BE STRONG, WITHIN.

In the world full of challenges everyone desires to be strong, to look strong. But the saddest part is 'to look strong' becomes the sole concern of ours. And this desire of mankind has written the entire history of civilization.

You don't really need to look towards the gravest incidents history has witnessed. Observe your everyday life. Every single part of it will scream your desire to show yourself STRONG. Let me take you down my memory lane. At the age of 14 or 15, I was always trying to show my strength somehow. I was almost obsessed with showing how 'rebellious' I am. This phase was the one when I committed so many mistakes.

So, one day me and my best friend back then decided to jump from a balcony of my school to the floor down there. Of course, because we thought we are so brave, we can do anything we want etc. We asked another friend of us to do the same. She denied. Of course, we made fun of her cowardliness. My friend jumped first. It was a really good distance. I won't lie, I was scared to jump. but when I saw her jumping I thought that I can't look weak. I need to do this. So I did that, I jumped and badly hurt my back and several places on my body. It remained for a really long time. I can't be thankful enough to God that it did not land me to hospital. Eventually, I realized that it was stupidity that I committed. This is what a human being does. We think whatever we are doing is right or try to make it look right. We give ourselves reasons, try to justify us to others and sometimes to our own selves. To accept the fact that we might be wrong wrenches our soul. In our entire lifetime, the sole reason behind all our deeds is to be justified, to be accepted by others, to make us look strong.

I was not even strong enough to accept the fact that jumping from a balcony can only do a thing that is to injure. That doesn't make me strong, not at all.

you can find such people everywhere who are always ready to do anything anywhere to show how courageous and cool they are. People hurt others to show their strength. They harm themselves too. They do weird stuff, not because they want to but because they want people to know how strong they are. We search our strength in people's astonishment, in their recognition, in their awe. I have seen one of my friends, who is very sensitive, to go to the butcher's shop because he thought that watching the bloodshed of animals will make him strong. But strength is not something you need to show off. As Rabindranath Tagore said, "He who shows his strength, confirms his weakness". Be strong because you need to be, not because others need to see. You are strong when you don't need to prove that anymore. You are strong when you try to understand anyone. You are strong when you don't hesitate to express yourself.  You are strong when you cry. You are strong when you win and when you lose. You are strong when you choose to remain calm when you need to. You are strong when you fight when you need to. You are strong when you do mistakes. You are strong when you accept yourself gracefully.

BE STRONG, WITHIN.

Probably you all have gone through this kind of experiences, probably some of you are going through something like this. Please do share your experiences.