Hope to me is an angelic force that knows when I need answers most, when I need to learn a lesson, when I need to suffer, when I need to realise the truth about a situation and when the right time comes I need to surrender.
Story
I remember after my major psychotic episode in 2017, I was taken to the hospital. And I was so scared. I thought strange thoughts and was so scared.
When the doctor came, he asked something which I don’t remember. But I said, “I love you”.
The doctor smiled and said something like “You love me?”
Then I forgot what happened. My parents visited me and I was relieved.
Later the hospital referred me to NIMHANS, Bangalore.
I had no hope except my belief that there’s something higher in existence that is most true and divine.
So I said,” I love you” to the doctor. Not because he was beautiful or something else. But because I was scared. I was so scared of myself, so scared of my thoughts and I had no confidence in myself during my psychotic episode. I had to believe in that invisible higher truth/force which most probably is the expression of the words ”I love you”.
Love is, in my opinion, one of the closest expressions of truth.
Maybe I said it because I was scared. But that’s what I felt would keep me sane.
And I was referred to NIMHANS, where they treated me further and I made many new friends.
Slowly things got better.
And things are much better now. I haven’t had to go through psychosis since 2017 and I am well on my way to graduating college and finding work.
Conclusion
I think things are never bad indefinitely. Life gets better. There’s hope. And there’s family, friends, work, truth, etc.
As the famous proverb says- This Too Shall Pass. I too say “This Too Shall Pass”.
Thank you for reading this blog post on what is hope to me. Please comment, what is hope to you in a few words?