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Shadow - An unusual love story
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Author: Sudhindra Rao
Penname: Sudhi
Introduction:
Sudhindra Rao was born and raised in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Besides being an IT Professional, Sudhi possesses a passion to write in the areas of psychology, philosophy, science, and spirituality. Sudhi believes these different areas are intertwined intricately with each other. His goal is to help his readers understand the various internal struggles that they go through in their body, mind, and soul and how they can deal with this turmoil. Sudhi is currently compiling a book in this area. He is also actively posting his short writings on YourQuote and Writco. Sudhi has co-authored a few anthologies and his personal favorite is ‘Meri Maa’ published by Humrooh Publications Inc.
In this anthology, “Kahaani – An old memory”, Sudhi has written a fiction “An unusual love story” in his unique style. He has fictionalized a very important struggle that we all go through in our lives: our struggle with our own shadow personality. This personality develops within us because of the unfulfilled desires that are hidden or suppressed into dark corners of our psyche. In this fast paced and intense love story, Sudhi brings forth how the shadow personality of three individuals Abhinav, Sunita, and Sapna collide with each other and manifest themselves as greed, lust, deceit, and revenge. Sudhi hopes that his readers will like and enjoy this very riveting and insightful story of life.
Shadow
An unusual love story
By Sudhindra Rao (Sudhi)
Theme: Story of Life
Contents:
Prologue
Story
Epilogue
Prologue - Shadow personality
Our minds are flooded with thoughts. We ignore many thoughts, while we follow some. Certain repeated thoughts turn into desires, and these unfulfilled desires appear to us in our dreams. If dreams are left unaddressed, they start to accumulate into the dark corners of our psyche as our shadow personality. Another important component that forms a shadow life is our suppression of certain characteristics that we possess, but have not yet, or do not want to embrace and accept. This can be because certain characteristics may be deemed unacceptable by society, such as our sexual orientation. It can also be because we have suppressed certain innate talents, perhaps due to lack of opportunity. If we must work two jobs at a young age to feed our family, where will we have the time and money to practice cricket or singing? These suppressed characteristics go into a corner of our personality and form the shadow life within us. Like anything else, the shadow within us can have the potential for creative work or destructive behavior. A typical characteristic of our shadow is that it can project out at the most unexpected time. As these are pent up emotions, they look for a vent to burst open and this can happen when you least expect. For example: you are at your best behavior in front of your guests. After they leave and you are helping your spouse clean up, you suddenly lose your temper over a very silly discussion. The long-term effects of shadow buildup can be devastating and can become a real destructive force within us if we ignore it, or do not want to acknowledge, accept, and deal with it in a proper way. We should learn to recognize the shadow figures within us and learn to deal with it, and slowly overcome it.
How the Shadow Originates
We are all born whole. The infant lives by his instincts—hunger, love, and security. He constantly seeks happiness through every action. The modus operandi is instant gratification in the truest spirit. He lives completely in the present, crying when he is hungry or uncomfortable. He demands immediate attention and is fully focused on whether he is getting what he needs. You may be able to distract a baby for a little while with a toy, but his needs must be satisfied for him to fully calm down. As soon as he is fed or cleaned, he is as happy as ever, either drifting off to sleep or ready to play. Both hunger and the dirty diaper are a thing of the past; he is living in the present again. He is now seeking love. Hunger is a physical instinct, and love is an eternal instinct. Through love, the baby feels secure in the arms of the mother or other loved ones. He learns to sense danger through the moods of the loved ones. When they are angry, he initially does not understand, and will continue to be playful. Over time, he learns how to distinguish between love and other feelings, a knowledge which gradually develops his sense of fear. Typically, he reacts to things instinctively, without considering if his reaction to a situation is deemed good or bad by society. The act of snatching a toy from another child is not a result of malice, but rather an instinctive need to hold onto the things he loves.
As the child begins to grow, he is taught to separate things into good and evil, and with this, the shadow-making process begins. We start dividing our lives by doing things acceptable to society and not doing, or suppressing things, that are deemed unacceptable. All our suppressed thoughts and unacceptable characteristics begin to accumulate in the dark corners of our psyche/personality. Swami Vivekananda says, “Every thought projected by every brain goes on pulsating, as it were, until it meets an object that is fit to receive it.”[1] If stored up long enough without finding a portal, it will come back with tremendous force. All suppressed or hidden characteristics take on a life of their own—the shadow life.
The shadow is anything about us that we have not yet accepted. This repudiation can be caused by criticism or judgment by others or by ourselves. The shadow can also build up when we forcibly suppress a characteristic of ours because we do not have time to develop it. For example, we may not be able to spend time improving our natural ability to paint well, because we must work long hours to put food on the table for our ill parents.
