I spent my evening chit-chatting with my papa today,

and we spoke about things that matter,

about life, love, happiness, society

mindset, knowledge, anxiety and belief system

you see, my papa is a simple person

and when I ask him to give me a little advice

all he tells me is,

“Khud pe hamesha bharosa rakhna. ”

It has always amazed me that

while he could give me a world full of lessons

the thing he wants me to understand are these 5 words

So today,

when I had plenty of time

to speak about things that matter

I asked him,

"Why do you ask me to have that belief in myself?

I mean, why is it so important?" With all the glitter in his eyes

and a smile on his face

he replied

“Kyunki jabh tak khud pe bharosa nahi hoga,

Kitna hi kuch karlo, sukoon nhi milega,"

and at that second,

at that very second,

I paused. I pondered and it made me realise

that

how a simple act of having a self-belief

can unbelievingly do wonders.