I’m made that way!

I grew up in situations where, at a very young age I realized that I had to be strong. Stronger than most people of my age were. I had a lot of pressure on my mind as a child but then I had no other option. It had been difficult, it had been tiring.. but most importantly, it took away my innocence when I wasn’t up for it.

I never made many friends in school, I had teachers coming up to me asking, ‘Why don’t you talk Samriddhi? Why are you so quiet all the time?’ to which I’d say , ‘What can I say.. I’m made that way!’ Believe me, it even came to a point where my teachers would ask other girls to talk to me, make me their friend! I felt embarrassed back then; Now I just laugh it off because they would always forget about it in a while.

It had been a beautiful journey though! I’ve always loved the fact that I’ll have to learn each and everything on my own, teach things to myself and correct myself if I go wrong.. and I managed to do so most of time if not always; cause let’s face it, nobody’s perfect!

I feel understanding our responsibilities, knowing our worth and acting accordingly is the most important thing that we, as a person should know. It teaches us a lot of things we need to know to survive in this world. Of course we get confused at times, we lose our tracks.. but these are the things which will eventually help us pull up back together. These are the things which we’re made of!

Today when I look back to that time, I only feel happy.. happy because I’ve grown so much as a person, I’ve become what I always wanted to be.. I’m going out, making friends, working towards the things I love to do.. and now when people come up to me and say, ‘You’re a strong one!’, I feel so good and confident about myself and just have one thing to say in return…’What can I say.. I’m made that way!’