’re waiting for you.
Hope for better things. Hope is one thing that can bring great
changes to a person’s life. Hope that your health will be better and hope that
the bugs that are bothering you will be squashed. When we hope, the world
aspires and comes together to make it true. Optimism doesn’t fool us that
things are better, optimism makes us see things in a new light and that light
helps us build our world in the way we want it.
Keep faith and pray everyday. The Lord will always watch us
and never, ever let us down. He might give us a few setbacks to humble us, a
few successes when he knows we’ve done our best and failures when we need to
work harder. The Lord only intends to make us better people and only wants to
help us live our lives to the best we can, atleast I believe so and I hope you
will too. Never loose faith, for that is where life came from.
You know, in life, there are very few people who really ask us how we
are. When people ask it as a formality, we have all the right in the world to
pretend that we’re perfect. But when it comes from the heart, when the
intention to know how you are is genuine, let the layers fade. Let the reality come
out. People say that we need to pretend, as we cannot go around sharing our
sorrows. Maybe it’s true; maybe it’s not. I haven’t learnt that yet. But I know
that I’m willing to take away a part of your pain by listening to the troubles
you have. A problem shared is like a burden lifted off the shoulder, it gets
halved. So share not only your joys, but your sorrows too. A joy when shared
will multiply and a sorrow? When it shared, it will divide.
I have always admired how you have defined yourself. You’re a successful
professional , you’re a daughter, a wife, a sister, a friend, a mother and I’m
sure you play so many more roles in the lives of people around you. But you
have always been ‘love’ to me. I love how you have no layers to yourself. I
love that innocence, that warmth and that smile that you seem to carry. I love
the sweet tune of your voice whenever you talk. Please never change that no
matter how stern the world seems on changing it; be yourself. You’re too
beautiful a person to turn into a replica of crazy mud-heads.
I don’t know if there’s too much advice in this letter, but I hope you
get the message. I care for you and would only wish you the best. I
hope your spirits are high and awakened. I hope that you pop open a bottle of
champagne , raise a toast to yourself, face life in the eye and say, “I’m
ready, bring it on! Show me what you’ve got!” For that’s how strong you are.
Put on the best version of yourself and have a great birthday!! :)
Tons of tight hugs, warm cuddles and lots of love,
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