Change Is Good

   There are a lot of times I find myself thinking; more like comparing the major change I have gone through over past two years. It’s amazing actually, to have experienced such a fine personality swap in a short span of time.
    I remember back in school I used to be this hyper, energetic, carefree, careless girl. At the same time, I used to have so many principles of my own. I had vowed never to change myself for anything in this world. How ironic could this be that not a year later after I joined college, I was a completely different person. No more was I the stupid, innocent, naïve person I was back in school. And you know what brought on this change? Yes, I made mistakes. I soon found myself breaking my own rules and became a person I never thought I’d become. Fights, disputes, quarrels, betrayals, heartbreaks, drama; I have been through it all. In the meanwhile, I learned a lot about friendships, supporting your true companions in good or bad times, how to deal with all kinds of complications and hurdles that stand in front of you. I became a strong person.
    At that time, I used to whine and complain all the time. I used to consider myself as the unfortunate and unlucky person who was burdened with all kinds of problems. But slowly realization struck and I began to understand that everything happens for a reason. Everything that God does holds a meaningful purpose. Nothing is insignificant.
    Every person in this world goes through a strenuous period at least once in his lifetime. And it changes him in ways he cannot even imagine. And you know what, change is good. It helps you grow as a person, grooms your personality, educates you, makes you a strong willed person as a whole.
    People say life is cruel; but come to think of it, it’s actually this very cruelty of life that teaches you the most valuable lessons. Lessons that no school, college, university or even parents can teach you. Life does.

By Marium Aqeel