Carl Jung, the famous Swiss psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst says that both the ego and the shadow come from the same source. This shadow is a terrible monster in our psyche that is ready to flare up at any time.[2]
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Author: Sudhindra Rao
Penname: Sudhi
Introduction:
Sudhindra Rao was born and raised in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Besides being an IT Professional, Sudhi possesses a passion to write in the areas of psychology, philosophy, science, and spirituality. Sudhi believes these different areas are intertwined intricately with each other. His goal is to help his readers understand the various internal struggles that they go through in their body, mind, and soul and how they can deal with this turmoil. Sudhi is currently compiling a book in this area. He is also actively posting his short writings on YourQuote and Writco. Sudhi has co-authored a few anthologies and his personal favorite is ‘Meri Maa’ published by Humrooh Publications Inc.
In this anthology, “Kahaani – An old memory”, Sudhi has written a fiction “An unusual love story” in his unique style. He has fictionalized a very important struggle that we all go through in our lives: our struggle with our own shadow personality. This personality develops within us because of the unfulfilled desires that are hidden or suppressed into dark corners of our psyche. In this fast paced and intense love story, Sudhi brings forth how the shadow personality of three individuals Abhinav, Sunita, and Sapna collide with each other and manifest themselves as greed, lust, deceit, and revenge. Sudhi hopes that his readers will like and enjoy this very riveting and insightful story of life.
Shadow
An unusual love story
By Sudhindra Rao (Sudhi)
Theme: Story of Life
Contents:
Prologue
Story
Epilogue
Prologue - Shadow personality
Our minds are flooded with thoughts. We ignore many thoughts, while we follow some. Certain repeated thoughts turn into desires, and these unfulfilled desires appear to us in our dreams. If dreams are left unaddressed, they start to accumulate into the dark corners of our psyche as our shadow personality. Another important component that forms a shadow life is our suppression of certain characteristics that we possess, but have not yet, or do not want to embrace and accept. This can be because certain characteristics may be deemed unacceptable by society, such as our sexual orientation. It can also be because we have suppressed certain innate talents, perhaps due to lack of opportunity. If we must work two jobs at a young age to feed our family, where will we have the time and money to practice cricket or singing? These suppressed characteristics go into a corner of our personality and form the shadow life within us. Like anything else, the shadow within us can have the potential for creative work or destructive behavior. A typical characteristic of our shadow is that it can project out at the most unexpected time. As these are pent up emotions, they look for a vent to burst open and this can happen when you least expect. For example: you are at your best behavior in front of your guests. After they leave and you are helping your spouse clean up, you suddenly lose your temper over a very silly discussion. The long-term effects of shadow buildup can be devastating and can become a real destructive force within us if we ignore it, or do not want to acknowledge, accept, and deal with it in a proper way. We should learn to recognize the shadow figures within us and learn to deal with it, and slowly overcome it.
How the Shadow Originates
We are all born whole. The infant lives by his instincts—hunger, love, and security. He constantly seeks happiness through every action. The modus operandi is instant gratification in the truest spirit. He lives completely in the present, crying when he is hungry or uncomfortable. He demands immediate attention and is fully focused on whether he is getting what he needs. You may be able to distract a baby for a little while with a toy, but his needs must be satisfied for him to fully calm down. As soon as he is fed or cleaned, he is as happy as ever, either drifting off to sleep or ready to play. Both hunger and the dirty diaper are a thing of the past; he is living in the present again. He is now seeking love. Hunger is a physical instinct, and love is an eternal instinct. Through love, the baby feels secure in the arms of the mother or other loved ones. He learns to sense danger through the moods of the loved ones. When they are angry, he initially does not understand, and will continue to be playful. Over time, he learns how to distinguish between love and other feelings, a knowledge which gradually develops his sense of fear. Typically, he reacts to things instinctively, without considering if his reaction to a situation is deemed good or bad by society. The act of snatching a toy from another child is not a result of malice, but rather an instinctive need to hold onto the things he loves.
As the child begins to grow, he is taught to separate things into good and evil, and with this, the shadow-making process begins. We start dividing our lives by doing things acceptable to society and not doing, or suppressing things, that are deemed unacceptable. All our suppressed thoughts and unacceptable characteristics begin to accumulate in the dark corners of our psyche/personality. Swami Vivekananda says, “Every thought projected by every brain goes on pulsating, as it were, until it meets an object that is fit to receive it.”[1] If stored up long enough without finding a portal, it will come back with tremendous force. All suppressed or hidden characteristics take on a life of their own—the shadow life.
The shadow is anything about us that we have not yet accepted. This repudiation can be caused by criticism or judgment by others or by ourselves. The shadow can also build up when we forcibly suppress a characteristic of ours because we do not have time to develop it. For example, we may not be able to spend time improving our natural ability to paint well, because we must work long hours to put food on the table for our ill parents.
Carl Jung, the famous Swiss psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst says that both the ego and the shadow come from the same source. This shadow is a terrible monster in our psyche that is ready to flare up at any time.[2]
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