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The Light Within: Be Your Own Beacon
Dr.Vijayalakshmi Aluri, Winner of World Bank’s Projects competition, Author, Health Educator, Social worker and Gynecologist, Sri Sri Holistic Multi specialty Hospitals, Hyderabad.
We often hear that light can conquer darkness. It sounds beautiful, but it’s hard to believe when you’re caught in a dark place yourself. I remember the first time I really understood what it meant.
It was a winter evening. I was sitting alone in my room. Outside, the world looked grey. My thoughts were stuck in a loop of worry and regret. It was like I was holding my breath underwater, not sure if I’d ever surface. My mind felt like a cloud of doubts. I couldn’t see past the fog. Everything seemed pointless.
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Then, I read a quote by Rumi: “If everything around you seems dark, look again, you may be the light.” It felt like he was speaking right to me.
I read it slowly, letting the words sink in. I wondered how it could be true when I felt so small, so powerless.I thought: how could I be the light when I felt so small? But something shifted in me that night. I realized I didn’t need to wait for…
