We come to this world, with absolutely nothing, no knowledge or realization of who we are. Everything seems new, fresh, unknown, and unfamiliar. When we open our eyes for the first time, we see a complete new, untold, undisclosed, and mysterious world with so many questions popping up in our tiny little head. The sight of our smiling parents gives us the very first sense of existence. It is really bewildering to imagine the world from eyes of a newborn. Gradually we learn numerous new things, from talking to walking, all which were unknown skills at the beginning. We triumph over all the challenges phenomenally and make our path from our mom’s lap to this indubitable prodigious world. This happens to all of us, every living being on this planet. This is very natural, correct! We are born curious. We are born to explore new things and the world around us.
Though, as we
grow old, we tend to burden ourselves with routines and responsibilities; and
forget about this basic curious nature of ourselves. We keep ourselves concealed
in a comfort box. It might take a lot of courage and determination to come out
of that box to try out new things. But, once we make up our mind to achieve
something new, we become unstoppable. As Gandhi said, “Man
often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself
that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really
becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I
can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have
it at the beginning.” - Mahatma Gandhi
When I observe
kids around me, I realize that kids are indeed a great inspiration for all of
us. They don’t have the fear of unknown which we grownups start to carry
sometimes. They motivate us to learn new skills, try out unknown things and
embrace new challenges. They teach us to stop thinking about failures before
starting any new endeavor. They encourage us to come out of our fears and comforts. They show us how to determine ourselves to keep digging and keep tasting the zest of
unknown world. They influence us to be perseverant and fight all the obstacles
which come along the way. It could be scary, but if we believe in what we are
doing is right, the feeling of accomplishment is delightful.
In my book “Unravelling
unknowns: A year of Henna’s new beginnings” Henna, an 8-year-old girl is an
explorer, adventurous, nature-lover, kind, enthusiastic, challenge taking and
precocious girl. In just one year of her life, she had a great deal of remarkable
experiences. Experiences, which she never had before. She explored wondrous, prolific, majestic glory of
nature. She assimilated significant new skills and triumphed over all the hurdles.
Through this book, I would like
my readers to visualize and unravel the hidden 'Henna' in them. Somewhere, in all
of us, there is a little Henna, who wants to fly high in the open wide sky and
accomplish something new, something which gives a sense of existence of oneself. It just needs a little courageous step to unravel the
unknowns!
The book is available on Amazon in eBook and Paperback format. Please check out the link below and enjoy reading😊:
Thanks
Mridulika
