HALF MIRACLE

MY STORY

Hello os.me members. I am Shuchi Sharma. I am new on this community. Here is my story in a precise manner. I guarantee you that there is enough drama to keep you all engrossed and wide awake till the end!

In my school and college I was a humanities student (Literature being my favourite), an above-average singer, and a great dancer. I was one of those last benchers who shout slogans and study at the last minute of the exam, but never fail. I also did CCNA-certified computer professional course. 

My life was going great and I was enjoying like any other young adult, completely unaware of the unimaginable incident which was to change my life forever. They say life takes turns, and people have to often change paths in life, but a U-turn!!! That too a completely unexpected one!!

I was in my final year of graduation (Bacherlors in Arts), in 2001 when my two-wheeler vehicle slipped while taking a turn on the road. I got severe injury at the  back of my head and landed in a hospital in serious condition. Doctors notified my parents that I would not live for more than a couple of hours because my brain wasn’t receiving enough oxygen. 

I am sure you would have heard, “miracles happen”. A miracle happened in my case too. I lived.

However, my miracle wasn’t a thorough one. I lived but my brain had suffered some irreparable damage leading to Posthypoxic Generalised Dystonia.

Dystonia is a motor nerve disorder that affects the part of the brain which controls different motions of the body. Technically, the brain starts sending bizarre signals to different organs, and they start behaving bizarrely as well. Some go stiff, some tremor, and others twist. I had generalised one, hence I faced all three. It’s incurable, as the brain is not  the organ that can rectify itself.

Like a crazy ball, I wandered at every temple because hospitals were no longer an answer. “God is one” was something that I was taught, but still I prayed to every one of its known forms, to at least give me an answer “Why???”.

Finally, I was introduced to Nichiren Buddhism by my dear didi who lived in our society and that was the time when I first came to know that I was asking the wrong questions. Instead of “Why??”, I should be asking on “How??” Instead of focusing on the “Why” part of a situation, the more important part is “How to come out of a situation?”. I was explained and taught by this group that the “Whys” will be no longer significant when you focus on “Hows” and that’s when you will know the truth of life.

Following this faith led to some wonderful changes in my life which I have mentioned below. 

Belief– Belief is the biggest issue of a rational mind. Why should I follow this practice? When will this problem end? It is like asking a body “when will it stop feeling hungry”. Well, I still had those belief issues until one day I had great pain in my arm, and just a couple of minutes of chanting threw that pain away. More than the method, it was my belief in this practice that day, which stopped the pain completely within minutes. And that was it. I jumped into this and all I know is that the path is right, the company is good, and I WILL reach my destination today or tomorrow.

Positivity– I was an ultra-positive girl by birth, but I lost so much in these years that I forgot all the things I have been following since childhood. Slowly, I regained my positivity.

A Good Company – I used to have a huge circle of friends, but due to this disease, I lost my whole friend circle. I just remained sitting quietly in my room because of the abnormal posture of my hands and toes of my right foot. In Buddhism, I got a very good understanding of friends. They used to take me along till where I could walk, but where they felt that it would be overexerting for me, they used to take me in their cars. So I became a social person again. 

The best thing that I regained from this practice was my flair for writing. I used to write for my school and college but forgot everything in my struggle.I started writing for the concept (study) part of the meetings and soon I got writing offers from production houses. Unfortunately the deadly nightmare of finishing a blog in a stipulated period, adversely affected my health, which I couldn’t compromise on. Hence I had to leave my job.

Despite that, I never let myself be the defeated spirit. I made my own subdomain and I have been working very hard on it for the past one and a half years and it will take few more months for me to start earning from it.

My biggest mystery “Life is not as easy as we think” is now answered………………… “Life is as easy as we don’t think.”

Recently a cousin of mine visited my place. Seeing my willingness to earn and become financially independent she introduced me to the world of os.me where I can not only earn through my writings but be surrounded by kind and encouraging people. 

I hope that this will be the beginning of a beautiful chapter in my life. I would appreciate your support for my blogs.

Thank you for reading