Wherever his faltering mind, unsteadily wanders, he should restrain itand bring it under self-control Krishna, the mind is faltering, violent, strong, and stubborn; I find it as difficultto hold as the wind.

Vikram Seth
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The hardest thing in the world is to be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else. To be yourself means to be who you really are without compromise. The world has a way of making us feel guilty for being true to ourselves. The world wants us to feel that we should be hiding our true nature from the world, but this isn’t the way of the world.

Source: A Suitable Boy

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