Nucleus of my existence
I am thankful to the universe for the numerous blessings I received in different forms in last few decades. These blessings made me the person I am today by nurturing my soul amidst countless challenges and struggles life offered me. The greatest among these blessings is my mother who shaped my thought process in early days of my life. Every mother is special to her child. I am more fortunate because my mother is a special person who used to stand out from the crowd, even it meant standing alone all along. I was born in a lower middle class Bengali family. My birth was not a ceremonious event as I was the second girl child of the family. I was born with poor health and unpleasant looks. My mother was not sure how to make a healthy kid out of me. She put tremendous effort in nourishing me, specially because she used to sense the dislike of the world towards me. She did not have much physical, emotional and financial support to meet her goals and she already had a two year old...