By – Aubaid Ahmed Akhoon
“The only way you can write the truth is to assume that what you set down will never be read. Not by any other person, and not even by yourself at some later date. Otherwise, you begin excusing yourself “
(Margaret Atwood)
Change is the law of nature and for the last two years every aspect of life has been affected by Covid 19, but if we put aside the negative effects and consider the positive ones, we will see many positive aspects such as a clean environment, reduced pollution levels, and biodiversity. It also had a positive effect on children and if we talk about the hidden talents in children, the tendency of children towards book writing has been very visible for the last two years. And we can proudly say that our land is not barren but fertile even though we have very little in the way of resources. Today I’m sharing with you the story of my Student and the Author of the book ‘HOPE: it keeps you alive’ by Mir Asra Rehman available on online platforms too.
Mir Asra Rehman is a class 12th Medical student hailing from a Small village Ashmander of district Pulwama famous for apple and rice production. presently Asra is residing in Pampore famously known as the saffron town.
Asra started the journey of writing at a very little age. According to Asra she always used to imagine a lot of things and think about fiction very often. More than imagining she calls it overthinking. She says that overthinking is not always something negative it can be positive as well. So the positive overthinking resulted in the brain cooked stories that she has presented in her novel. The book is all about hope and it also defines some topics that are relatable, it talks about the emotional stress and strain we face and go through. The Author has further tried to make different generations communicate through this novel and also there are definitions of almost every relationship she has used in it. When I asked Asra about the motive of the book she replied ‘The motive of the book is to provide information about the changes we face and make people feel more comfortable with themselves. The book defines how acceptance is the key to happiness. How contentment helps in every way of life. It also shows how beautifully we can cope up with problems we face on a daily basis
Talking about future plans and inspiration, the Author replied I want to become a well-known writer however I want to be a great and kind doctor as well so that I can help people with my skills and my words as well, and regarding inspiration, the author replied my inspiration has always been someone I know personally because that the only way you get proper information about them. So for writing it’s Mir Mashood a writer living in our locality at pampore and Miss Sahiba Tariq a very close friend of mine and as I earlier said I want to be a good doctor so for that Late Dr. Mir Muhammad Ashraf from konibal pampore. He has been a true inspiration for me. He was my role model, he still is. So Insha Allah I want to be a great doctor like him. I would like to inform the readers that Dr. Ashraf died last year in August while performing his professional duties in Covid 19 pandemic.
When I asked Asra who is your strength she replied, after Allah Almighty who gave me the strength to write something I am really thankful to my readers who have always motivated me to write good stuff and helped me through all this, the teachers that always supported and encouraged me to become a part of writers society and write more beautiful extracts in future but a special thanks to my family who made me what I am today.
“The desire to write was planted within you for a reason ‘
