Go On Be a SPRING!
A though came to me while taking a nice bath after a long day at work. Spring, yeah, the small little spring can teach us all a good lesson in life. I think we all should be Hookean materials. According to Hooke’s Law, Hookean materials refer to objects that quickly regain their original shape after being deformed by a stress or subjected to certain load.
On the other hand, yield point is defined as the stress at which a material begins to deform elastically and will return to its original shape when applied stress is removed. However, once the yield point is passed some fraction of the deformation will be permanent and non-reversible.
Doesn’t it sound all too familiar to you? You might not have heard about Hooke’s law in your entire life and you might not even like Physics to begin with. But it doesn’t really matter… When under stress (or unfavourable situation), some people bounce back everytime and get stronger, some bounce back for the first few times and get tired of fighting, and some falter without even willing to fight.
All materials have a yield point and so do us. But how much load can you take before reaching your yield point? Some people are quick tempered.But through certain life changing experience they mellowed down and tamed their anger. If that can be done, I am positive about adjusting our yield point. The higher the yield is the further it is that you can be stretched AND bounce back nicely. May we all be a Hookean spring with high yield point!
Sometimes people ask, ‘Where did you get the energy from?’ I seem to have endless energy. Frankly, I don’t know. It must be a gift. And at times, I get asked, ‘How can you be so confident?’ Well, to tell you a secret, I am just trying to be! But the underlying point here is, I am trying! I get flustered when I see my object of interest. (it hasn’t changed since school day!) It’s almost like a viscious cycle I start to magnify my flaws and have rounds of self doubts before I conclude that I’m never going to be good enough for it*. So I act differently and hide my true personality. True enough, I am not that desirable, not after shunning my true self from it*. Something never changed and that part of me is not going to change for a while. (I know in this case I don’t do what I preach!)
To a friend who is lost, I hope she finds her way soon. I hope she too, can be like a spring. Disappointment is just like a load too, it stretches you hard and forms you to be stronger. No one can part themselves away from disappointments in life. But you can decide if a disappointment is trully a disappointment. Optimistic people call that a blip. (sudden minor shock or MEANINGLESS interruption) It’s all in the mind. Seriously. I’ve been there and done it many times.
Hang in there, dearie. Always remember that you are just as good, if not better than others. You must up, up, up your self-esteem and down, down, down the negative thoughts! Go find your lost motivation. We miss the old you!
Remember, nothing can be too difficult if your will power is strong. You will be invincible. Think ‘I can’, think ‘I will’. I am certain in no time you will be back!
I won’t say good luck to you. You don’t need luck. You need you.
To all who chance upon this entry, go on and be a spring!!!
*It = Objec of interest
