The Predefined Life Roles

Steering through the traps and chaos.

The confines of the society have a beautiful face. From the day we take our first breath, the footsteps are laid out in front of us to follow, like creating a beautiful painting only the colors are already decided by others in the world. We are born alone but many hands are ready to take control of the brushes in our hand. The first step, the first word, the first drawing, everything is celebrated as if a new miracle has bloomed in the world. Such a pretty picture it is, right? Our actions become relative to the happiness of others around us. That’s how the predefined roles are birthed. Our lives merely become a show of entertainment for the people of the world. Sometimes the ones who bring these shackles are unfortunately the closest and most important people in our lives. An education that can be showed off, a “prejudiced” respectable career, a stable settlement that includes a spouse, children, grandchildren and the never ending cycle of human evolution is so conveniently placed on our shoulders.

The twist happens when life brings something unexpected to the table. A cuisine with new flavors that people in our lives have never tasted before. The first reaction is always some skepticism, which later leads to trials of understanding the flavors with the scents already engraved in the mind. Element of surprise when the aroma is new and unfamiliar. Well it’s okay since we can fix it with a bit of adjustment right? Then they add their own scents and flavors to your dish, expecting you to consume it, never knowing the bouquet of mismatched ingredients could very well choke and suffocate the person expected to take it. Our mind starts suffocating gradually when it begins to realize that it is failing to digest the beautiful flavors everyone in the world is having until it just can’t breathe and despair engulfs us, yelling in our faces, calling us a loser. The demons grow so strong that taking a breath with them feels like inhaling fire that scorches every inch of our lungs, making us wish for the misery to end at the quickest. So, do you let the misery consume you? Do you stop breathing because it hurts? Or do you stop living because you have failed at fulfilling the roles world has laid out for you? That’s when we need to take the wheel and navigate. Own your life. Do not let the world define it.

Life as we know it, has never been a smooth path for anyone. A road full of bumps, it has always been tugging and pulling on our footsteps. So, what happens when we fall over? The first thing we do is turn our head to look around for the object that made us fall. Then, we look around to see how to get back up.

If the same pattern is followed in life’s other contexts we can see that hardships always force us to mobilize. We look somewhere to make sense of what has happened. The main thing is where you set your eyes to.

Life is a conjunction of small events. Little moments, tiny steps which bring color and meaning to the bigger picture constituting the very foundation of life’s journey. To take a bump and consider it a major downfall disregards that bigger picture since we ignore the little things that come with it. Some happy moments, some little smiles, blissful seconds of some fleeting happiness; they all contribute to a bigger and beautiful portrait called life. The goal should be to set the eyes to see where the light is coming from; that one tiny beam that fills color in our otherwise dull lives. Why dwell in misery when you can see the sunshine and the colorful spectrum it brings with it? Why dwell on the tastes that are sour? Life is a journey to be appreciated, every second of it. Because all the hardships that come, bring a new experience, color and taste to our palates which differs from person to person. Every journey is unique, every perception different. Our perception shifts in the direction we choose, it is upon us to appreciate the sourness life throws at us, which no one else but we have the ability to feel. It is for us to adjust our vision to the smaller moments and not dwell on the fact that we fell, but to realize the fact that life has given us a new angle, a unique vision to see the world we live in; a sight only we possess.

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