If there is one thing life has really taught me, it is that not everything will go the way you want, and that is okay. I used to think that if I worked hard, treated people well, and did my best, things would somehow work out the way I planned them. I know better now, thing is not always as planned it
Sometimes you can do everything right and still end up disappointed. There have been times when I really wanted something to work out and put all my heart into it, only to find out that things were going in a completely different direction.
And honestly, accepting that wasn't easy. There were moments I kept asking myself why certain things happened. I would replay situations in my head, wondering what I could have done differently. Sometimes I blamed myself. Other times, I blamed the people around me.
But as time goes on, I started understanding something simple that some things are just beyond our control. You cannot force someone to stay in your life. You cannot make everyone understand your intentions. You cannot control how people treat you. And no matter how carefully you plan your future, life can still surprise you.
What you can control is what you do after things don't go according to plan. That lesson has changed the way I look at difficult situations. I have learned to let some things go without needing all the answers. Not every ending needs an explanation. Not every person who walks away needs to be chased. And not every closed door means that you have failed.
Sometimes, it is simply time to move on. Another lesson all this have thought meis that we should stop comparing our lives to other people. This one is easier said than done, I don't compare my life with others but sometimes when I look around and see someone my age buying a house, starting a successful business, travelling, or achieving something i have been hoping for, I started wondering what I'm doing wrong.
But the truth is everybody's journey is different. Someone else's progress does not mean you are failing. We all have our own timing, even though social media can make it feel like everyone else has life figured out.
These days, I try to appreciate small progress. I try not to be too hard on myself when things take longer than expected. I have also learned that some of the hardest experiences can teach us things that good times never would.
Life has not taught me everything yet. I am still learning, still making mistakes, and still figuring things out. But if I had to hold on to one lesson, it would be this, Do your best, but don't try to control everything. Some things will leave, some things will change, and some things will not happen when you expect them to. Keep going anyway.
Sometimes life doesn't give us what we want. Sometimes, it gives us something we didn't know we needed.
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