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  EMBRACING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS IN YOUTH Everywhere in the world children are cherished and acknowledged by their families, and friends. Their amicable smiles radiate warmth and bring happiness to people all around them, creating a vibrant image of happiness and contentment. However, beyond this facade lies a vulnerable population that often gets misunderstood. Adolescents often struggle with their silent battles, trying their hardest to present an image of success despite fighting with their inner demons. However, it is unfortunate that many of these stories remain untold as these individuals continue to wrestle with their struggles in isolation, obscured in darkness. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), globally, one out of every seven individuals between 10-19 years of age experiences a mental health disorder. Furthermore, it is found that 13 per cent of the global burden of mental health disorders falls in this age group. Suicide is the 4th leading cause of dea...

  I need more coffee for this. It’s been nearly seven hours since I sat in front of my desk pondering over everything that I have written so far. Writing can be so frustrating sometimes. Imagine sprawling on a sheet of paper for hours together, unbeknownst to what lies ahead, oblivious to what the result is going to be like. One puts their heart and soul into it, spending hours trying to find the right combination of words and phrases. Let me get this straight – one is not always successful. Most of the time, a person fails to deliver what they have to say on paper. Writing can be exhausting for some and therapeutic for others. It ultimately depends on how they perceive it. Perception is a gift. Some just give up on their passions without even giving them a shot because they fail to witness what lies at the other end of the veil. Quitting is easy. Let’s just be honest and admit how simple it is to drop your dreams and desires. It hardly takes a nanosecond to do that. It may be an...

  On a frigid overcast rainy day in early April 2011, a six-year-old girl made her way towards school under an umbrella walking carefully along the side of the road under the watchful gaze of her father. Fear and anticipation were residing in that small girl’s mind and why wouldn’t that be? After all, it was her first day at her new school, and nervousness was normal. The unusual thing was that the girl didn’t seem to be quite pleased with the prospect of going to an entirely new school, perhaps she still couldn’t let go of the severe attachment she had for her old school, her old life, but that’s the thing about time, it steals the details away from us. After what seemed like an eternity she finally stepped inside the building, her face alight with curiosity as she looked around her surroundings with a mild excitement thundering in her heart. The girl was quite oblivious to the fact that she would be spending the next twelve years of her life in the confinements of this very build...

In this fast-paced, globalized world where technology and electronic gadgets surround us everywhere we go, it is important to take a step back and embrace the simplicity of old-school ways. Holding a paperback in your hands can bring back nostalgic feelings and rekindle the joy of getting lost in a magical story. If you are looking to reminisce about the pleasures of childhood reading, here are some of the best and most admired novels that will turn anyone into an avid bookworm.  The Power of Your Subconscious Mind In 1963, Dr Joseph Murphy wrote a book that has since sold over a million copies worldwide and is considered one of the best spiritual self-help books of all time. The Power of Your Subconscious Mind focuses on the importance of self-love and how it can help people overcome their fears, sleep better, and have healthier, long-lasting relationships. Dr Murphy explains in his book that life events are influenced by the workings of our conscious and subconscious minds. After...

  A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS BY: KHALED HOSSEINI  “One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs, or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.” PLOT: Set in the war-torn country of Afghanistan and stretched over nearly three decades. The book gives readers a glimpse of what Afghanistan had been like during the Soviet occupation and how countrymen suffered at the hands of the Taliban. Amid all this pandemonium, a friendship blooms between two Afghan women, Mariam and Laila. Each has a history of their own and differences that frequently cause conflicts between them. Even though they were brought jarringly together due to the tragic repercussions of the war, their connection becomes as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. Years pass by and life becomes a desperate struggle for them, against starvation and brutality they endure from their husband. Yet love and kindness cause people to act in unexpected ways that help to overcome even the m...

 My last day of high school- 15.02.2023 I find it hard to believe that today is my last day of school. It feels incredibly surreal to be saying goodbye, as it marks the end of a remarkable twelve-year journey. This school holds so many memories for me. It's where I first made friends, where we shared both laughter and pain and where we experienced the true meaning of love and friendship. As I reflect on the past twelve years with my classmates and teachers, I realize just how much this school has given me. It's a bittersweet feeling to bid farewell to everyone I've known since childhood. I can still vividly recall how we would all enter the school gates in the morning, creating our sanctuary away from the chaos of the outside world for the next eight hours. It feels devastating to know that I'll never experience that again; that chapter of my life has come to an end. Transitioning back to reality after living in a fairytale for twelve years is incredibly difficult. I ...