My submission for the Index4Index today is this popular quote.

The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It’s what you are made of. Not the circumstances – Unknown

Although the source is unknown, it is absolutely true. It is not our environment that makes us, but what we make with our current situations.

Sometimes, if it feels like there is no door or even the smallest window of opportunity for you, just hang on. Be yourself. Even if you give up on everything around you, don’t give up on yourself. Stay strong. And keep going. Don’t let anything define your life. And remember, you write your own story.

I write this with complete awareness that, I am thankful that I read this today and I march on.

Thanks for reading.

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All photos are shot on a mobile phone.

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