Dark Tunnel- Inspired quote

“Sometimes, life is like a dark tunnel. You can’t always see the light at the end of the tunnel, but if you just keep moving…. you will come to a better place”.

-General Iroh from the series Avatar

Suffice it to mean that no matter how dark that tunnel may seem there is always a better place in the midst of our darkest hours. Many people die seeking the light at the end of their tunnel because they fail to see the better place that presents itself.

There is a story of a young man who on leaving school in the midst of hardship and stress was approached by a friend who sold the idea of garbage disposal business to him so that they can both run it instead of continuing in the light of the hardship they have become used to, but he declined and swore to get a job with one of the many oil companies in town and even went on to make an estimation of what he will earn per annum.

The friend who approached him went on to start the garbage disposal business with a wheel barrow and after four years he already owned six trucks a corporate office and staff strength of thirty three.

Now the “oil companies” man was still out there looking for the white collar job and was called in for interview at the garbage disposal company and during the last stage of the interview where he was to just have a final chart with the boss, he walked into the office to see his friend seating behind the desk looking well fed and beaming from ear to ear.

Moral of the story is that, our dear friend failed to see the better place that was replacing the light which was supposed to be at the end of the tunnel, while his friend did and knew that he may never see the light.

So in life and whatever you do always seek the better place when the light seems so far away because your ability to see the right thing that is intended to make your situation bearable may be disguised as garbage or a menial job.

Whenever that “thing” comes back at you with uncertainty, do not ask the questions you already are familiar with; instead, seek the better place because not everyone is created to experience the “see the light at the end of the tunnel” feel.