We all have had moments in our lives that seemed like a misfortune at the time,but later turned out to be a blessing. Blessing's in disguise happen almost everyday they range from small blessings to profound and deep changes that rearrange the course of our lives for the better. When i graduated high school i had decided not to go to college. I decided to join the U.S Air Force and live on my own. I was ready to travel the world and explore different cultures. I was ready to be my own man and be a independent 20 year old. While i was in basic training one thing led to another and i was not able to graduate.
Being sent home from Air Force training initially made me feel like a failure. At the time i felt like i was not good enough to complete a task that millions of other people had completed. I felt depressed and i was in emotional despair. I was angry at myself and i felt like i was doomed to be a failure. I thought to myself "all these people are better than me". I wanted to quit and when i came home i did not know the purpose of my life. I also did i know what the hell i wanted to do in my life. I had planned on spending 20 years in the Air Force. And now life had just knocked me to the ground i had to get back up somehow. Life had me unconscious and i was having a hard time finding a path to walk on.
As time has passed by I have learned to cope with this failure. I have learned to look at it for the good things it has given me. It has been a blessing in disguise for many reasons. It has taught me how to deal with negative emotions. I now view depression to be like a flu it sucks and it lingers for a while but now i know that it eventually goes away. I learned that as long as you work on your defeats the outcome can only be good. I gained employment,met new people and enrolled in school (BHCC) all these good things happened after being discharged. I also went to a few Red Sox games and i also got a new car. My perspective on the event has changed. To get good at something so complex like life you have to fail many times. Michael Jordan missed thousand's of shots before becoming the greatest NBA player of all time. Muhammad Ali went to jail and was stripped of his titles before becoming the greatest of all time. I failed basic training before becoming the best....... the best at something that don't know yet.
Alchemy is not produced by wizards
Alchemy is not produced by machines
Alchemy is not not an equation or a science experiment
Alchemy is not gold nor is it silver
Alchemy is a magic that we posses
Alchemy is positive perspective
Alchemy is turning frowns into smiles
Alchemy is jumping when you fall
Alchemy is being first even if you are last
Alchemy is not the glass half empty
Alchemy is the glass half full
Alchemy is positive perspective
Alchemy heals wounds
Alchemy destroys failure
Alchemy creates success
Alchemy destroys hate
Alchemy makes love
Alchemy eats darkness
Alchemy makes light
Alchemy is our minds ability to change bad experiences into good ones.
Excellent post!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy reading your blog, Marvin. Your writing skills are great, the lessons are clear, and you really know how to tell a story. Great skills.
This is a great example of a blessing in disguise. This must have been a big, confusing moment for you. It's great to see that you already have turned things around, and that you can see that it's for the better (despite not knowing the outcome).
Awesome story.
Your poem is excellent, as well. Very creative. I love the lines "destroys failure" and "eats darkness" - very cool.
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