Dear Brother,
It’s been 16 years since you passed away. I still regret not seeing you even once as I was born much later after your death. Even though You were not with me, You inspired me. Nowadays, there is a pandemic Going on in Earth and the Government advised people to stay inside their homes.
I can’t go out and see the pleasant trees advancing their way up from the ground. I can’t feel the lovely Sunshine fall on my Face for much long. Even though I can enjoy the view from my house, I can’t experience the fresh drift of air flowing. I miss going to the riverfront and cycling with my friends in the evening. We would always buy some snacks from the store and enjoy them while chatting about various matters. I can’t go to our farmhouse. I miss it a lot. I remember the days when I used to go to the farmhouse in our village far from the city where we live. Just a small recollection of it lets me imagine those days when The sunshine’s falling over the grassy land, birds are chirping, Cows are grazing in a grassy plot and I am in a field of Cotton striding across it peacefully watching the slow stream of the river pass by. Isn’t it sad to see all these experiences slowly fade away?
I have had many ups and downs, my studies were deeply affected. Since I am an extrovert, I felt lonely most of the time. I couldn’t do well in Exams. Even though I had lots of time, I didn’t know how to use it. I couldn’t go out to play. I just had to sit all day at home. Many people were gravely affected because of Covid-19. Will this pandemic Cause more and more problems in our life? Perhaps only time can tell that.
I asked myself constantly about How I could achieve a direction and keep going towards it. I was aimless.
Tell me, dear brother, is it possible to wander around aimlessly and finding hope all out of a sudden? I think I got the answer. Before, I was aimless in life and didn’t know the path which I shall tread to achieve my dreams. But after some time, I read a very interesting non-fiction book which transferred my love of reading from just fiction and comic books to various types of books; I started to read many non-fiction books and came across self-help books, Which were life-changing. Really, they changed my life; They changed the way I viewed the world. They taught me everything I needed from Time-Management to Awaking the Inner potential of myself.
I developed a lust for learning new things; I became passionate about achieving many things in life. While everyone in the world told me to be realistic, the books advised me to “Dream Big”. Overtime, Books became my Best friends, And I am genuinely grateful for that. Before, I sometimes thought the world was a bad place because of pollution, poverty, and much more and sometimes thought that the world was good. I always had conflicting thoughts about everything.
But because of books, I started to look towards everything positively, as Everything we see depends on how we think about it, I smiled at people, greeted them, and started applying what I had learned in books to real life and it worked wonders for me, Even though I didn’t become a millionaire or didn’t become famous but I earned love and respect which can’t be earned with money. I gained happiness which was more than enough for me. I am very grateful for that. I am trying my best to give back what I have learned over the span of time. As of now, The pandemic isn’t over but I look at the good side. Every person has good and bad in them. It’s how we look at them that shapes our viewpoint. In this world, Everyone is equal and I would love to see a world blended in harmony, where there are clean rivers and beautiful valleys surrounded by rows and rows of beautiful trees. Where people are passing happiness to each other and there is Unity in Diversity. Tell me, my dear Brother, Is my dream too good to be true?
With Love, Your Little Brother Raj Sarma
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