The journey from ‘Suffering’ to ‘Healing’—A Meandering search ‘within’

The title of the article appears to be unconventional for various reasons but in the present times people are so busy in making themselves look professionally or materialistically shiny that no one wants to write or read about emotions or the secret battles that we all struggle with, but only few have the courage to address them.

- DR. NIDHI SHARMA

Not acknowledging the adversaries of mind or heart does not absolve us of the torments that we might be holding within. Most of us try to suppress and ignore the unresolved conflicts (traumas as we call them for the lack of a better word) and lock them up in the tiniest part of our hearts and minds. But does that mean that we have healed from it? The answer is definitely No. How can we ever heal from a wound when we have not even bothered to address it in the first place?

A recent conversation with a student got me mulling over the idea of a psychological and spiritual mechanism termed as “healing” which is quite talked about in the present times but seldom is it executed.