Why we need faith

Why we need faith.

Now as I look back, it seems that my entire life has been building up to this moment. Every failure, every success, every relationship, every struggle, every gift seems to be a necessary ingredient for what I am doing.

The failures have given me humility, else my successes would surely have bloated my ego. The successes gave me hope, else my failures would have crumbled me. The people in my life became my pillars, else I would have been alone. The struggles taught me discipline and patience, else I would been too happy go lucky. The gifts I received taught me gratitude, else I would have believed that I actually deserve everything I have.

But it didn’t always seem that way.

Today, it almost feels magical how everything seems to be happening ‘on it's own’.

But, a few days back I felt shaken up. Badly. Suddenly I was questioning myself. I felt unsure. What am I doing? Have I gone crazy? I’m not good enough. My wife was worried. People who love me noticed the difference in my tone. My face had fallen. My body language was weak. It was visible.

My dad took me out for lunch. He said “You have put in your 100%. You have worked hard. You have a strategy in place. Now, you will NOT review your strategy for another 18 months. No more questioning yourself. Now, you only execute. No doubts. Only action”

Last week I had an hour long heart to heart chat with my mother. We spoke about many things that one does not usually speak about at family dinners. We shared our feelings. She told me “You have to follow what gives you joy, and live your life fully.” Her journey hasn’t been easy. Yet, she was filled with joy.

A few weeks ago my and my mother (my wife’s mother) were chatting. Every time she meets me, she tells me “I believe in you. You will do great things”. That day she told me “You have the right intentions. You are good. You help people. You work hard. You keep learning. Now, leave the rest in HIS hands”

I remembered a conversation with my young colleague Yusuf a few months ago. He had said “Before I take any major decision, I take permission from my creator. After that I don’t hold any doubts in my head. I move ahead full steam.”

Just last week I met Yusuf's 90 year old grandfather. He told me of business challenges and losses that he had faced in his life. And then he told me, “Being honest and giving value to people is in my hands. The rest is not my concern. HE is there to take care of me”.

I love chocolate chip ice cream. My efforts are like the chocolate chips. There are necessary. They make the ice cream crunchy, chocolaty and different from other ice creams. But faith is like the vanilla ice-cream base. Without it, there is no choice-chip ice-cream. Faith is the binder that brings all my efforts and plans together, fills in the gaps, and makes my entire life into a beautiful song.

Doubts destroy. Faith creates.

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I feel blessed to have so many pillars of support. I'm sharing this in case you are a time in your life where you are about to take a leap, and just need that little bit of faith that I got from these pillars of mine!

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