THE LIGHTHOUSE

Oscar Wilde once said,

We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell.

We all whine LhaL llfe ls noL perfecL, LhaL lL's noL a wlsh-granLlng facLory", and
that lL doesn'L always happen as you wanL lL Lo be. And LhaL's because Lhere's Lhls
mysLlc force 'karma' LhaL leads you Lo everyLhlng LhaL you do. 8uL LhaL's noL Lhe
polnL, my polnL ls LhaL even Lhough llfe ls noL perfecL, are you? And unless you're
some crazy sclenLlsL who has llfe all flgured ouL, l say you're a lunaLlc Lo Lhlnk LhaL
you're perfecL. 1hen why do you expecL llfe Lo be Lhe way you wanL lL Lo be?

LIFE is not a fantasy." omeone once remlnded me.
Then why do we yearn to have fantasy in our lives? Why do we always compare
our lives with the stories and fiction, when we know that our life would be far
more boring than any of those stories... We don'L have Lhe answers Lo all Lhese
questions but I do know one thing; if you want something, you've goLLa earn lL!


You want life to be perfect? Then first you need to guarantee that you have no
flaw in yourself and then your life may be perfect-but believe me everyone has
flaws and you cannot guarantee perfectionism. So stop whining and accept
yourself for who you are!


When the creeping horror -that your life is miserable- overpowers you, what you
need to do is to enlighten every dark fraction of your soul, fix your flaws and if
you can'L fix them PLLL! AccepL Lhem! 8ecause lL's sLlll you...
And where theres you, theres light

Light is an interesting thing. It shows us the right path but too much light can be
blinding to the eyes.
Some yearn for it and some ignore it. Some spend their lives looking for light in
Lhe darkness whereas some don'L see lL, even when lL's shining right at them.
But those who look for it, find it!
ome people look for llghL all Lhelr llves and sLlll feel llke Lhey've never found lL.
So how do we find light? How do we look up to the sky and see rays shining up on
us? The only way to see light is to, first, accept the darkness within you..
We all are born good-hearted but then evil is dashed into our hearts. Sometimes
lL overpowers people and Lhey sLarL Lo Lhlnk LhaL Lhey're wlcked. 8uL Lhe only way
Lo be good ls Lo accepL 'you', Lhe good and Lhe bad. 1he lmmorallLy can Lhen be
rectified and we can grasp the righteousness within us.



I gazed into the darkness,
To look for light.
Compelled by my sadness,
I could not fight.



I looked at the gravel, looked up high,
No one! Oh no one, to hear me cry.
I searched the lands and the sky,
And maybe a glint passed me by.

I am lost and I have fallen,
My pride and vanity have been stolen.
I seek light, please give me a chance,
I beg for radiance, just a glance.

While in the dark, in the deep.
I had nothing, with me, to keep.
But only my hatred and only disgust,
Only revulsion and lust.

Drowning in the depths, I think I can see,
Something, just over the sea!
I spotted something in the dark,
It was light or maybe its mark.



Forgot what I had, and started to fight,
I was only looking for light.
What you already have, cannot be attained,
In my heart, it was, but restrained.

But not anymore! Oh! I can see the light!
I had it all along! There was no need to fight,
My heart was once dark, but something helped me see,
It was that lighthouse , just over the sea.






My point is that we all have our lighthouse. All we need to do is to light it up. And
it can only be done when you accept yourself for who you really are. Perfect or
noL, 'beauLlful' or noL, wounded or noL, all that is to be done is to ignite the fire
that lies deep within your heart.



Just Beware of the enemy that lies in your heart; that tells you, you are
anything
but perfect in your own beautiful way!

Someone said,

Happiness starts by first loving life and accepting the things that can
never change.
Good Luck!
By a girl who found radiance,
-Eesha Raazia