Karan has always been slightly different from them, say his peers from middle school. He barely interacts with them and is quite a weirdo, they say.
Rahul is always super aggressive, no one dares to disagree with him; he has a bad temper! Ranjana, always the popular one surrounded by friends, is invited to cool parties always has cool clothes and cool life.
Behind the odd, the aggressive, the reserved, the popular kid lies a kaleidoscope of emotions that we do not see.
Many things add up to make a child feel there’s no reason to live. How does someone so young not want to grow old and experience life? For all of us it’s a senseless situation.
Many things add up to make a child feel alone, helpless and hopeless.
Children are supposed to be filled with wonder and curiosity about the future. They should have much to look forward to. So when we hear that a child doesn’t feel this way, to us it’s a senseless situation that we just don’t understand.
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