You are not selfish, you are not cold.

You are afraid …

to trust someone,

to depend on someone,

to expect from someone,

… again.

You just don’t want …

to be heartbroken

to be disappointed

to be misunderstood

… again.

That’s why

the mask

the wall

the armour.

To protect yourself

even at the cost of

cutting off the love, care & warmth

that you value & yearn for.

That’s your dilemma.

If you let your guard down

another blow might shatter

your carefully held broken pieces

that you are working so hard to mend.

Yet if you don’t let the

the love, the care, the warmth in;

the seed of limitless possibilities

flickering inside you

might wither & die.

Making this choice is never easy.

There isn’t any easy solution.

But I know you’ll find your way.

You’ll learn to build a house

with walls and roof to protect you

yet with doors and windows to

let the light, the breeze in.

You’ll have the ability to choose

when you want to open your windows

who you want to let in through your door.

You’ll figure it all out. You got this.

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It’s so easy to misunderstand each other’s silence, absence, distance…

We get so busy with our own inner turmoils, that we rarely attempt to look beyond the mask, the armour of the other person.

What pain are they hiding? What are they struggling with?

This is my feeble attempt trying to decode some of those intricate mysteries of human mind, emotions & relationships.

Hello, dear.

I am recording my first Racket and wanted to share a few thoughts.

Let’s talk about asking for help. Asking for support.

How do you feel about it?

Do you feel comfortable asking for help? Asking for support?

I am not talking about asking for a small help in maybe some work or asking for financial help.

I am talking about things that make us comfortable.

How comfortable are you to ask someone for help, If you are not feeling well?

You are finding it difficult.

You are feeling lonely.

You are feeling Afraid.

Specially if you have always been a so-called strong person, if the people in your life, if the people surrounding you, they always consider you as a strong person.

If you have always been the support,  help for the people in your life, then it's not very easy asking for help.

If you need support, if you tell someone that you are not feeling well, society has brainwashed you to believe that you are weak, but that's not true at all.

And let me tell you that, it's not healthy at all.

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Does 'Honesty' still matter?

Let's explore this topic together in my 1st podcast. 

And let me be very honest about my broken English (I am still working on improving) as well. Hope you'll excuse my imperfect & inaccurate English, and get my message that's straight from my heart. 

I've been very honest throughout my life. That sometimes made life a bit difficult, but I can tell you that it was worth it!

I've been honest

And above all, I've been very honest with myself, always. 

I'd love to know what's your experience with honesty. You can send me a voice message here or write to me @souravghosh on Twitter or Instagram. 

What would you like me to talk about in future episodes? Let me know.