I Came Upon a Lighthouse

by Shantanu Naidu

okay. The pain of wondering about the what-ifs is harsher than the pains of rejection.

have often seen, many times in my own life, instances where you may deserve something. But it doesn’t always mean it’ll be handed to you without an initial struggle, or at the time when you want it. I don’t have a reason for why this happens, but I’d like to think it’s a test of how badly you want something.

You can spend the longest time preparing for a goodbye and it’d still hurt as if you didn’t see it coming.

Bittersweet is a beautiful feeling to write about. Not so much to feel.

In the end, no matter how well you think you’ve designed a dream, or how great an architect you think you are, you don’t really end up with the version you want. And it is silly but amazing how we continue to be surprised when this happens. I

Anyone can offer help in the best of their times. Very few can when their own troubles weigh down so heavily. He doesn’t have to try. Empathy and sensitivity come naturally to him.

IF YOU TRULY WANT to marvel at the plays of destiny, the best place to find them would be relationships. Look at the people closest to you, the most special ones that changed your lives, and see what beautiful sequence of coincidences had to take place for them to be in your life.

Lighthouses get shrouded too. Sometimes there’s fog, sometimes mist, sometimes a storm. But the beacon is always lit. It’s always there.

there will be times when we can get through stuff, and there will be times when we can’t. And when we can’t, don’t feel so caught up in getting it done no matter what. It’s okay.’