This is a real life incident...
It was 9:30 pm on 8th July. A woman was standing near an ATM center in the main square of Varca, Goa... while her husband was inside the center withdrawing money...... he came out, counting the currency and lo!!! it started raining heavily, out of no where...... as heavy rains lashed the small, sleepy village...... suddenly all the lights went off and a lightening flashed across the dark sky.... giving that old church at the square an ominous look.... the main square of the village, which 2 hours ago was so crowded, now wore a deserted look....... not even one human being or an animal could be seen anywhere..... and in that darkness, stood both of them.. the woman scared to her death, praying that the rains stop and power gets restored.... but probably God had also pulled up a blanket and slept cosily in heaven..... coz suddenly the man started laughing....... louder and louder..... the woman was scared even more... she couldn't really understand if he was the same person whom she called her husband....... with no signs of the nature or the Electricity Board of Goa being kind to the poor couple.. they stood quietly.... the woman frozen on her feet and the man still laughing out loud...
10 mins went by like this.. in darkness and stillness... and then the Rain Gods showed some mercy by slowing down.... the woman pleaded to her husband to start the bike immediately and take her to their hotel... still smiling, he turned the key and the engine came to life!! As they again started their journey back to their hotel, leaving behind the shadows of the darkness, the woman calmed down but still an iota of fear lingering in her mind and praying to God, they managed to reach their hotel....
The woman heaved a sigh of relief, got down from the bike and walked into the hotel, hand in hand with her husband with a new confidence... as if nothing had happened 15 mins back!!
I am sure each one has had such an experience, at least once! Sounds so familiar, isn't it? When the devils in our own hearts take over the senses, it becomes difficult to fight them off and then when you are out of it and look back, you realise what have you conquered.
Conquering your own fears is a great victory. So next time you are afraid of doing something, go ahead and do it!!!
Keep smiling!! Keep Conquering!!
