Stop Connecting The Dots and Start Trusting The Universe

As Steve Jobs said — “You Can Only Connect The Dots Backward”

I grew up listening to this one phrase — everything happens for a reason. It was a hard pill to swallow when you see your parents fighting every day or when you lose your loved ones to fatal diseases.

How do you trust God or the universe when you're getting heartbroken when your family is getting ripped off? How can things happen for a reason when it’s physically and emotionally crushing you? You either need to be a blind devotee or an irrational optimistic to believe that it was happening for a reason.

He was grateful for his pain, and he thanked his alcoholic mother, who chased him around with a knife. The self-help behemoth is not the only one who gives credit to his challenges for his growth. Oprah often talks about how her getting fired from the news anchor job got her the show that changed her life and ran for 25 years straight.

Then I thought about my challenges, which shaped me into who I am today…

Had my parents stayed together, I wouldn’t have the chance to rekindle my relationship with my mother and followed my dreams to become a designer after dropping out of an engineering degree.

Had I not met my ex for 7 years, I wouldn't have got introduced to Quora, which started my online career.

Had I not got a toxic boss in my first job, I wouldn't know how to treat my employees and how to become a leader.

Had I not gone broke in college, I’d value money and appreciate various jobs I did.

Had I not been betrayed by my closed one, I wouldn't have learned the importance of true friends and people whom I trust with my…

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