Pleasure and Pain are the music of life.

In the vast arena of life, man has to wrestle with circumstances day in and day out. It is but natural that success or failure will be the result. Success makes a man ride high and failure flings him into the mood of sorrow and pessimism. it is a universal truth that if the sun is shining bright on one hemisphere, the other hemisphere is covered under the blanket of darkness. Life is worth living because sugar of smiles and salt of sighs serve the tonics.

If we look around us, we shall realize that life is not a smooth sailing for anyone. When a child is born, his mother grooms him well. She makes sure that her child is not harmed or hurt. She ensures that nothing results to tears in the eyes of her child. But as the child grows he has to face both success and failure. Success and failure are two sides of the same coin. Pleasure alone always makes an individual proud. Happiness and suffering maintain a healthy balance in life.

Every person toils and moils during the day to enjoy a well-earned sound sleep at night. If he rests the whole day and feels happy in remaining lethargic, he will soon find his limbs aching. Smiles and pleasures are always welcome but sufferings too are never meaningless. When a person is caught in the grip of pain and misery, the outflow of tears that rolls down often softens the tense and depressed atmosphere making the person calm and composed. ‘Where there is a will there is a way’ and thus, we must never lose hope even in the worst of times, instead find a solution.

Some people always complain that life is a valve of tears or a bed of thorns. They forget the joys of the past. They cannot see far ahead where again the smiles await them. Every tunnel of sufferings, sorrows and calamities leads to the sunshine of joys, pleasures and comforts. In fact tears serve as the saline water to wash away the dust settled on one’s mind.
In fact, tragedy and comedy make the wrap and wool of life. Smiles and sighs are spices of life, which would otherwise become tasteless. Man is always reminded to take pleasure and pain calmly in his stride. He is taught not to grow vain glorious when delights visit him and not to lose heart and look crest-fallen when difficulties surround him. Even the great prophets, sages and seers themselves tasted both the sweetness and bitterness of life. Human beings who walk on their footprints are also expected to know that smiles and tears constitute the music of life.