Kalyani Joshi - Nashik, Maharashtra

 

Before Let's Make A Difference

Before attending the Youth Conference I was just a regular girl who wasn’t really comfortable talking to strangers. I was always engrossed with myself; and like other families my family had some issues too but as for my nature and character it had a really negative impact on me and that’s why I became more negative. In addition, the environment of my house always used to be tense and due to all these things I become a more negative person and started to lose all my confidence.

When I had trouble in the house, rather than helping solve it I used to sit alone and cry. It was very depressing but I got used to it.

From the time I remember, I have always been a shy, reserved child, also unsure and of my abilities to sand out in crowd. Every time I used to go on stage in school, I froze with stage fright. Every time I tried taking part in competitions, I never really believed I could win. Even participation was a big effort on my part; an effort I had to develop subconsciously to establish my own identity. It was almost like I was always searching within me for a better version of me.

Before reaching Asia Plateau I was la tad tensed as to how I will survive those eight days because my friend never told me about what going to happen there as he wanted me to experience it by myself. I wasn’t sure whether it would be possible for me to interact with total strangers there.

At Let's Make A Difference

I was not sure how it would help me but when I reached Asia Plateau, I came across a good bunch of people from various places. Everyone were greeting each other and making an attempt to talk.

The first day was a nice experience; then from the second day when quite time was introduced I tried to look inside me. I was writing all my bad memories at that time. I cried a lot when I came to know the reason for why am I like this introvert negative person and what I am loosing in my life. But when other people started sharing their heart touching stories I realized that my problems might not be as big as someone else’s. Then I started improving myself. Let's Make A Difference brought about a huge change in my life. Especially because of the concept of “Quite Time”. I came to know that introspecting and remembering all positive moments where I have achieved something made me realize that I have been underestimating myself and my abilities. All this time I realized that I was searching for inspiration in the outside world when it always existed within me.

After Let's Make A Difference

After reaching home as days passed my parents and I started to see a change in my behavior; they saw the confidence and calmness within me and they were happy for the fact that I am improving myself to be a better person. Now I can take my own stand; I can help myself and my parents too; to solve the fights between us. I can approach every situation more confidently and positively than before. Now that I am settled back to my daily routine. I have become more confident and a more positive person. I always wish to carry a pure heart and that is what Let's Make A Difference has taught me.

All thanks to Let's Make A Difference. Let's Make A Difference gave me the key of happiness that is “sharing”.