I Was Walking With My Shadow.
This picture is just a shadow on the road.Nothing fancy.No face.No name.Just a dark shape under a street light.But if you look at it for more than two seconds,it starts to feel familiar.
That is me on most nights.
Recently my friends and I were sitting and talking about our country,about jobs,about the future.Everyone was scared.We kept saying the same thing. "What if there is nothing for us after we graduate?" We felt small.Like we had no control.
That night I did not have answers.I just had this feeling in my chest that I needed to move.So I went for a walk.Alone.
The road was empty.The only thing keeping me company was my own shadow.It was walking with me.It did not talk.It did not judge.It did not ask me about my grades or my plans or why I was not more successful yet.It just walked.
And that is when it hit me.I have been carrying so much worry that I forgot I am still here.Still walking.Still trying.
Starting something new is not easy.I went to my cousin in another city to learn about online work.I created accounts that failed. I wrote posts that nobody read.My English was not good.I was not creative.I felt stupid many times.Study pressure made me disappear for days.
But my shadow was still there every night when I came back from classes.Waiting.
I made a routine.A few hours a day.No excuses.Not because I am super disciplined.Because I was tired of feeling stuck. I set goals.I started online work.I joined contests.I learned about tokens.I brought my friends in too.
Some days I still feel lost.Some days I look at my work and think "who is even going to care?" But then I remember that road.That quiet night.That shadow that did not leave me.
You do not need to have it all figured out.You do not need to be loud or perfect or ready.You just need to keep walking.Even if the only thing walking with you is your own shadow. Even if progress is slow.Even if people do not clap for you yet.
One day you will look back and realize that shadow was proof.Proof that you showed up.Proof that you did not quit.
So if you are feeling scared about the future right now,I see you. Keep going.The road is long but you are already on it.
This is my entry for contest. Here are the rules.
