From Distractions to Purpose

There was a boy called Dolu, like many children today. The pandemic had taken a toll on his physique. He had put on weight and was slowly growing obsessed with electronic gadgets. After school, he dived straight into video games despite repeated warnings. Eventually, he lost the habit of reading and his interest in studies waned. Distractions consumed him. Days passed by and eventually his final exams came close. Dolu had not studied a single bit and neither was he interested in studying. His mother was forced to make him sit and study. Dolu, of course, passed his examinations but not the excellence he had once achieved. However, something astounding happened. Dolu restarted all his old habits by the end of Summer. But how? Dolu, on a Sunday morning was scrolling through his mobile phone when he suddenly came across a post saying, “Escape the grip of mobile addiction and embrace the rewards of hard work.". He usually used to skip posts of these kind, but he put his phone down and pondered about it for a while. Thoughts flooded his mind. “What am I gaining by playing video games in the real world? How much ever I play or get better, it never affects me in the real world whatsoever.”. That day, he walked to the nearest bookstore and got five books and read them all by the end of Summer. When school reopened, he emerged as a transformed young man, no longer lost in distractions but driven by purpose.