How many set backs can a heart survive?
Let me make it clear at the start itself that by setback I do not mean heart-wrenching tragedy or indefinable suffering. But minor ones nevertheless potent enough to push one into the doldrums for longer spells. These may not appear as a matter of concern to the majority who may simply brush these away as non-existent. But for a heart, every time it gets cracked, it is a disaster, however minor it may look like.
All those philosophical and self-help stuff keep harping on positive thinking and visualization and all those stuff that tend to push the heart into high hope gear, but only to bang into reverse in a short while. To be frank, I really have doubts about this positive visualization stuff. Because, if it were true, then I probably wouldn't be typing this post out, feeling cynicism literally bubbling in my veins!
Over the years, what my heart has learned, rather slowly, is that it is much better to remain neutral in all circumstances. Of course, this is something that all scriptures and philosophy ultimately state, yet it takes time for this to sink in properly. The heart wishes, imagines, gets excited and then falls into the dungeon of despondency. Once this becomes a routine, things ought to get easier, one would think, but no way !
So, the answer to the question is -- infinite.
Celine Dion may not have intended this aspect when she sang "My heart will go on and on." But the line makes more sense in this context.
So, shrug, move on, until another idea to obsess over comes by.
PS:- Better not to entertain any idea.
