A certain darkness is needed to see the stars.
It is a quote by Osho in his famous book ‘The Book of Secrets’.
‘Without the backdrop of darkness in the night sky, you will never be able to see the perceive the stars’.
Every situation, every incident, and every quote can have more than two ways to understand.
This quote not only tells us about how good is followed by bad but also gives us the important message of always seeing the good in the bad.
It also tells us that when times get rough or you think that it is all pointless or useless there are always moments in life when everything is difficult and you find it hard to make it just remember that these are the moments that can lead to growth, resilience, and ultimately, a clearer perspective of who we are and what makes us.
But sometimes in life, I think we all should look at the bright side. In this case the stars. To look up at the sky and think that they are small as well as so brittle compared to them.
Another quote that can be related to this is the one by Walt Disney.
“Happiness is a state of mind. It’s just according to the way you look at things.”
People no longer use the darkness to cast out their stars, but they want to embrace the light. If you ask someone about their day, they will say many things about how their day was so wrong or how things didn’t go according to plan. But did they tell you about their amazing coffee or how the sky looked so pretty when they saw a picture that made them feel happy? No. People are more focused on the bad than the good.
Challenges make us harder, more grateful and it makes us who we are. But I think sometimes we need to embrace the good along with the bad.
Just as the night sky reveals its brilliance when illuminated by stars, our journey can become more meaningful when we navigate through the darkness and see the good.
When we talk about Happiness, it isn’t black or white. It is a spectrum. It reaches beyond me and you. And finding happiness is hard. When you say that happiness is not a thing to find but something that makes you feel. It is an eternal state of being. It is built into your system.
So, when you hear people say that they are not feeling happy just tell them they just don’t have enough reasons to. If you see a bird or a flower or even a kind deed, it makes you happy and makes you think
“WOW, it is good to be alive.”
don’t you think that is enough to be your happiness?
That is quite literally what people say to find happiness in small things which everyone should but only if we choose to embrace it. Who cares if you have a bad hair day or you forgot to put dirty clothes in the washing machine? Focusing on these trivial things will make you unhappy, and it’s not worth being unhappy.
You can’t choose what happens to you, but you can choose how you react and what you focus on.
