A famous writer was in his study room. He picked up his pen and started writing:
Last year, I had a surgery and my gall bladder was removed. I had to stay stuck to the bed due to this surgery for a long time.
The same year I reached the age of 60 years and had to give up my favorite job. I had spent 30 years of my life in this publishing company.
The same year I experienced the sorrow of the death of my father.
And in the same year my son failed in his medical exam because he had a car accident. He had to stay in bed at hospital with the cast on for several days. The destruction of car was another loss.
At the end he wrote: Alas! It was such bad year!!
When the writer’s wife entered the room, she found her husband looking sad lost in his thoughts. From behind his back she read what was written on the paper. She left the room silently and came back with another paper and placed it on side of her husband’s writing.
When the writer saw this paper, he found this written on it:
Last year I finally got rid of my gall bladder due to which I had spent years in pain.
I turned 60 with sound health and got retired from my job. Now I can utilize my time to write something better with more focus and peace.
The same year my father, at the age of 95, without depending on anyone or without any critical condition met his Creator.
The same year, God blessed my son with a new life. My car was destroyed but my son stayed alive without getting any disability.
At the end she wrote:
This year was an immense blessing of God and it passed well!!
Moral
In daily lives we can see that its not happiness that makes us grateful but gratefulness that makes us happy.
Such a beautiful story, it was. Indeed, something that I needed desperately…! This year which comes to an end in next few days, has been the most testing time of my life too.
I lost my father, my greatest support, my love, strongest anchor to the ship of my life. But alas it also meant, end of all his sufferings which he was fighting tremendously since July 2013 owing to multiple health ailments.
It is has been an year, of falling down, and also an year which taught me to stand up against all odds life puts you in.
One of my friend said to me, “If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.” believing in what she said to me, I am traversing through these difficult times praying to God to give me strength to live, and live it happily as the way, my father always wanted me to.
The way it was…
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The way it could have been…
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The way it will be…!
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Miss you always
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After all, “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
Direct Dil se 
Arati, I have always loved the way you live your life. I also feel proud to be your friend. Through this blog you touch people core. Thank God for making such a masterpiece.