Daily writing prompt

What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months?

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Ideally, I’d embrace optimism and wish for a future devoid of challenges. Wouldn’t that be perfect? However, life often unfolds in unexpected ways, so I am preparing myself to view any forthcoming challenge as an opportunity for growth, aiming to emerge triumphant and more resilient. Regardless of the circumstances, my strategy is to remain calm and practice meditation. I firmly believe that things will improve, a mantra I consistently remind myself of. The great Sanskrit poet Mahakavi Kalidasa, in his magnum opus, Meghaduta, says, “There is none who is always happy and none who is always unhappy. Happiness and sorrow alternate like the rim of a wheel which goes up and down!”

For those who would love to know the original: कस्यात्यन्तं सुखमुपनतं दुःखमेकान्ततो वा नीचैर्गच्छत्युपरि च दशा चक्रनेमिक्रमेण॥ (kasyātyantaṃ sukhamupanataṃ duḥkhamekāntato vā nīcairgacchatyupari ca daśā cakranemikrameṇa॥)