Personal perspective on adversity
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Think about it: maybe hardship isn’t designed to crush you, but to strengthen you. The subject takes on further significance in the light of Sri Lanka’s ongoing economic recovery, the trust-building efforts of institutions, the reevaluation of future prospects by young people, and the challenges faced by professionals in dealing with burnout and uncertainty.
A new memoir launching online via Zoom on January 28. Rihazudin Razik’s ‘If You Hug Me, I Will Fall’ delivers a personal and relevant perspective on adversity. The narrative is about being self-controlled, focusing on achieving stability rather than quick success.
The author portrays illness not as a catastrophe but as a disruption, an ordeal that required patience and independence. According to him, getting back on your feet is about slowly and deliberately relearning how to stand.
A recurrent tension in Sri Lankan families, classrooms, workplaces, and institutions is one of the key topics in the memoir: the distinction between support that weakens and support that empowers.
The book repeats a lesson that many have learnt the hard way in leadership and organisational life: systems that are directed with restraint and trust tend to create resilience, whereas systems that are founded on constant intervention and over-dependence rarely last.
The title says it all: sometimes, assistance can slow down rather than speed up development.
The website Rihazudin.com, is being built for the launch as a Memoir Experience Platform. Future additions will include layouts that are easier for those with dyslexia to read, larger fonts, optimisation for smart TVs and mobile devices, and a reader Q&A area.
If You Hug Me, I Will Fall provides a lived philosophy that speaks softly but strongly to life, work and personal resilience, as Sri Lanka rethinks leadership, education and recovery on
various levels.
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