Monsters that make us kneel in front of our wishes.

Monsters that make us forget the future and survive the present.

Monsters that make us stand in the heat instead of relaxing in the shade.

These monsters are the ones that brings out the worst in us. They are the ones that make us drift away from our dream to a more accepted indulgence. They can and they do take the shape of anything, and everything. It can be a price tag that tells us that we can’t buy a particular thing or it can be our birth givers who don’t allow us to pursue a specific career.

It becomes an absolute catastrophe when such a thing does happen. It eats the individual from the inside and the effects are visible outside. It’s a monster created by the society. More so, in ours. Be it from buying a specific type of cellular device to listening to a certain kind of music. If you own anything else except a smart phone, in this age and time, you are laughed and looked down upon. If you listen to Miley Cyrus instead of appreciating Alt-j, you are a music illiterate.

Every particular individual has become so accustomed to this monster that is judgement, that they shy away from their own personality. They convince themselves to live life in a certain way so that they will be socially acceptable, if not popular. And god forbid that you find the combination of red pants and green shirt, aesthetic. Sorry, but then you are doomed.

These monsters are the reason we take hard routes to achieve our goal even if there is a simpler, and an easier way right in front of us. Because if we use the easy way, “Oh she didn’t work. Just got lucky.” Hence, even though we have utmost knowledge of the easier route, we prefer the difficult one. To be presented as a hardworking child.

Monsters such as these make us concentrate on insignificant details. Like, “Did she notice that I spat a bit while talking to her?” These are the culprits that keep us from climbing that higher mountain because we are too focussed on the ruble down below or the fact that we won’t be the first one to climb it.

These details are not important or in any way useful. What they are, is demotivating. All these details are mere distractions from finally reaching the shore.

But, we’ve grown with our neighbour’s eyes linger on our activities, to our teachers taking away the crayon and our parents taking away the mic. It’s pathetic that we let this monster of judgement keep us away from ourselves and not explore the beautiful world within.

It’s time we stood up. Time you stood up to face the monsters which are eating away your youth.