Swim Your Way Out

Today, I realized that I have forgotten about my parents wedding anniversary date. It was already due for a week. I wish them every year without fail. But not this year.  I dropped a message to both of them. And my dad replied, "Finally, you remembered!". I said, "Ya, too many things lately". He replied back, "Life is like that. You got to 'swim' ". Swim???
Ya, I think I can decipher that. We are not talking some alien language here? Don't we? I thought I can make some sense out of it. For someone who have lived almost 3/4 of his life, experienced enough, tasted almost all kind of tastes, sour, bitter, sweet, you name it, his life lessons are just too many. 
Therefore, I can figure it out. He meant to say, even though life gets tougher, you got to find your way out. You got to somehow find some solution for your self rather than sitting down and sulking. The trigger point to change your self is in your hands. No one else can help you out but yourself. Obstacles are meant to be faced, not to be shooed away. The battle is for you to win. If you 'swim' harder without giving up, you will succeed. What he  says there is no life without challenges. In fact life will not be called as LIFE if you don't face difficulties. It comes in a package. 
Sometimes, I used to sit and ponder. How could they 'survive' through their relationship for so long? In my early days, I used to observe several occurrences, well, I would say or anticipate almost gonna-be-erupted volcanoes. But always there would be someone pulled off or rather give away. Guess this is how it should be. In a broader picture, it is all about tolerance and perseverance. And of course, appreciation. If you think life as complicated, then it is complicated. Actually it will be complicated if you think it is complicated. Our mind translates into actions based on how we think. Great piece of reminder to keep our lives going...