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Notes on counselling

The Truly Anonymous

Dr. Soumitra Basu

Abstract
The truly anonymous are not only glad to be away from the limelight but they can hold the
consciousness that can defuse or dilute a crisis situation.

in life which they feel acted as a deterrent
towards their growth.

The anonymous

Yet there is a small number of people who
are happy to be away from the limelight.
They live a simple life even in the face of
complexities. And their simplicity carries
It feels good to be successful in life. One has them through the vicissitudes of life. Some
struggled for a long time and ultimately of them truly made it from the harshest
success comes. One may have started one’s of conditions to reach the pinnacle of
life as rag picker and ended up being a professional life. But they spontaneously
billionaire. One may have started as a simple played down their success. They are glad to
teacher but can end up being a famous author. be away from the flare of the media. They live
And all these are flashed out as great success an intensely private life and are glad to play
stories, stories that can be used as models to that role. They are the anonymous subjects.
stimulate the general population.
A lot of the stability of this world is contributed
A large portion of the general population by the anonymous. The schoolteacher has been
remains out of the success story. Yet a quietly doing her job for more than twenty
significant number feel dejected that they years with the same compassion. The grocer in
cannot enjoy success in life. Maybe they curse the local shop has been rendering service for
their fate. Maybe they curse circumstances more than thirty years with the same smile.

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