Sometimes I wish life could be better. I kept asking myself - why am I born here, into this family, into this environment? Why am I so different from other kids? Why can’t I choose where I wish I’d be born? Where can’t I even maintain a friendship? Why can’t…

Why am I so useless? Why can’t I even have the courage to go for something or someone I like? Why am I so afraid of rejections? Why am I so worried of failing?

It wasn’t easy growing up under the harsh comments from people who made fun of you. They criticized your looks, your appearance, your stupidity etc etc.

Never did they know they make no difference from spitting venom at me. It hurts just like a knife driving into my heart. What can I do? Cry? Shout? Nah. It doesn’t solve anything at all.

If they say burglars ought to be jailed, then what about those backstabbers who hurt you? If they say murderers ought to be sentenced to death, then what about those who didn’t harm you physically, but have trampled your heart emotionally?

This girl is turning 19 this year but still, her life is so bleak, so meaningless. She thought she will know what she really wants but fact is, she didn’t. Which guy will be the one to break her embarrassing record of being single for the past 18 years? Who will she meet in future and how will they treat her? How will her future be? A successful career woman? A famous writer? A normal office person? Or a pathetic nobody?

She is born stupid. She is born to feel inferior. She is born with a low self-esteem. But she isn’t born to be bullied and made fun of. Her purpose of existence isn’t to play the role of a punching bag for the rest. She is human and she has feelings. You can dislike her but you cannot deny her. You cannot and you should not put her down or even hate her when you have not even really know her.

What have you gained by causing her to hide in her room and cry? What have you gained by hurting her feelings through rumors?

You can’t just make her cry with your words that hurt. You can’t condemn her just because she unintentionally offended you in some ways. You have no rights to judge her.

She might be ignorant of you but that doesn’t mean she feels nothing. Each word you say, be it good or bad, she takes it seriously. If you think you have succeeded in crushing her confidence, yes, you did. You have stolen her self-belief but she will not be defeated. Because you failed to take away her pride. And you shall not and will not do that as long as she stays.