Behind The Headlines By Aklujkar Summary

An individual may try to secure one’s own self-fulfillment and satisfaction, but all of the attempts may be futile, if the problems that are disturbing the individual’s self-fulfillment are from an external source. The individual may be forced to escape from the external source to achieve satisfaction, if not the consequences may be dire, the reason being is because, both satisfaction and self-fulfillment tie into purpose, and contentment. Without their existence an individual may lose purpose or contentment, and this causes the individual to struggle to maintain or gain satisfaction and self-fulfillment. In “Behind the Headlines” the author Vidyut Aklujkar demonstrates how an individual can face adversities in an attempt to secure one's satisfaction, …show more content…
One of the Hurdles Lakshmi faces is the lack of communication between Hariharan, and herself. Lakshmi is not able to converse with Hariharan, which diminishes her self-fulfillment, as shown here: “his mind was preoccupied with the world. So Lakshmi had learned to be quiet while he was around” we can see that Hariharan keeps himself busy, and doesn't give up any time to talk to his wife, which only hurts her self-fulfillment, because her self-fulfillment is directly correlated with her ability to talk with her husband. Despite not having enough time Lakshmi tries to start a conversation in the dinner table but fails after sensing the lack of interest Hariharan takes in her conversations, as described by Aklujkar: “Lakshmi would start a conversation but soon begin to sense the futility of it all”. This shows Lakshmi’s attempt to secure her own self-fulfillment through conversing with her husband, but ultimately fails. Another important detail this quote gives us is that Lakshmi feels as though she can secure her own self-fulfillment and satisfaction, through having a conversation with her husband. This shows the reader a clear image of Lakshmi’s attempt to secure her satisfaction, and self-fulfillment through communicating with her husband, but she faces many adversities due to her husband’s lack of input in their