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dear stranger,
i know
how you feel
ASHISH BAGRECHA
First published by Westland Publications Private Limited in 2019
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For all the strangers fighting the dark days.
I’ll always write about you, for you, to you.
the truth is
you are at war with yourself
that’s why
you find yourself at war with others.
contents
Preface ix
preface
I don’t know much about you. I don’t know where you live,
what you do for a living, whether you study or work, whether
you are healthy or poorly, whether you have children or are
still a child yourself. I do know that you are feeling lost. A
feeling I am all too familiar with myself. I don’t know the
details of your life, and you don’t know mine, but I want you
to know you are not alone in your feelings. I might not know
or understand exactly why you are feeling lost, but I hope
you can trust me when I say that I have been there. I have
experienced what you are going through, and I need you to
know that I understand.
feels and how dark it sometimes looks, there is still hope and
there is still light, and you are still cared for. The universe
cares about you. Your loved ones care about you. I care about
you.
I have been on the other side of the light and I know how dark
it can sometimes feel. I have experienced the hurt and the low
spirits. I have felt the pain and the loneliness. I just wish that,
when I had felt like that, someone had written me a letter to
help me see I am not alone. There was no one, but I want to
be that person for you. I have realised that most of us struggle
with our mental health as we experience life’s lessons and
battles, but there is always someone else who is going through
something similar. It might not be the same struggle, but the
pain can be very like yours. I hope that with these letters, you
can see that you are not alone in your pain and that there are
ways to overcome your feelings. It is okay that you can’t see
them yet, but you will.
Day 1
about pain
Dear Stranger,
I wish I could give you all the chapters for free. But
the publisher spends so much money on publishing,
distributing and marketing the book to make sure it
reaches everyone who needs it.
So much love,
Ashish Bagrecha