A heartfelt conversation with Life, filled with hindsight, missed signals, relationships, loneliness, and lessons learned the hard way.
It is a gentle reminder that life may not teach us before the experience—but through it. And sometimes, growing older simply means understanding ourselves a little better.

# My Dear Life #

My dear Life,
it took me too long to understand you.

People judged me quickly,
while I took years
to understand people.

I trusted relationships
with a child’s heart,
and learned their lessons
only after they hurt me.

You played your moves well,
and I kept losing
because I never learned the game.

I spent precious time
on things that didn’t deserve it,
and discovered loneliness
while searching for belonging.

You gave me signs,
again and again—
but I understood them
only after the moment had passed.

If I had known then
what I know today,
perhaps many things
would have been different.

But maybe that is your secret, Life:

You don’t teach us
before the lesson.
You teach us
through it.

And now,
I may not understand you completely—

but I understand myself
a little better.

Thank you, Life.

— Vijay Verma
www.retiredkalam.com

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Tags: #creativity, #emotion, #Life, #poem, #wellness