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Que Sera, Sera'- 'Whatever will be, will be'

Surbhi was born to illustrious parents, both successful in their respective fields. She had always been a bright girl and because of the atmosphere at home, the focus on academics was always the  first and foremost. She had got an excellent score in Grade ten and had chosen Science as her stream. She kept on performing well and sailed through Grade twelve as well. She got through the college of her dreams, AIIMS and for the time being, life was on a roll.
 
Though the going was smooth, yet there was this thing she had grown up listening to and that was:"I want to settle in life". She completed her M.D. and opened her own clinic in a posh locality. Needless to say, very soon she had a thriving practice. By now settling down meant getting married and raising a family. Five years down the line, this was also done.
 
But Surbhi had this need to settle more.She now needed to have a house of her own, which had not been possible till now.As she started to look for options and discussed with her husband, she finally liked a property. 
 
But life had other plans. At the drop of a hat, her marriage crumbled and very soon, she found herself staring at an uncertain and unsettled future. A person who always took decisions methodically had to suddenly change places and move to a different locality. This place also had to be in the vicinity so that she could manage her practice as well.
Ten years down the line and five houses later, Surbhi's unsettling feeling gnawed at her time and again. She tried to look for buying options but the resources could never be mobilized towards the down payment. And when again she got the news that she had to vacate this house as well, Surbhi was calm and collected this time.

For now she had finally understood the meaning of being settled in life:

"It does not mean to keep getting whatever your heart desires but it just means being happy and content with what you have. Just keep walking the path, with your best ability and with your best intention. Life is but a series of experiences, which fit like the pieces of glass in a kaleidoscope. The geometrical designs are created each moment and there are no imperfections in them. We are always settled each moment. We just have to have the knowledge of that realization. Who knows what next? Que Sera Sera..."

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