Getting Out of the Maze

I have just read an article about this woman abandoned by her husband with AED400K+ debts and three (3) children. She tried her very best to find a job, but for one reason or another because of her situation she was always terminated.

She appeals for help for a gainful employment opportunities so she can survive her children and pay her debts.

Sad to say when one is vulnerable many doors are locked for him / her. This is reality.

We often get some warning signs before the situation gets worse but sometimes life gives us some of the hardest hits. We have our own reasons to ignore the warning signs in consideration of other things which we think have higher value for us -- in this case, her relationship with her husband.

When we mess up, everything seems to be a maze that to whatever direction we go to, there is another junction, and another, and another.  There is no crystal or transparent fence nor arrow signs that would lead us to the exit point.

In my trying times when I am alone and I find it hard to match my talents versus opportunities, I feel like a rat in big maze. I pray without ceasing for wisdom so I can walk safely on all passageways in that maze. In actual life, we cannot go back from where we begin. There is only one way -- move forward, and pause if needed.

In the imaginary world, we could just invent an aircraft to get out of that maze, or convert ourselves to Hulk and break it or grab a remote control and see things from a drone with a camera.

According to Peter Milligan, "'The Names' is a story about a woman who might feel she's in a kind of maze. She's unable  to find her way forward or out because she can't see the whole picture."

So it is important to see the whole picture. Forget where you have been but focus on where you are now, where you want to go, and the pathways to exit point to reach the destination. The whole picture must be clear.

In the case of that woman, she asked for help not for money but for a job opportunity  to get out of the maze. It is the only way to taste the 'cheese' and go on with life, in a dignified way.

There are many companies and for sure most of them have the CSR (Community Social Responsibility) programs.  If only every company would make it a part of its CSR to hire qualified people who need very big life transformation, it will have a very big impact in the society and economy.

Life is a matter of choice but sometimes even good people make bad choices due to his own perception of things.

When troubles come, may we all passionately make it through the pathways of maze.

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