Lost

Shreya Dutta (Yashika)

A few years back, a person had asked me who I was. Considering that he must be joking by asking me such a silly question, I had replied  sarcastically that it was time for him to consult a doctor after having forgotten my name within two minutes. The man smiled at me and said that he had asked a difficult question to a thirteen-year-old perhaps out of his endeavour to make me stand out in the crowd. I had thought years back that this man was mad!

For the last three years, I have been unintentionally pondering over the question that the man had asked me that day.

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Who am I?

As I spend hours over this question, I come up with the same answer every time – I come up without an answer.

In an effort to live up to the expectations of my family and my teachers, I realise I have lost myself somewhere in the sands of time.
As I don’t have the right to think for myself, I don’t have the right to take my own decisions. As I don’t have the right to take my own decisions, I don’t have the right to speak my own words. As I don’t have the right to speak my own words, I don’t have the to execute my own actions. As I don’t have the right to execute my own actions, I don’t have the right to be humane even though I’m a human being.

Frankly speaking, life has thrown in ample opportunities to mechanize me into a robot. However, in the tug of war between my heart and my brain, my heart fortunately won by inches. Today, my heart has the ability to overpower my brain. Yesterday I was lost among the crowd. Today, that man has made me stand in the forefront by recognizing my inner self.

Thus, today I can say it with pride that I am Strong because I know what it feels like to be Weak.

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Shreya Dutta is the Founder & Creative Head of StarWords India. This platform helps young talents to get published internationally. She is also the author of "Dance in the Rain". Years ago, when little girls were jotting down their bucket list, Shreya was lost in her dreamland in which she was immortal. Shreya Dutta had started off writing at an early age because she believed that writing not only helped her to voice her opinion but also led her closer to immortality. With every write-up that gets published, Shreya believes that she gets embedded in the pages of history to inspire the youngsters who dream likewise. Writing is not just her passion; it is her way of taking the road less travelled.

114 Comments

    1. When you can’t finance yourself, you will have to be patient enough to just pretend to lose your identity so that you can preserve your real self for a DHAMAKA in the future! 😉

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      1. I wasnt talking about finance part yashu . i read your last line which was what i was talking about. Im ceo im bill gates is materialistic. When you say i’m strong ,im leader in my own role, im resilient now that reflects real you.

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      2. Yashika;
        I thoroughly acknowledge your thinking;
        “Wait & watch is the right policy” in some of the situation.
        “Make hay while sun shines”
        Simple meaning of this proverb;
        “To act and work while an opportunity exists; to take action while the situation is favorable”.
        You are smart and intelligent enough to understand the meaning of both the phrases; Do I need to say, whenever you need any moral support, please feel free to contact me( through my blog’s comment section on recent or previous post, I will be there).
        Wishing you all the best………………

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  2. It will be better for Yashu to get out of the house and have “me” time. Because family members tend to make the decision for her out of concern. Because they think it is the best for her. I can understand that completely.

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  4. Yashika, i dont know your situations and why you dont have rights to execute but i am happy that your heart is winning over ur brain. So from now take suggestions from brain and do what ur heart says. Use both in same direction n u wll b happy. Live fullest and be optimistic.

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  7. At your age, where you stand, what you feel is not abnormal. Parents tend to be overbearing, this is common in our country. But thank god, you don’t have to fend for yourself from the age of 13! We have a strong support system here, and trust me you will understand this as you grow, emotionally and otherwise too. The world is round. Enjoy each phase, and there is always time to do these things later on in life, things you can’t do now.

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      34. I expect something useful out the fruit out there! 🙂 Even it might be ur experience or something u learned, unless I won’t feel any good on it.

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      36. I told you, you speak from your heart of your experience and it somehow resonates with my experiences as well, and it gives me a learning too ( not only to you)

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      49. That’s good, Hey I thought you wont come here..but u kept blogging and hiding from me 😛 Haha I found out you have been here 😛 I thought u wnt be here for 2 months 🙂 haha

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      1. oh that’s great. in fact last night i din’t read it properly and thought it was some Martian language..now i understood 🙂

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      5. Hey, did you take it serious? lol.. I meant it was joke but not a big one which I am yet to spell out 🙂 you may encounter more than this 🙂 haha

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      15. 🙂 yup words speaker louder than actions? or reverse i dont know haha..you seemed to be a bold and open minded, ambivert..:)

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