Truth be told

Sir,

It seems as though the academic warfare ceases for a definite period only to attack more viciously, fiercely and brutally. “You are going to meet the real world now,” they say incredulously, but in sincerity are we mentally ready for such a drastic shift and drift? Life is naturally progressive but just like natural selection, only those with enough stamina survive, meanwhile we are stuck wondering if we are earnestly out in the open.

Growth is the nostalgia of realising that something that was once far-fetched is now your reality, most probably your wake-up call. Generally, the idea of growth revolves around the notion of change in one’s physical form, but that’s the underlying generic stereotype. It seems as though we are expected to suddenly act all grown up, responsible and mature without any comprehension of what mental growth is. This vast world requires us to exploit our own understanding, our own beings and set our own wings to glide smoothly.

The ability to master all these traits is what I predefine as growth. After all, we are expected to be perfect executors of our mental growth, but how can that be if we are not even aware of it? The way our lives turn out from this point on is all on our shoulders, so it is two-way; we either step up into the heated kitchen and dish out a terrific storm or be battered to the ground. It’s your choice! Yet again that’s what determines effective mental growth.

It is general human perception to be frightened by the unknown, after all we have relatively little knowledge of what lies ahead. The radical nature of the world we live in does not seem to make it quite easier either.

Can I be the one to tell you that it’s actually okay not to have everything figured out and our lives do not have to make sense all the time, otherwise they would be routinely boring. Truth be told, most of our nightmares will be ignited to life, but we cannot run away from who we were meant to become.