The Art of Healing Thoughts

By Zainab Islam

The Art of Healing Thoughts is a self-help book authored by Tahira Khair, a young Baloch writer born on 20 Nov 2008 in Sharak, Balochistan. Tahira is a source of inspiration for every Baloch student. Tahira’s write-up is a journey from an overwhelmed mind to inner freedom and peace. This book is a guide for those who feel lost, showing that there is always a way to come back towards peace. The Art of Healing Thoughts offers various solutions to heal from the pains faced in this life. Furthermore, this book is dedicated to the heart that has carried pain in silence.

As she greatly mentions, there is a quiet voice inside: this is the voice that never fully sleeps, and this voice appears when you are completely alone. This voice reminds you about your past, your mistakes, and your regrets. This voice is very powerful—it can build a life and can finish a life too—but the condition is to hear the voice rather than judge it. It holds a strange talk that no one else hears. We often carry a calm face behind a battle, but people never hear the thoughts and judge your smile.

You need to choose self-kindness. Sometimes we carry a heavy heart even when nothing bad has happened, yet the mind refuses to be calm. This may happen through someone’s words that we replay in our head. So, the problem was not with the words; it is with us replaying the words in our head. In doing so, we cause pain to ourselves; therefore, we need to choose kindness.

It is said that self-kindness is selfish, but it is really important and provides relief. We tend to believe our thoughts, but not every thought is reality because thoughts are born from fear or overthinking. The moment you notice your thoughts carefully instead of believing them, the truth appears, and the weight of those repeated thoughts becomes less challenging. Thus, ignoring overthinking is not a weakness; it is a strength. It becomes a burden, but that burden is not permanent.

To add more, Tahira says we face all these problems because we give full authority to our thoughts, even when they don’t deserve it. We keep our mind unprotected, like a garden where we water plants that never cared to grow. We cross oceans for those who wouldn’t cross a road for us; that is the reality of life.

Therefore, it is better to choose peace for yourself and decide to understand your thoughts. When people give you pain, it does not mean anything to them, and they forget it easily; so, the listener should avoid constantly giving wounds to themselves. I know letting go is not easy and takes time, but at least give it a try.