An enemy is not always a mortal being who hurts you physically or mentally, but it is every antagonist who takes you away from your aim and priorities in life. And the worst enemy is not that which hurts you physically, it is that which incapacitate you mentally, discomforts your existence and also distracts your mind. Your enemy blocks your way and blurs your senses.

We can fight every enemy with our strength, but it becomes too difficult to fathom how to fight something which is invisible and is creating real trouble in our life. This is where the main question arises — how to fight it and how to identify its existence in a particular situation in our life?

The answer is actually pretty simple, you won’t believe that your unobtrusive and most treacherous enemy is somewhere hidden in you. But it’s not exclusive to others nor you. If you have to fight with your enemy, firstly, you have to identify it. And if it is within you, the only way to defeat your enemy is by your courage.

Let me tell you who your enemies are in most cases — it could be your ego, fears, shyness, overconfidence, anger and many other such traits that keep discouraging you from moving ahead and believing in yourself.

Always remember if there’s an evil, there must be a weapon to defeat it also. And the step in defeating this invisible enemy is your realisation of its existence. Each one of us has the potential to fight it, but some use it and some are not even aware of it.

So all you have to do is to evaluate whether your invisible enemy is your anger, negativity, fear, or anything else which is demolishing your skills and intelligence and pushing you towards the dark side of life. It can be anything.

You have to fight with your enemy before it ruins everything and you are left with nothing. I have heard that if you have to demolish anything, then cut off its root first, which means the main reason it resulted from. Fighting with yourself is the most difficult thing one experiences in his or her life. It’s hard, but not impossible. So fight with the enemy within you. Give it a try and stand for yourself!

Published in Dawn, Young World, January 29th, 2022