This world is a beautiful yet an ironic place. It will love you and sometimes hurt you. Sometimes you will be surrounded by people and yet feel alone. Sometimes you will be trusted and sometimes you will be tested. You will win and you will lose sometimes. Sometimes you will learn and sometimes you will teach. Sometimes you will receive and sometimes you will be the one to give. Sometimes you will save yourself and sometimes you will change someone else’s life forever. Sometimes you will smile to express your happiness and sometimes you will smile to make others smile. Sometimes you will wipe other’s tears and sometimes you will be the cause of their tears. Sometimes you will feel lucky and sometimes you will sacrifice. Sometimes materialistic things will bring you happiness and sometimes a simple hug will suffice. Sometimes life will seem easy and sometimes all will feel like a lie. Sometimes the choice will be easy and sometimes it will get crazy. Sometimes you will meet saints and sometimes the devil will be close by. Sometimes your hard work will thrive and sometimes your best will not arrive.

Just remember, with a beautiful rose there are always thorns. Such is this world.

So, choose to be happy and safe. Choose to do the right thing. Choose to take good care of yourself and guide others around you. Choose to say No when you are fed up. Choose to trust your intuition. Choose to stand up for the right thing. Choose to learn and grow. Choose to be kind. Choose to be loved and love others. Choose to forgive. Choose to not give up. Choose to be healthy. You have the power to make this world a better place, choose to believe in yourself. I believe in you.

With love,
A parent
Shipra Lamba