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About Me — Fareeha Mohammed
A medical student , trying to navigate through life peacefully.
For my fellow non-medium member, here you go.
If I rightfully remember, troubles made me a writer. Pain made me a poet. And life made me a seeker.
Since I was a kid, I have been a reader. I loved reading comics, then later on it was crime thrillers. And now I say, my soul has aged, for my friends still enjoy detective books, when I no longer find any adventure in it. It’s either romance or spiritual or maybe even a history book. All this became a mere escape for me.
I remember trying to ace the entrance exam, NEET, to get into a government medical school. Amidst all the chaos in life, I had to focus. Focus on studies, pump in energy when I was clearly drained, put in as much effort as I could. It wasn’t easy. No beautiful things are achieved easy in life. I needed an outlet. Even without me knowing, writing eased my heart. It came naturally. Brought a natural sense of liberation. And maybe that is when I clearly understood my potential. Even though I used to write before, that seemed the point of realization. Then it became my therapy. To write, to let it all out. To contribute, to be a source of ease. Maybe I could become a cool breeze, or maybe a scent of happiness. I am willing to make whatever it may be, even a…