Paradox is the way of life

Consistency in academics was a prime concern for my father in my school days. He used to be really upset with me if I scored lower than my previous test results, even if the difference was minor. My cousin, who was also my tuition teacher, made sure my father is aware if I am not focusing enough on studies and when complaints were constant, my dad used to beat the shit out of me. Once I got my test results in which I performed poor than my previous test. My cousin told me that she informed my dad and he was very angry. She said, "Be prepared. Somebody gonna get a hurt real bad!" That scared the hell out of me.

My dad being a Police man, his beating was rough and painful. All the while in the bus commute back home, I was getting petrified of getting hurt, and go school the next day with swollen face and bruised back. With heavy steps I reached the entrance of my building and suddenly all my fear was gone! I wasn't scared to face my dad's beating any more. I was totally prepared for it. But (And) my dad did not beat me up that day!

Now switch back to recent time. I was trying to get into a company since second half of 2011. But for some reason I was not even being considered for the job on offer, even with relevant experience and skill set. After almost 6 months of trying hard to just get an interview call nothing was happening; I gave up. I thought it was not meant to happen. Just a few days later I got that interview call, in February this year. I was asked to work on an assignment as well. I did all that but really had no hopes at all. But (And) I got that job in April this year!

My new employer wanted me to join within a month. That wasn't possible as official notice period at my ex employer was 2 months. I negotiated my notice period with my new employer, to join in 45 days. But I didn't imagine being relieved in this much time, because of handovers and transfer of responsibilities. I expected my ex employer to make me serve entire 2 months just to trouble me or get more time to try and retain me. But (And) when I approached my super boss regarding resignation I was relieved from my duties on the same day!

You get late to office at times and try to hurry up. There's chaos on display with you missing out on few things on the way. Sometimes you just give up the idea of reaching in time. But (And) those are the times when you somehow manage to reach on time without getting late remark! Is this a common observation for you? Am I over analyzing these random experiences?

Maybe God's act is at play in such cases. Some wise-guy once told me, "Never give up, you just might win! ". But when you really give up maybe God works out his magic. When you are actually prepared for the worst, just then it doesn't happen! This may not apply always but I believe it will apply for everything in our destiny. But (And) we can't fake it, I think. You really need to be prepared to loose out on it if you want it to happen; quite a paradox, isn't it? I hope I have unraveled this mystery of life correctly, and if so, I know now to be prepared for the worst for the best to happen!