I do question my answer — do you?
- Anitha Victor Manickam

- Mar 14
- 2 min read

When I was small, as a kid, I used to wonder why people encouraged me so much about what a beautiful person I am in my heart. They adored the innocence and purity of the human being that I was. As I grew, I found that people also took innocence and purity for granted, which left me in a quest. What is real? Can human beings be trusted? These confusions about reality hit me harder.
I asked myself - who will teach me life? I said to myself, I want someone to teach me how to live!
I asked this question to my grandfather. He told me you have to learn life, and no one can teach this for you. There are treasures hidden in this world, in people and their experiences, in one's own life experiences, in nature and in all its atoms. We only have to search and learn. He also said, in the right time, a right teacher will appear to teach you.
This answer stuck with me for life. But in the game of life, I just forgot all these conversations. In the busy world of studies, profession and everything, I got lost and stopped inquiring within myself. However, I realised that even when I became good at something, I always felt something was missing. This left me feeling empty, because I only knew how to ask questions to others and wait for the answer. I waited for someone to come and answer my questions. I never knew that I had to question myself to get the answer from within.
When I attended the Shine Program for Life, in bits and parts, I got to know that I already have the answers to the questions I carry. But to get these answers, I have to be authentic to myself.
When I began to inquire, I found all the secrets in one place. It's so interesting. Yes, the answers are from within, and these are called discoveries.
From then on, I learnt how to ask questions. I learnt how to listen to the answers that exist within me. This process helps me cherish the freedom I experience and express myself fully. The journey of seeking answers never stopped after that. I do have a lot of questions — and I know who to ask and how to find the answers.
I do question my answers. I experience freedom and self-expression when I arrive at my discoveries.
Do you question your answers? To get your discoveries? Do you??
Lot of gratitude for you, Thatha and Victor, for completing my life by your presence.


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