Ahana Kumar Instagram – I saw this comment today under a video on my Mom’s YouTube channel. And I’m so bothered and affected by it. A Mother being someone who sacrifices their goals and dreams for her family is considered as an achievement in our society. Something to feel proud about. How sick is that? I wouldn’t blame the person who put this comment. Because we are all conditioned to think this way. We go to schools which has text-books that still teach us that Father is the bread-winner of the family and Mother is the heart and soul of the family who sacrifices herself for the well-being of the family. And this is taught to us along with our A,B,Cs , when a child is maybe 4 or 5. Along with the National Anthem , Pledge and other basic things , this nonsense is taught to us. Mother or Father or Brother or Sister or Boyfriend or Girlfriend or Husband or Wife or whatever role is it that you’re playing in Life ; at the most basic level , you’re a Human Being , made of flesh and bones and desires and dreams and the ability to pursue it all. Do not let anyone convince you otherwise. The next time you see Mothers or anyone sacrificing their happiness and dreams , Do not Salute them. Instead , Kindly Remind them to love themselves , to love their dreams , to love their aspirations and to understand the reality that giving up on your dreams is not the solution to making the people around you happy. With a little thought and effort , you can make way for everything. A big salute to everyone who loves themselves , respects themselves , values their dreams , pursues their aspirations , makes themselves happy and does all of this while being a nice , kind person spreading happiness around 🦋 If I have a primary goal in life , it’d be to fit into all the qualifications I’ve mentioned in the above paragraph.