When I reached the office on a summer afternoon, my colleagues were busy giving advice to a seventeen-and-a-half year old girl. Understanding the seriousness of the issue, he referred me for further counselling. Sensing the girl's mental condition and having a cursory glance at the complexity of the matter, I started talking to her. Trying to make the girl comfortable, I talked about her family, personal life and childhood education. Now she had completely opened up to me.
He immediately threw the question at me, Sir, I have been called. Can I get cigarettes? This was a shocking question for me. I told her calmly, without any surprised reaction, 'If you answer my questions correctly, I can try to make arrangements for you.' Now she became relaxed and started looking at me with hopeful eyes.
I gave him water and asked for tea – Since when have you been in the habit of smoking cigarettes? I had a question. 'Someone from Sal Ku Khand' he replied. Do you also drink alcohol? I asked the next question. Yes, all kinds. The answer was being given without thinking. I take a lot of medications, have you ever tried white? Yes sometimes. Her reply was filled with youthful mischief and childlike innocence. Then he told how to consume white. And wanted to know how children become victims of such symptoms at such a young age. She was speaking and said that I also want to be fair, can I get it from her?
Leave it sir, what are you doing? Why? I said, 'Nothing happens to you without regrets', his reply was 'I said you have no regrets at the age of 18, so how can I have any at this age? No sir, this medicine is very easy to start but very difficult to quit, I saw a glimmer of hope in his answer. I said that nothing is impossible if there is determination and desire.
Sir, it is. Now I was hoping for his improvement. To my satisfaction, I asked once again, how do you feel after eating white? It is said that there is so much fun in it that even if you kill someone, it does not matter. Only after the effect of the medicine wears off will you realize that you have done something bad. I thought to myself that there is wisdom in testing between good and bad. If we spend time together as a society and family then life can be better. Changing the subject, I saw the expensive iPhone in his hand and asked, how do you have such an expensive phone? Sir, this is nothing, I have double the money in my wallet. When I asked about the source of income, I was surprised to hear the answer. He also told that a notorious woman from a big city had brought him into this business and from so many conversations it was clear that she wanted to improve but the situation was forced.
I took a promise from him and offered every possible help to improve his life. While counseling me, a ray of hope appeared in him. He encouraged his family to improve the environment at home and also advised them not to run away from home again. One of my colleagues, a doctor colleague, also gave her medication to help her quit. Police were contacted to arrest the elements responsible for pushing minor children into wrong company. After this statement, I contacted the girl several times, now her life was improving a lot. With determination, dedication and the support of family, life was moving towards its destination and setting a new destination.