All is Well! This three-word sentence is my new inspirational slogan, taken from an enthralling Indian movie I watched recently called 3 Idiots. I’m not sure if I should consider myself a movie freak, I don’t think I am. But with the help of a few friends who are real movie enthusiasts, I’ve tried to keep up with the latest in the film industry so I have watched a good number of movies over the years , but as it is, 3 idiots is now high on my list of movies that succeeded in perfectly combining fun, emotions and inspiration. There’s a lot I could tell about this movie but because this is not meant to be a review, I’ll go straight to the core of what I learnt from watching the movie – which is encapsulated in the title of this article: “How to trick your heart”.
In the movie, we find one of the characters, a young man, live his life by some great principles. One of them is that the heart can be tricked into believing that all is well regardless of the chaos or challenges you might be facing. He was able to teach this principle to his two closest friends. In the movie, every time the three young men faced a challenge, no matter how sudden or dramatic, the first thing they did was gently pat their chest where the heart is, and murmur “All is well”, then dealt with the issue at hand after giving peace to their heart.
I thought this is an incredibly valuable habit to learn in this age where stress is the number one leading cause of cardiovascular diseases and deaths. Sometimes we put unnecessary pressure on ourselves, inflicting pain and heaviness on our hearts and minds over situations we have no control over and when everything is done, we are left with diseases and other negative effects we could have avoided if we took time to be calm in the midst of difficult situations.
“All is well” may sound unbefitting when your reality is that things are not well, but if you haven’t heard this, please hear it from me: The only constant in life is change. A painful and difficult life may be what you’ve known for years but that too can change. And one major thing you can do for yourself which will open the door to change in your life is getting to know God.
God is our hope, our future and the peace in us whispering “All is well” when times are hard. We’d like to take this conversation further if you would allow us, a video is embedded in the banner appearing below. Check it out!