Her optimism and prayers gave her sister hope to live once more

“Have patience with all things, but, first of all with yourself.” But she was losing all of it. The pain was getting unbearable. Nothing was working out for me at that time. Taking even a step to get down from bed to walk up to the washroom seemed extremely difficult. Diya had no idea what had gone wrong and why was she made to suffer.

Year 2010. She was now travelling in the Mumbai local trains again to work after spending a couple of years travelling in the BEST bus every day to complete her MBA. It was raining that time. Her ill fate probably started with buying a pair of BATA shoes which the shopkeepers told her were made for the rainy season. The shoes were not too comfortable to wear and the plastic hurt. She wore it only a couple of times and stopped. But by then, the damage would’ve occurred. Her feet started hurting, so much so that it was difficult to wear a normal slipper as well. The visit to the doctor and the tests didn’t reveal anything and she was asked to do physiotherapy to make my condition better. Unfortunately it didn’t help much.

The pain went on increasing, making her life as miserable as it could get. None of her doctors found any solution to the problem and was put on strong medicines to keep the pain in control. She was working in a MNC and couldn’t afford to leave her job within months of joining. The HR team and her manager ensured that she gets all the comfort at work and given flexible timings to report to work. Months passed by but nothing seemed to improve. She was tested for all kinds of disorders but every time, the results were negative. Nothing came out.

Her parents were clueless as to what they could do further to reduce this pain. They went to doctors and temples, both. Nothing helped except that they were told to have patience. She’s going to come out of this pain very soon. She spent several months now. Her continuous prayers seemed to be going in vain as she was now getting bed-ridden. No one could suggest a way out for her, to get rid of the pain, her sufferings.

Her only ray of hope was her little sister, Pia. Every evening, she would walk up to the temple and pray for her elder sister’s quick recovery, and come back and whisper in her ears, “You’ll be fine within no time. I have prayed for you.” Her smile made everyone in the house believe in the power of praying and being optimistic about living life again. Her faith in God increased as she looked into Pia’s eyes every time.

It took almost a year for Diya to recover from the pain and stand on her feet again without any help. She was able to report to work on time and even travel in Mumbai locals again. She walked, jogged and even resumed playing badminton again.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope, said Helen Keller. Absolutely true. There’s nothing more powerful than being hopeful about having a life without difficulties and having the power to overcome them, even if there are any. And optimism comes from the people who live with you, your pain and happiness. Consider yourself lucky and the happiest if you have such a loving family and a house that breathes optimism every moment.

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