Tag: teenage emotions
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Shanaya’s Hidden Turmoil: Unveiling the Dark Chapters
sumay-uncle scolded me That morning, Sumay-uncle called me on WhatsApp video. The first thing he asked was, “Have you done your morning chanting?” I replied, “No, I haven’t.” He seemed upset and asked, “Why not? What’s the problem?” “I’m not feeling good here. I don’t like the environment or the people around me,” I told…
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Trapped by Temptations: I Began to Stray from Spirituality
Uncle’s Disapproval and Aunt’s Defense As I returned to Sumay-uncle’s home with his favorite Khira Prasadam, my aunt’s face lit up with joy, but uncle seemed less than pleased. He had hoped I would spend more time on spiritual practice. During dinner, my aunt asked what I’d been doing, I said that I spent more…
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Inner Turmoil: Torn by Spiritual and Material Desires
My uncle told me to visit him as soon as possible, so I told him that I had a short break during Holi. He got me tickets and sent them over WhatsApp. I was really excited because it was my first time celebrating a festival with him. As Holi got closer, I was getting more…
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I Learned the Lesson the Hard Way
An Unexpected Reconnection On the last day of the retreat at Sumay-uncle house i.e.: December 31st, 2016, I headed back home in the evening. After spending a couple of days at the hometown, I returned to my hostel at LPU, excited to reunite with my friends after a 20-day gap. However, amidst the happiness, I…
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I Was Trapped In A Web Of Deception
Betrayed by a Friend I decided to confront Suravi and tell her the truth. When our vacation was over, I went to college hoping to speak with her, but couldn’t find the right opportunity. The following day, my phone rang with a call from Raj, one of our mutual friends. “Can I ask you something?”…
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Emotions Stirred, But It Was Too Late
Suravi’s surprising proposal The following day in the morning Suravi called me up to wish me good morning. We talked for about 10 minutes. She invited me to meet her at noon at a near by place. I agreed to come and we hung up. I arrived at the place at noon, and Suravi appeared…
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Loveship Turned Into Friendship
I failed again After visiting Sumay-uncle’s house, I was inspired to start daily spirituality into my life. I decided to start by chanting the Hare Krishna Mantra for 10 to 15 minutes every night before bed and listening to the wisdom audios of Srila Prabhupada that Sumay-uncle had shared with me. This routine continued for…
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We Broke-up But I Was Happy
After I returned from Sumay-uncle’s place, I told Pranshi all about it. I suggested she should stop eating non-veg food, and she seemed interested in doing so. I used to check if she heard the spiritual chants, and she’d often say ‘Yes,’ which made me really happy. But over time, I stopped listening to the…
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Things Started Changing
she texted me & it wasn’t an apology I unlocked my phone screen and saw Pranshi’s had text. “Whatever you did was not good. You shouldn’t have called my sister.” She said. “Really! And you wanted me to watch your nonsense silently. I had never thought that you would do this.” I replied. She saw…
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I Saw Her with a Stranger
DOUBTS AROSE The next day after the fight, I talked to her nicely. She also seemed pretty normal. Every night before going to sleep, I used to check her Facebook profile. One day I found that a guy named Sourav, who was in her college, had texted her. At first, I didn’t open the chat…
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