Hope is a good thing… may be the best of things.
:)
- Shawshank Redemption
The message is simple yet powerful. You fail only when you quit trying. Never give up on your dreams and you will never fail.
So let me tell you the story about a guy who fell in love with a beautiful girl. True love. And he'd watched Shawshank Redemption an adequate number of times to internalize the fail proof mantra for success, never giving up! One day, after yet another dream date (a dream in which he took her on a date) a strange thought crossed his mind…
What if the girl feels the same way too… for another guy!! Assuming that she has seen the movie, isn’t she supposed to keep trying till she is finally with her guy too!! Never give up right! Oh DAMN!!!
Don’t be ridiculous! thought the boy. My love is true and pure... she’ll definitely give up on the other guy once she realizes how much I love her!
A grin flashed across the boy’s face. It didn't last for long though...
But then…wont her love for the other guy be pure too? Wont losing him break her heart? If so, isn’t true love about putting the other person’s happiness above ours? Even if we do end up together, will I still feel the same way about her knowing that she is a quitter and gave up on the boy she loved so easily? And if she ends up with the other guy, should I still keep trying? Till when? Wont that kind of make me a loser? What a sad thought!
And that’s when he saw the black swan for the first time... the one which didn't feature in the movie.
You may never give up on your dreams… but what if your dreams give up on you ?
So the boy began to wonder… hope gave me the strength to never give up on my dreams. But now I’ve realized that if I truly love this girl I'll have to let her follow her own dreams even if they end up shattering mine. Hope made me believe I would succeed one day but realizing that I never may has filled my heart with sadness.
The boy was bitter as he ran towards the temple… (Well he had seen enough bollywood flicks too...) he wanted answers... to scream out loud. Scream at God for being such a sadist!
Karmanye vadhikaraste… a distant yet clear voice fell upon his ears...
Dont scream you old fool... I've heard the shloka a thousand times! Karmanye Vadhikaraste… Do your karma, but dont expect returns. God knows everything, keep the faith.
And in that moment the plot suddenly became clear…
In life if you have loved you will find love. It may not be in the form you dream of today but it will be one you deserve. So follow your heart, keep the faith.
The next day, as the boy walked towards the pretty girl, he couldn't stop smiling…
Hope may be a good thing, but faith is the best of things.
Hope may be a good thing, but faith is the best of things.
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