The November contest #1 by sduttaskitchen | Value of memories!

My response to the contest hosted by @sduttaskitchen -- The November contest #1 by sduttaskitchen|Value of memories!

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I believe that memories is what makes up life. Without memories there is no life. It is the collection of our life events left behind which either brings happiness or sadness to us when we reflect on them. For me this word is very important because whenever I look back at my life, I feel how wonderful it has been coming such a long way. And as I get older and older, memories become more and more significant to me, because the time left ahead of me is lesser then the time left behind me. No one can predict life, but I believe now that 60% to 70% of my life is already over and in this time so much has happened, which is all nothing but a memory.

The memories of my childhood and education, then came the love life, and after that marriage. My son was born, experiences of living with in-laws, celebrating milestones of life, the challenging jobs that I had, losing my loved ones on the way, moving to another country for work, dealing with family and my own health issues, shifting directions in life, getting on the path of healing and spirituality, watching my son grow up to a young man, dealing with his issues, travelling to different countries, making friends all along the way.....and so much more. All of this is a memory of my life. Some of them have given me a steep learning curve. Today even when I reflect back on a bitter memory I see that there was a lesson for me in it. That moment the experience was bitter, but after that the change it brought in to my life was for better. There is a strong lesson for me from all my experiences of life, that no matter whatever the situation is in the moment, in the end it is for something greater good, and this realization has come only with reflection on the past memories.

Through out my life, I have so many wonderful memories that may be I can write a book on them, but there are few of them that stand out and are very significant to me.

The first one is the memory of the death of my father. He had a brain stroke and was in coma in the ICU at the hospital. I was with him day and night and never left his bed side. On day 5, he made some movements, and Doctor gave me a positive sign. On that day, I decided to come home for some time and spend some time with my son, who was only 4 years then and was missing me. It was only 2 hours that I had come home and my father passed away in that time. I received the call from the hospital and I felt devastated. I was feeling guilty of leaving him in that very last moment. Over the years with all the healing, I realized that, probably he left in that moment so that I did not have to see him in pain during those last moments. It's a sad memory and at the same time, the one that always reminds me, how much he loved me.

The other one is the birth of my son. I was so young then, only 22. I really did not know anything. But when he was born, it was like he brought all that knowledge to me by itself, and he became my heartbeat.

Another one is my first international travel. It was a holiday to London and Switzerland for 2 weeks. For this holiday I had saved almost every penny for 3 years. It was again in my early 20s, and I was so much inclined to make it happen that I crunched every other expense. When I went on that holiday I felt so proud of myself. After that I had many holidays, but this one is always special.

This picture is not from my first holiday to Switzerland, but it is from the 10th. After my first visit I have been so much in love with it, that I visited this Country many times, some were official and some personal trips. 2 years back it was my 10th time visiting. This is at the Zurich Airport.

One more sad memory I have, when my husband was in hospital for the treatment of Myasthenia gravis. For 8 months it went on, and he was very critical, in and out of ICU. There was one day, when it all felt very hopeless and I felt I lost him forever. That day I cried and cried so much and making this prayer and conversation with God and Angels, to bring him back to life anyhow. I believe they heard me, because that day became a turning point in his treatment. After that moment his treatment started showing positive signs.

The other good memory of my life is when I completed the Everest Base Camp trek. It was my dream always but I was so unsure of myself. Understanding my own physical capabilities I felt, it was not possible for me. I did prepare myself for many months and then went on the expedition and achieved my goal. The pride I felt on completion is beyond words. This also made me understand that if the mind is determined then the body will also support and whatever goal we want to achieve can be achieved.

After this I have many sweet and bitter memories with my mother-in-law.

That's what I say, life is nothing but a collection of memories, in the end all of them become pleasant. And I also say that click as many pictures as you can in every moment of life, whether pleasant or unpleasant, because when you look back at them, you will only smile at them, and some of them will also make you realize your strength.

I will like to invite @heriadi, @jyoti-thelight and @quotes-haven to participate in the contest

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