A Bundle Of Contradictions

Okay, so the year is coming to an end and it's time for me (and everyone else) to come up with your typical "YAY IT'S 2016 AND THANK YOU 2015 FOR SUCH AN AWESOME TIME!" post. 
To be very frank, 2015 was a roller coaster ride. It started off on a serious note, hit a high, then sunk terribly low and finally it started rising. 
I don't think I want to fall down to that level of darkness, anymore. Even if I do, I want to be resilient enough to soar back again. 
Yet, no matter what happened, I won't deny that 2015 made me learn a hell lot of things, for which, I'll be forever grateful. 

So here goes nothing. 
LESSON NUMBER ONE: HARD WORK 
2015 taught me that hard work is one of the key factors to success. 
At the beginning of the year, I felt deluded. I kept thinking, "Oh, I'm so smart and so great. I think I'll ace at everything I do." 
Oh boy, was I in for a bad surprise. 
I missed the 90 per cent plus mark in my 12th grade board exams. I did not ge…

Dear God (or any other superior being that presides over our lives),
Hi there.  I know, a lot of people out there doubt the fact that You exist. I know, a lot of people out there apparently know that You don't exist (because there's no 'scientific proof' or maybe because they want to sound cool because come on, haters are the 'new cool'.) But, after years of being confused and befuddled whether You're really there or not, I've realized that You are there. You are there within each and every one of us. You're there in the air, You're there in the water, You're there on the earth, You're everywhere. You are infinite and You don't have a typical form. You have a strong presence though, which always, always helps people to move forward. You help people, not directly or magically, but with your mere presence. You're Hope, You're the Light that people find in a dark abyss. You're the Giver of positivity and it's only up…