Fleeting moments of peace

For many Grey's Anatomy (An American Medical drama) happens to be just another show to watch and enjoy while munching pop corns. But I, for one, have learnt so much from it, medically as well as for life in general.


So, in the most recent episode, this is what Derek Shepherd said which I found very thought provoking and I could relate to it so much:

Peace isn't a permanent state. It exists in moments. Fleeting. Gone before we knew it was there. We can experience it at any time, in a stranger's act of kindness, a task that requires complete focus or simply the comfort of an old routine. Everyday we all experience these moments of peace. The trick is to know when they're happening so that we can embrace them, live in them. And finally let them go.

After listening to these lines, a flashback of events started to occur in my brain where I, in a few minutes, could recall so many moments of peace; something that I did not cherish when they happened. I always thought there would a time come when I'd find peace because I'd meet that special someone or because I'd accomplish something huge. But these lines changed my perspective and I realized that a person does not stay in one state at all times.


I remember a day during my internship when I was having a very rough time, drawing blood samples, running from one floor to the other, trying to answer and satisfy patient's complaints as I was the on-call doctor. I went into a patient's room and by mistake said something wrong to him but I immediately realized that I made an error and I apologized. That man was so impressed by my being polite to him that he forgave me instantly and at that very moment he prayed for me out loud, for my success, for my getting a chance to go abroad and be able to specialize. Among all the hectic happenings of the entire day, THAT was my moment of peace, it stayed there for only 5 minutes and then I was busy again in my chores but as many times as I recall, it gives me peace. 


So, help out a stranger, smile at anyone who looks at you, hold a newborn baby's hand, lie down in your mother's feet, watch the clear blue sky, pray to God. Search for and cherish your moments of peace in each day, enjoy them for a while and then let them go.