To start with.....

.....Start. What a beautiful word. What does it symbolize? To each, it means different things. Start can mean a Turning point, a new beginning, It can also mean the beginning of an end. There can be so many interpretations of this word. What does it mean to me? Well it never spells 'End' to me. To explain what 'Start' means to me, let me share a poem I have written:

When you look down and see nothing,

and you look up and see the world above you,

you know you have reached the bottom,

you know you have fallen the farthest,

you know you have been hurt the most.

Then don't look down, there is nothing there.

Look up, cheer up and make a start.

It may seem like an unsurmountable task,

yes, I know it would seem daunting.

But you know you can't wallow forever,

you know you can't stay down forever,

you see yourself at the bottom. 

Yes I know it hurts your heart.

Cry like your heart's been rent apart,

and once you are done with that, make a start.

At first you'd think its a waste of time.

'Why, there is no point in trying to get above,

I am down, I will stay down. Nothing can be done now.'

Pay close attention to what I say,

That there will come a day,

When you will shed your silly notions and make a start.

When you make a start, that is when the true test begins,

You have made a decision to move up,

but at every step, at every breath, 

you will have to remember that,

You want to move up, you need to move up.

Because the world is watching as you attempt

your unplanned, amateur bid for ascent,

It will gasp and cheer when you make a headway up,

but it will also laugh and mock when you stumble down.

During your small successes, the world is rejoicing with you,

But when you have a crushing fall, there is no one to fall back on but you.

At times like these when you are fresh from your defeat of a fall,

and you have lost all hope of ever standing tall,

you feel like giving it all up 

and creeping to a dark corner and get holed up,

Remember that losing and winning are each others' parts,

Don't lose heart, make a fresh start.

This time when you make a start,

forget about everyone else.

Forget the world that is watching you.

Forget the cynics, the mourners, 

the well-wishers, the toad-eaters,

Think about yourself and imagine where you want to be.

see yourself standing already at your ultimate tor.

Belief, trust and imagination give the greatest power

That will boost you up and grant you the power, 

So that you can even scale the tallest tower

When you move again this time,

You will have learnt a big lesson,

You will know the worth of the world

and you will know the worth of a simple belief--in you.

And you will have learnt that If you have faith even as small as a mustard seed, 

you can say to any mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. 

And Nothing will be impossible for you.

And when you reach above, and stand at your ultimate tor,
You will know that you could always fall again.

After all, we are humans not Gods! we do fall!

But you will also have realized a simple secret 

as you watch the world rejoice, cheer, salute and admire you,

that you always had the power to be the very best possibility of you,

and if you fail again, you can again recollect you,

revitalize you, resurrect you.

and make a start again.





I hope what I meant to say is pretty clear now :P ;)