A single moment can change your entire life. A single fall can alter the way you lead your life. My mother’s recent fall came to us as a sudden shock, as she fractured her bone and had to undergo surgery. It flung me right outside my comfort zone and left me in the abyss of darkness.
Visiting a hospital, searching for the right surgeon, then ensuring she gets the right treatment, raising a claim with the insurance company, making sure the room fits in our budget, getting her medications, and figuring out the future course of action – it was an intense day that challenged everything, putting everything I have practiced in terms of spiritual teachings, mindfulness ways to an ultimate test.
The fragility of life, the duality of existence, the interplay of pleasure and pain, suffering and happiness – was flashing in front of my eyes.
I wanted to cry. I found it difficult initially to hold it together; it felt like I was being sucked into a tornado. I cried.
It is healthy to be vulnerable, even if the situation demands you to be strong. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali state that one must remain equanimous in pain and pleasure; isn’t that what balancing is all about?
I knew this was a long road to recovery, a geriatric fracture takes time to heal, and it tests the person and the caregiver’s peace of mind and sanity.
As days passed, I tried to see the situation for what it was, without rejecting the vulnerability, without judging or overanalysing the situation.
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