When your smile is gone, the light that brightens those eyes also disappear.
In life we all are meant to have life defining encounters at different stages.
For some, their first encounter is a catalyst to every other encounter,
while for others it is quite uneasy to see a pattern.
Which ever way it is, we sure do not stop at those points,
but keep moving, adapting, realigning and redefining.
Achieving a mile stone, or failing at it does not rule out
the chance of having to face more of the future encounters meant to come our ways.
How you respond to those life defining encounters at present,
sure do influence the energy you put into managing the future ones.
Being very old or very young does not translate
to your being able to manage life's encounters perfectly,
or becoming a master at it,
because for you, it may all come in non-similar shades.
But one thing seems similar to everyone in life,
irrespective of the point and time you face those encounters,
when HOPE is alive in you,
you are able to respond better when those defining encounters comes for you,
even when it looks like you failed.
Having hope alive makes it easier,
to open up to a better you,
learn lessons from your mistakes,
share your experience to help others do it right,
stay and remain positive for the next encounters to come,
and over all, stay alive with the light of hope shining through you.
